Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC

SERIAL · 231Africa

Ethiopia

CapitalAddis Ababa

CurrencyETB · bir

LanguageAmharic

Area1.1M km²

Since1995

ISOETH · ET

Population

135.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in East Africa

Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE), is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the southeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia covers a land area of 1,104,300 km2 (426,400 sq mi). As of 2026, it has around 138 million inhabitants, making it the 10th-most populous country in the world and 2nd most populous country in Africa. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates.

Text: Wikipedia — EthiopiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Addis Ababa
Currency: bir (ETB)
Official language: Amharic
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +251
Licence plate code: ETH
Top-level domain: .et
Independence / founding: 21 Aug 1995
Highest point: Ras Dashen (4,533 m)
Lowest point: Danakil Depression (-125 m)
Anthem: March Forward, Dear Mother Ethiopia
Patron saint: Saint George

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

23.8%% of land area

#142 of 2132024

75% of world average

Forest area

267,471km²

#40 of 2132025

141% of world average

Agricultural land

34.3%% of land area

#115 of 2092024

92% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

14.6%% of land area

#73 of 2062024

105% of world average

Land area

1.1Mkm²

#26 of 2152024

173% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

135.5Mpeople

#10 of 2162025

357% of world average

Population growth

2.6%% per year

#24 of 2162025

258% of world average

Population density

118people per km²

#93 of 2152024

26% of world average

People living in cities

24.1%% of population

#206 of 2162025

38% of world average

Urban population growth

4.6%% per year

#11 of 2162025

300% of world average

People living rurally

75.9%% of population

#11 of 2162025

207% of world average

Population aged 0-14

38.8%% of population

#30 of 2162025

154% of world average

Population aged 15-64

57.9%% of population

#184 of 2162025

90% of world average

Population aged 65+

3.3%% of population

#183 of 2162025

30% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

72.6%% of working-age population

#33 of 2162025

127% of world average

Female population

49.9%% of population

#148 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

3.91births per woman

#27 of 2162024

166% of world average

Birth rate

31.5 /1,000per 1,000 people

#24 of 2162024

183% of world average

Death rate

5.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#164 of 2162024

76% of world average

Net migration

24,054people (5-year total)

