Female population — all countries

Female population — Ethiopia

Female population in Ethiopia in 2025 — 67,595,947 people. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 521%.

2025 67.6M people +2.59% vs 2024
World rank 11of 217
Period maximum 67.6M people2025
Period minimum 10.89M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Female population — Ethiopia, 1960–2025020M40M60M80M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,885,369 people1962: 11,449,778 people1964: 12,068,097 people1966: 12,729,839 people1968: 13,441,729 people1970: 14,207,017 people1972: 14,999,022 people1974: 15,810,575 people1976: 16,622,537 people1978: 17,242,852 people1980: 17,599,217 people1982: 18,758,034 people1984: 19,784,663 people1986: 20,921,578 people1988: 22,440,937 people1990: 24,130,615 people1992: 26,192,071 people1994: 28,015,369 people1996: 29,895,525 people1998: 31,792,693 people2000: 33,771,001 people2002: 35,822,516 people2004: 37,988,239 people2006: 40,253,816 people2008: 42,641,414 people2010: 45,118,351 people2012: 47,729,812 people2014: 50,377,651 people2016: 53,178,203 people2018: 56,155,672 people2020: 59,291,103 people2022: 62,543,054 people2024: 65,892,477 people2025: 67,595,947 people
Change over the period: +56.71M (+520.98%) Average annual rate: 2.85 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 67.6M people
World 4.09B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 663M people
Eastern Africa computed 258M people
Low-income countries computed 395M people
Female population — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 67.6M +1.7M +2.59%
2024 65.89M +1.69M +2.63%
2023 64.21M +1.66M +2.66%
2022 62.54M +1.63M +2.68%
2021 60.91M +1.62M +2.73%
2020 59.29M +1.6M +2.77%
2019 57.7M +1.54M +2.74%
2018 56.16M +1.5M +2.75%
2017 54.65M +1.48M +2.78%
2016 53.18M +1.43M +2.76%
2015 51.75M +1.37M +2.73%
2014 50.38M +1.33M +2.72%
2013 49.04M +1.31M +2.75%
2012 47.73M +1.32M +2.83%
2011 46.41M +1.3M +2.87%
2010 45.12M +1.26M +2.86%
2009 43.86M +1.22M +2.86%
2008 42.64M +1.21M +2.91%
2007 41.44M +1.18M +2.93%
2006 40.25M +1.15M +2.93%
2005 39.11M +1.12M +2.95%
2004 37.99M +1.1M +2.97%
2003 36.89M +1.07M +2.99%
2002 35.82M +1.04M +3%
2001 34.78M +1.01M +2.98%
2000 33.77M +994,378 +3.03%
1999 32.78M +983,930 +3.09%
1998 31.79M +953,938 +3.09%
1997 30.84M +943,230 +3.16%
1996 29.9M +941,730 +3.25%
1995 28.95M +938,426 +3.35%
1994 28.02M +923,991 +3.41%
1993 27.09M +899,307 +3.43%
1992 26.19M +1.04M +4.12%
1991 25.16M +1.03M +4.25%
1990 24.13M +846,193 +3.63%
1989 23.28M +843,485 +3.76%
1988 22.44M +824,255 +3.81%
1987 21.62M +695,104 +3.32%
1986 20.92M +587,471 +2.89%
1985 20.33M +549,444 +2.78%
1984 19.78M +499,857 +2.59%
1983 19.28M +526,772 +2.81%
1982 18.76M +711,988 +3.95%
1981 18.05M +446,829 +2.54%
1980 17.6M +97,151 +0.56%
1979 17.5M +259,214 +1.5%
1978 17.24M +293,051 +1.73%
1977 16.95M +327,264 +1.97%
1976 16.62M +418,043 +2.58%
1975 16.2M +393,919 +2.49%
1974 15.81M +405,568 +2.63%
1973 15.41M +405,985 +2.71%
1972 15M +396,828 +2.72%
1971 14.6M +395,177 +2.78%
1970 14.21M +388,144 +2.81%
1969 13.82M +377,144 +2.81%
1968 13.44M +368,531 +2.82%
1967 13.07M +343,359 +2.7%
1966 12.73M +330,585 +2.67%
1965 12.4M +331,157 +2.74%
1964 12.07M +316,200 +2.69%
1963 11.75M +302,119 +2.64%
1962 11.45M +289,023 +2.59%
1961 11.16M +275,386 +2.53%
1960 10.89M

About the indicator

The female population of a country as of mid-year, by the World Population Prospects revisions of the UN. In most countries women outnumber men, and the gap widens with age because of higher life expectancy; the exceptions are countries with mass male labor migration and countries where a selective attitude toward the birth of girls persists.

Important: The sum with the male population equals total population. The absolute number says little about structure — for comparing countries there is a separate indicator, the share of women in the population.

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