Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia in numbers Ethiopia is in Sub-Saharan Africa and is classed by the World Bank as low income. Its capital is Addis Ababa. Its population was 135.47 million in 2025, ranking 10 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$933 in 2025.
Population 135.47 million 2025
GDP US$126.4 billion 2025
GDP per person US$933 2025
Life expectancy 67.6 2024
Area 1.13 million 2024
Urban share 24.1% 2025
People 135.47 million
2025 · +101% since 2000 · Rank 10 of 217
2.55%
2025 · 3.07% in 2000 · Rank 24 of 217
117.7
2024 · +75% since 2000 · Rank 92 of 216
24.1%
2025 · 14.9% in 2000 · Rank 207 of 217
38.8%
2025 · 47.7% in 2000 · Rank 30 of 217
3.3%
2025 · 2.6% in 2000 · Rank 184 of 217
3.91
2024 · -41% since 2000 · Rank 27 of 217
Health and living standards 67.6
2024 · +33% since 2000 · Rank 170 of 217
44.5
2024 · -68% since 2000 · Rank 36 of 196
US$35
2023 · +558% since 2000 · Rank 181 of 193
56.6%
2024 · 12.7% in 2000 · Rank 190 of 215
21.9%
2024 · 0.0% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 186
84.4%
2024 · 52.2% in 2000 · Rank 174 of 190
Economy US$126.4 billion
2025 · +1,433% since 2000 · Rank 67 of 210
US$933
2025 · +663% since 2000 · Rank 198 of 210
Int$3,622
2025 · +664% since 2000 · Rank 180 of 199
9.77%
2025 · 6.07% in 2000 · Rank 6 of 210
13.23%
2025 · 0.66% in 2000 · Rank 17 of 180
3.3%
2025 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 135 of 187
13.3%
2025 · 16.7% in 2011 · Rank 166 of 183
4.8%
2024 · 0.6% in 2000 · Rank 54 of 176
Land and environment 1.13 million
2024 · +2% since 2000 · Rank 26 of 216
23.8%
2024 · 27.8% in 2000 · Rank 123 of 214
0.15
2024 · +155% since 2000 · Rank 187 of 203
Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Ethiopia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.