#30 of 2162025

21845% of world average

Migrants living in the country

0.9%% of population

#176 of 2152024

7% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$126.36Bcurrent US$

#67 of 2112025

23% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$490.64Bcurrent int'l $

#54 of 1992025

47% of world average

GDP per person

$933current US$

#198 of 2112025

4% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$3,622current int'l $

#180 of 1992025

11% of world average

GDP growth

9.8%% per year

#6 of 2102025

289% of world average

GDP per person growth

7.0%% per year

#11 of 2102025

295% of world average

Gross national income

$126.14Bcurrent US$

#64 of 2042025

22% of world average

Gross national income per person

$1,110current US$

#185 of 2032025

5% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$3,620current int'l $

#179 of 1972025

11% of world average

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Inflation

13.2%% per year

#172 of 1902025

154% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

16.7%% per year

#194 of 2092025

235% of world average

Real interest rate

-17.1%%

not enough data to rank2008

-414% of world average

Lending interest rate

8.0%%

not enough data to rank2008

71% of world average

Government debt

31.4%% of GDP

#12 of 632019

53% of world average

Government revenue

4.1%% of GDP

#147 of 1492024

16% of world average

Government spending

6.1%% of GDP

#148 of 1492023

22% of world average

Government consumption

5.8%% of GDP

#173 of 1812025

33% of world average

Household consumption

80.9%% of GDP

#33 of 1812025

125% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

20.1%% of GDP

#122 of 1782025

86% of world average

Fixed investment

20.1%% of GDP

#116 of 1732025

90% of world average

Gross savings

19.7%% of GDP

#97 of 1682024

90% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$3.80Bcurrent US$

#49 of 2012025

45% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

3.0%% of GDP

#79 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.0%% of GDP

not enough data to rank1989

0% of world average

Current account balance

-2.5%% of GDP

#107 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$3.78Bcurrent US$

#113 of 1772024

4% of world average

External debt

$36.55Bcurrent US$

#84 of 1212024

47% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

31.10-100

#40 of 1472021

87% of world average

People below the poverty line

38.6%% of population

#124 of 1472021

302% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.8%%

#48 of 1472021

89% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

3.5%%

#30 of 1472021

125% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$7.14Bcurrent US$

#29 of 1862024

138% of world average

Foreign aid received

4.0%% of GNI

#49 of 1372023

66% of world average

Exchange rate

82.6local currency per US$

#73 of 2112024

6% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

32.8%% of GDP

#9 of 1992025

329% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

27.8%% of GDP

#65 of 2022025

114% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

4.2%% of GDP

#163 of 1952025

38% of world average

Services' share of the economy

36.6%% of GDP

#192 of 2022025

63% of world average

1 of 39 figures unavailable for Ethiopia.

