Population 58,390,351 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 46% (male 13,468,783; female 13,398,500)
15-64 years: 51% (male 15,095,357; female 14,812,537)
65 years and over: 3% (male 734,471; female 880,703) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 2.21% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 44.69 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 21.25 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan, Kenya, and Somalia for refuge from war and famine in earlier years, is expected to continue slowly in 1998; small numbers of Sudanese and Somali refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting in their own countries, began returning to their homes in 1998

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 125.65 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 40.85 years
male: 39.76 years
female: 41.97 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.88 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian

Ethnic groups Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigrean 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 (official), Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.