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Share of women in the population — Ethiopia

Share of women in the population in Ethiopia in 2025 — 49.9%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 1.03 pp.

2025 49.9% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 149of 217
Period maximum 51.12%1980
Period minimum 49.82%2013

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Ethiopia, 1960–202549.55050.55151.519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 50.92%1962: 50.97%1964: 50.99%1966: 51.02%1968: 51.04%1970: 51.05%1972: 51.06%1974: 51.07%1976: 51.09%1978: 51.11%1980: 51.12%1982: 51.11%1984: 51.08%1986: 50.98%1988: 50.83%1990: 50.68%1992: 50.51%1994: 50.38%1996: 50.27%1998: 50.18%2000: 50.1%2002: 50.01%2004: 49.93%2006: 49.88%2008: 49.85%2010: 49.83%2012: 49.82%2014: 49.82%2016: 49.83%2018: 49.84%2020: 49.86%2022: 49.88%2024: 49.9%2025: 49.9%
Change over the period: −1.03 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 49.9%
World 49.73%
Sub-Saharan Africa 50.15%
Eastern Africa computed 50.4%
Low-income countries computed 50.17%
Share of women in the population — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 49.9 +0 pp
2024 49.9 +0 pp
2023 49.89 +0.01 pp
2022 49.88 +0.01 pp
2021 49.87 +0.01 pp
2020 49.86 +0.01 pp
2019 49.85 +0.01 pp
2018 49.84 +0.01 pp
2017 49.84 +0.01 pp
2016 49.83 +0.01 pp
2015 49.83 +0 pp
2014 49.82 +0 pp
2013 49.82 −0 pp
2012 49.82 −0 pp
2011 49.83 −0.01 pp
2010 49.83 −0.01 pp
2009 49.84 −0.01 pp
2008 49.85 −0.01 pp
2007 49.86 −0.02 pp
2006 49.88 −0.03 pp
2005 49.9 −0.03 pp
2004 49.93 −0.03 pp
2003 49.97 −0.04 pp
2002 50.01 −0.04 pp
2001 50.05 −0.05 pp
2000 50.1 −0.04 pp
1999 50.14 −0.04 pp
1998 50.18 −0.05 pp
1997 50.22 −0.05 pp
1996 50.27 −0.05 pp
1995 50.32 −0.06 pp
1994 50.38 −0.06 pp
1993 50.44 −0.07 pp
1992 50.51 −0.09 pp
1991 50.6 −0.08 pp
1990 50.68 −0.07 pp
1989 50.75 −0.08 pp
1988 50.83 −0.08 pp
1987 50.91 −0.07 pp
1986 50.98 −0.06 pp
1985 51.04 −0.04 pp
1984 51.08 −0.02 pp
1983 51.1 −0.01 pp
1982 51.11 −0.01 pp
1981 51.12 −0 pp
1980 51.12 +0 pp
1979 51.12 +0 pp
1978 51.11 +0.01 pp
1977 51.1 +0.01 pp
1976 51.09 +0.01 pp
1975 51.08 +0.01 pp
1974 51.07 +0.01 pp
1973 51.07 +0 pp
1972 51.06 +0 pp
1971 51.06 +0.01 pp
1970 51.05 +0.01 pp
1969 51.04 +0.01 pp
1968 51.04 +0.01 pp
1967 51.03 +0.01 pp
1966 51.02 +0.01 pp
1965 51 +0.01 pp
1964 50.99 +0.01 pp
1963 50.98 +0.01 pp
1962 50.97 +0.02 pp
1961 50.95 +0.03 pp
1960 50.92 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

ZW Zimbabwe 52.29 MZ Mozambique 51.45 MW Malawi 51.19 RW Rwanda 51.18 SS South Sudan 50.82 ER Eritrea 50.62 ZM Zambia 50.5 DJ Djibouti 50.44 TZ Tanzania 50.42 UG Uganda 50.38 BI Burundi 50.32 KE Kenya 50.29 MU Mauritius 50.14 SO Somalia 49.91 ET Ethiopia 49.9 MG Madagascar 49.84 KM Comoros 49.72 SC Seychelles 44.94
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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