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Ethiopia

Ethiopia / ET

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Ethiopia in numbers.

Area1,136,240 kmยฒWorld # 26 โ†’Population135.5MWorld # 10 โ†’Population density119.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 85 โ†’Life expectancy67.6 yearsWorld # 168 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 933World # 198 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Ethiopia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area1,136,240 kmยฒWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’Population135.5MWorld # 10 / 2025 โ†’Population density119.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 85 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.6%World # 24 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.9World # 27 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate31.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 163 / 2024 โ†’Median age18.7 yearsWorld # 205 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+3.3%World # 182 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1438.8%World # 30 / 2025 โ†’Urban population24.1%World # 205 / 2025 โ†’Net migration24.1KWorld # 30 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 82 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.9%World # 176 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.6 yearsWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.8 yearsWorld # 130 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 176 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate5.2%World # 162 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 933World # 198 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 126.4BWorld # 67 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 3,622World # 180 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth9.8%World # 6 / 2025 โ†’Inflation13.2%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment5.4%World # 158 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,599 hours/yearWorld # 108 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)31.1World # 123 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)2.3%World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people89 per million peopleWorld # 110 / 2017 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 95 / 2017 โ†’Patent applications per million people0 per million peopleWorld # 148 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,558 kcal/dayWorld # 152 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person6.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 185 / 2023 โ†’Rice production282.7K tWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production6.2M tWorld # 24 / 2024 โ†’Coffee production575.7K tWorld # 5 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per person1.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 13 / 2025/26 forecast โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area14.9%World # 142 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person113 kWh/personWorld # 141 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.1 tWorld # 206 / 2024 โ†’Internet use21.9%World # 190 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions65.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 186 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate8.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 44 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rate28.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 35 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.7%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament41.9%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals518KWorld # 124 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.3BWorld # 50 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites12 sitesWorld # 27 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2016 / 67.3%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryCrops and oils2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal374 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceOther cereals2023Current currencyEthiopian BirrETBDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country