Population 67,673,031
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 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 47.2% (male 16,098,191; female 15,879,065)
15-64 years: 50% (male 17,005,387; female 16,801,536)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 854,023; female 1,034,829) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 2.64% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 44.31 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 18.04 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0.11 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 (2002 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: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 98.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 44.21 years
female: 45.09 years (2002 est.)
male: 43.36 years

Total fertility rate 6.94 children born/woman (2002 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.