Ethiopia

Ethiopia People

Population
67,851,281
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 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 44.7% (male 15,189,921; female 15,109,870)
15-64 years: 52.5% (male 17,857,758; female 17,767,411)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 855,103; female 1,071,218) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 17.4 years
male: 17.3 years
female: 17.4 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
1.89% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
39.23 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
20.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2004 est.)

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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 102.12 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 112.22 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 91.72 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 40.88 years
male: 40.03 years
female: 41.75 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
5.44 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
4.4% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
1.5 million (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
120,000 (2003 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: 42.7%
male: 50.3%
female: 35.1% (2003 est.)



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