— TRADE —

Exports

13.3%% of GDP

#169 of 1872025

31% of world average

Imports

20.2%% of GDP

#171 of 1872025

41% of world average

Trade balance

-6.9%% of GDP

#117 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

24.2%% of GDP

#191 of 2052025

38% of world average

Goods exported

$7.59Bcurrent US$

#114 of 2072025

6% of world average

Goods imported

$23.01Bcurrent US$

#82 of 2072025

18% of world average

Services exported

$7.61Bcurrent US$

#84 of 1912024

16% of world average

Services imported

$5.51Bcurrent US$

#91 of 1912024

13% of world average

Goods and services exported

$13.19Bcurrent US$

#103 of 1912024

8% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$25.14Bcurrent US$

#86 of 1912024

15% of world average

High-tech share of exports

3.8%% of manufactured exports

#111 of 1792023

31% of world average

Terms of trade

119index

#52 of 2062024

112% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

67.6 yrsyears

#169 of 2162024

91% of world average

Life expectancy, women

71.0 yrsyears

#165 of 2162024

93% of world average

Life expectancy, men

64.4 yrsyears

#175 of 2162024

90% of world average

Infant deaths

34.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#161 of 1962024

186% of world average

Deaths under age 5

44.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#161 of 1962024

184% of world average

Maternal deaths

195per 100,000 live births

#158 of 1942023

168% of world average

Health spending

2.8%% of GDP

#183 of 1932023

41% of world average

Health spending per person

$35current US$

#181 of 1932023

2% of world average

Physicians

0.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#170 of 1872023

7% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

1.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#159 of 1962022

26% of world average

Hospital beds

0.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#152 of 1572016

11% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

55.6%% of population

#205 of 2142024

61% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

10.4%% of population

#213 of 2132024

13% of world average

Suicide rate

6.07per 100,000 people

#77 of 1852021

71% of world average

Adults who smoke

5.2%% of adults

#4 of 1662024

26% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.7%% aged 15-49

#98 of 1532024

51% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

141per 100,000 people

#161 of 2082024

142% of world average

Undernourishment

19.9%% of population

#139 of 1682024

197% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

72.0%% of children 12-23 months

#161 of 1932024

84% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

2.3%% of GDP

#167 of 1902024

53% of world average

Education spending

16.7%% of government spending

#42 of 1892024

123% of world average

Adult literacy

60.5%% aged 15+

#104 of 1192022

72% of world average

Youth literacy

84.7%% aged 15-24

#100 of 1262022

93% of world average

Primary school enrolment

84.4%% gross

#182 of 2002024

84% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

33.9%% gross

not enough data to rank2015

39% of world average

University enrolment

5.9%% gross

not enough data to rank2014

12% of world average

Primary school completion

54.4%% of relevant age group

#171 of 1802024

61% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

55.1pupils per teacher

not enough data to rank2011

248% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

8.0 yrsyears

#156 of 1972025

80% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.3%% of labour force

#53 of 1862025

48% of world average

Youth unemployment

5.4%% of labour force aged 15-24

#29 of 1862025

34% of world average

Labour force participation

68.5%% aged 15+

#33 of 1862025

113% of world average

Women in the labour force

58.5%% of women aged 15+

#58 of 1862025

115% of world average

Men in the labour force

78.6%% of men aged 15+

#30 of 1862025

113% of world average

Labour force

56.8Mpeople

#13 of 1862025

281% of world average

Working in agriculture

60.1%% of employment

#14 of 1862025

273% of world average

Working in industry

6.4%% of employment

#182 of 1862025

33% of world average

Working in services

33.4%% of employment

#169 of 1862025

57% of world average

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Self-employed

84.3%% of employment

#11 of 1862025

218% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

91.6%% of labour force

#4 of 1712021

120% of world average

Employed

66.2%% aged 15+

#31 of 1862025

117% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

21.9%% of population

#190 of 2072024

31% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

65.1per 100 people

#186 of 2102024

56% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

0.594per 100 people

#178 of 2082024

3% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

0.58per 100 people

#177 of 2132024

4% of world average

Access to electricity

56.6%% of population

#189 of 2142024

64% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

7.0%% of population

#171 of 1892024

10% of world average

Electricity used per person

157kWh per person

#141 of 1492024

4% of world average

Energy used per person

393kg oil equivalent per person

#133 of 1492024

17% of world average

Air passengers carried

15.3Mpassengers

#43 of 1652023

59% of world average

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Air freight

4,015million tonne-km

#14 of 1632023

306% of world average

Rail network

754route-km

#70 of 842018

7% of world average

Research and development spending

0.3%% of GDP

#82 of 1272017

28% of world average

Patent applications by residents

66count

#112 of 1422024

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

6,728count

#54 of 1972023

41% of world average

Tourists arriving

518,000count

#121 of 1942020

10% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$2.28Bcurrent US$

#48 of 1752020

62% of world average

2 of 18 figures unavailable for Ethiopia.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

0.147tonnes per person

#17 of 2032024

3% of world average

Carbon emissions

19.4Mt CO2

#113 of 2032024

10% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

193Mt CO2-equivalent

#166 of 2032024

76% of world average

Protected land

17.0%% of land area

#107 of 2132025

90% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

8.6%% of internal resources

#87 of 1772022

7% of world average

Renewable water available per person

973m³ per person

#131 of 1832022

7% of world average

Renewable energy use

90.6%% of final energy consumption

#7 of 2122021

312% of world average

Electricity from renewables

95.3%% of total

#8 of 2062020

275% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

0.0%% of total

#5 of 2092024

0% of world average

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Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

10.3%% of energy use

#92 of 1432024

no comparison

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Ethiopia.

— STATE —

Military spending

0.5%% of GDP

#139 of 1562025

22% of world average

Military spending

$528.1Mcurrent US$

#87 of 1602025

3% of world average

Military spending

4.1%% of government spending

#52 of 1532025

55% of world average

Armed forces personnel

138,000people

#44 of 1702020

86% of world average

Armed forces

0.3%% of labour force

#146 of 1682020

22% of world average

Tax revenue

3.4%% of GDP

#145 of 1492024

20% of world average

Homicides

8.51per 100,000 people

not enough data to rank2012

109% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Ethiopia.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

March Forward, Dear Mother EthiopiaAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Addis Ababa · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Landmarks

Simien Mountains National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Konso Cultural LandscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

The Gedeo Cultural LandscapeImage: Wikimedia Commons

Monolithic churches in LalibelaImage: Wikimedia Commons

Bale Mountains National ParkImage: Wikimedia Commons

Tiya archaeological siteImage: Wikimedia Commons

Lower Valley of the AwashImage: Wikimedia Commons

Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic TownImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Abiy AhmedPrime Minister of Ethiopia since 2018

Sahle-Work ZewdePresident of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusEthiopian and politician, Director-General of the World Health Organization

Meles ZenawiEthiopian politician; Prime Minister of Ethiopia (1955-2012)

Mengistu Haile Mariamformer General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Ethiopia

Haile GebrselassieEthiopian long-distance runner and businessman (born 1973)

Abebe BikilaEthiopian double Olympic marathon champion

Menilek IIEmperor of Ethiopia and King of Shewa (1844-1913)

Mulatu Teshomeformer President of Ethiopia

Kenenisa BekeleEthiopian long-distance runner (track and field)

Girma Wolde-Giorgisformer Ethiopian President (1924-2018)

Tirunesh DibabaEthiopian long distance track athlete

History

13 Nov 1945Joined the United Nations

21 Aug 1995Ethiopia founded as a sovereign state

Size, side by side

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1960 → now

2026

Population135.5M2025

GDP$126.36B2025

GDP per person$9332025