Short facts about people of Ethiopia

Population:

65,891,874 note:  estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  47.18% (male 15,647,675; female 15,442,348) 15-64 years:  50.03% (male 16,584,765; female 16,378,060) 65 years and over:  2.79% (male 834,825; female 1,004,201) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.7% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

44.68 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

17.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) note:  repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; small numbers of Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.83 male(s)/female total population:  1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

99.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  44.68 years male:  43.88 years female:  45.51 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

7 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

10.63% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

3 million (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

280,000 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Ethiopian(s) adjective:  Ethiopian

Ethnic groups:

Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

Religions:

Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%

Languages:

Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromigna, Guaragigna, Somali, Arabic, other local languages, English (major foreign language taught in schools)

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  35.5% male:  45.5% female:  25.3% (1995 est.)

Source: World Factbook