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Ethiopia

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Geographical location

Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$78 (2024)
Inflation rate
30.2% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.4% (2024)
Below the poverty line
23.5% (2015)
Gini coefficient
35 (2015)

Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
4.5%
Smoking men
1.4%
Smoking women
7.7%
Current as of
2025

Area (sq. km)

Total area
1 104 300
Land area
1 096 570
Water area
7 730

Popular payment systems

  • PayPal
  • Visa
  • Mastercard

Popular social networks and messengers

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • TikTok

Age structure

0-14 years
38.7%
15-64 years
58%
65+ years
3.4%
Current as of
2024

Religion

Main religion
Christianity

General information

Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+3
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
ET
Capital
Addis Ababa
Official language
Amharic

Average consumer spendings

Food products
37.9%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.1%
Current as of
2023

Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
1.16
Beer
0.92
Wine
0
Spirits
0.2
Other alcohol
0.03
Current as of
2019

Population and society

Population size
118 550 298 (2024)
Male population
59 062 093
Female population
59 488 205
Population growth rate
2.37% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
29.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.8 (2024)
Urbanization
23.2% (2023)

Credit ratings

Fitch
B (2014)
Moody's
B2 (2020)
Standard & Poors
B (2014)

Age-sex pyramid

Phone operating systems

Android
94.6%
iOS
3.1%
Current as of
2025

Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+251
Internet domain
.et
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
1 (2022)
Internet user penetration
17% (2021)
Fixed internet penetration
1% (2022)

Last update: 2025-09-08