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Noun Ethiopian(s)
Adjective Ethiopian Ethnic groups
Oromo 34.5%, Amara 26.9%, Somalie 6.2%, Tigraway 6.1%, Sidama 4%, Guragie 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%, Hadiya 1.7%, Affar 1.7%, Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%, other 11.3% (2007 Census) Languages
Oromigna (official regional) 33.8%, Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 29.3%, Somaligna 6.2%, Tigrigna (official regional) 5.9%, Sidamigna 4%, Wolayitigna 2.2%, Guaragigna 2%, Affarigna 1.7%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, Gamogna 1.5%, other 11.7%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) (1994 census) Religions
Orthodox 43.5%, Muslim 33.9%, Protestant 18.6%, traditional 2.6%, Catholic 0.7%, other 0.7% (2007 Census) Population World Ranking: 14
91,195,675 (July 2012 est.)
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, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected Age structure
0-14 years
46.3% (male 20,990,369/female 21,067,961) 15-64 years 51% (male 22,707,235/female 23,682,385) 65 years and over 2.7% (male 1,037,488/female 1,388,301) (2011 est.) Median age
Total 16.8 years
Male 16.5 years Female 17.1 years (2012 est.) Population growth rate World Ranking: 5
3.179% (2012 est.)
Birth rate World Ranking: 6
42.59 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate World Ranking: 44
10.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate World Ranking: 113
-0.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population Note Repatriation of Ethiopian refugees residing in Sudan is expected to continue for several years; some Sudanese, Somali, and Eritrean refugees, who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting or famine in their own countries, continue to return to their homes (2012 est.) Urbanization
Urban population 17% of total population (2010)
Rate of urbanization 3.8% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) Major cities - population
ADDIS ABABA (capital) 2.863 million (2009) Sex ratio
At birth 1.03 male(s)/female
Under 15 years 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over 0.75 male(s)/female Total population 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Maternal mortality rate World Ranking: 31
350 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Infant mortality rate World Ranking: 14
Total 75.29 deaths/1,000 live births
Male 86.03 deaths/1,000 live births Female 64.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.) Life expectancy at birth World Ranking: 195
Total population 56.56 years
Male 53.99 years Female 59.21 years (2012 est.) Total fertility rate World Ranking: 12
5.39 children born/woman (2012 est.) Health expenditures World Ranking: 170
3.6% of GDP (2009)
Physicians density
0.022 physicians/1,000 population (2007) Hospital bed density
0.18 beds/1,000 population (2008) Hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate
NA
Hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids
NA
Hiv/aids - deaths
NA
Major infectious diseases
Degree of risk High
Food or waterborne diseases Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever Vectorborne diseases MalariaRespiratory disease Meningococcal meningitis Animal contact disease Rabies Water contact disease Schistosomiasis (2009) Children under the age of 5 years underweight World Ranking: 10
34.6% (2005)
Education expenditures World Ranking: 42
5.5% of GDP (2007)
Literacy
Definition
Age 15 and over can read and write Total population 42.7%Male 50.3% Female 35.1% (2003 est.) School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
Total 8 years
Male 9 years Female 8 years (2008) Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 World Ranking: 31
Total 24.9%
Male 19.5% Female 29.4% (2006)
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