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Regions

The population of the regions of Ethiopia according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1994-10-11	Population Census (C) 2007-05-28	Population Projection (P) 2022-07-01
Ethiopia	ETH	Fed Rep	Adis Abeba	1,120,000	53,477,265	73,750,932	105,164,000		→
Adis Abeba [Addis Ababa]	AA	City	Adis Abeba	527	2,112,737	2,739,551	3,860,000	52700	→
Afar	AF	Reg	Asayta	95,000	1,106,383	1,439,042	2,091,000	9500000	→
Amhara	AM	Reg	Bahir Dar	154,709	13,834,297	17,221,976	22,877,000	15470900	→
Benishangul-Gumuz	BE	Reg	Asosa	50,699	460,459	784,345	1,218,000	5069900	→
Dire Dawa	DD	City	Dire Dawa	1,559	251,864	341,834	535,000	155900	→
Gambela	GA	Reg	Gambela	29,783	181,862	307,096	508,000	2978300	→
Harari	HA	City	Harar	334	131,139	183,415	276,000	33400	→
Oromia	OR	Reg	Adis Abeba	320,000	18,732,525	27,041,734	40,061,000	32000000	→
Sidama	SI	Reg	Awasa	6,695	2,044,836	3,212,944	4,623,000	669500	→
Somali	SO	Reg	Jijiga	310,000	3,152,704	4,445,219	6,506,000	31000000	→
Southern (YeDebub, SNNPR)	SN	Reg	Awasa	59,308	6,955,561	9,409,620	13,567,000	5930800	→
South West	SW	Reg	Bonga	39,884	1,376,631	2,306,984	3,303,000	3988400	→
Tigray	TI	Reg	Mekele	50,079	3,136,267	4,316,988	5,739,000	5007900	→

The 1994 census was performed in In Afar region in 1996 and in Somali region in 1997. For Afar region, 28 November was census day of the 2007 census.
Ethiopian Statistics Service (web).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Projection (P) 2022-07-01
1	Adis Abeba	AA	3,860,000
2	Gonder	AM	466,000
3	Mekele	TI	457,900
4	Adama	OR	456,900
5	Awasa	SI	422,200
6	Bahir Dar	AM	350,000
7	Dire Dawa	DD	343,000
8	Dese	AM	270,400
9	Jima	OR	250,900

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all Ethiopian all cities and towns with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest official projections.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1984-05-09	Population Census (C) 1994-10-11	Population Census (C) 2007-05-28	Population Projection (P) 2022-07-01	Area
Abala	AF	...	3,300	10,301	25,300	0
Abderafi	AM	...	3,322	10,831	24,500	0
Abiy Adi	TI	...	7,884	16,115	34,200	22227	→
Abomsa	OR	7,489	10,742	14,655	30,400	0
Adaba	OR	...	9,997	12,099	25,100	0
Adama (Nazret)	OR	76,284	127,842	220,212	456,900	0	→
Addis Alem (Ejere)	OR	...	7,516	10,071	20,900	0
Addis Kidam	AM	...	3,744	8,906	20,100	0
Adebaye	TI	...	...	10,268	21,800	0
Adet	AM	6,501	12,178	19,169	43,200	0
Adigrat	TI	16,262	37,417	57,588	121,800	15520	→
Adis Abeba [Addis Ababa]	AA	1,412,575	2,112,737	2,739,551	3,860,000	52699	→
Adis Zemen	AM	9,093	14,342	16,113	36,300	0
Adola (Kibre Mengist)	OR	14,391	20,136	22,938	47,600	2737	→
Adwa	TI	13,823	24,519	40,500	85,600	18227	→
Agaro	OR	18,764	23,246	25,458	52,800	819	→
Aksum (Axum)	TI	17,753	27,148	44,647	94,500	17129	→
Alaba Kulito (Kolito)	SN	8,902	15,101	26,867	72,200	0
Alamata	TI	14,030	26,179	33,214	70,400	151450	→
Alem Ketema	AM	...	7,119	10,415	23,500	0
Alem Tena	OR	...	6,497	11,403	23,700	0
Aleta Wendo	SI	9,685	11,321	22,093	59,300	0
Aman	SW	...	3,415	10,936	29,400	0
Amba Giyorgis	AM	...	4,955	12,142	27,300	0
Ambo (Hagere Hiywet)	OR	17,325	27,636	48,171	99,900	1020	→
Arba Minch	SN	23,032	40,020	74,879	201,000	3297	→
Areka	SN	4,231	12,294	31,408	84,500	0
Arerti	AM	...	6,492	10,214	23,000	0
Arsi Negele	OR	13,096	23,512	47,292	98,100	0
Asasa	OR	5,068	10,903	20,667	42,900	0
Asayta	AF	...	15,475	16,052	39,400	0
Asela	OR	36,720	47,391	67,269	139,500	1698	→
Asosa	BE	4,159	11,749	24,214	69,700	0
Ataye (Efeson)	AM	...	9,782	11,639	26,300	0
Awasa (Hawassa)	SI	36,169	69,169	157,139	422,200	0
Awash Sebat Kilo	AF	8,684	7,570	14,880	36,500	0
Ayikel (Chilga)	AM	...	8,364	15,127	34,000	0
Babile	OR	...	9,195	17,712	36,700	0
Bahir Dar	AM	54,800	96,140	155,428	350,000	21343
Bako	OR	6,081	10,422	16,445	34,100	0
Bambasi	BE	...	4,164	9,146	26,300	0
Bati	AM	10,009	13,965	16,710	37,600	0
Bedele	OR	6,988	11,907	19,517	40,500	852	→
Bedesa	OR	6,654	10,813	18,187	37,700	302	→
Bekoji	OR	...	9,367	17,741	36,800	0
Bichena	AM	...	12,484	16,206	36,500	0
Bishoftu (Debre Zeyit)	OR	51,143	73,372	99,928	207,400	4002	→
Boditi	SN	4,403	13,400	24,133	64,900	0
Bonga	SW	...	10,851	20,858	56,000	1369	→
Bule Hora (Hagere Mariyam)	OR	7,327	12,718	27,820	57,700	0
Burayu	OR	...	10,027	48,876	101,400	0
Bure	AM	8,177	13,437	20,410	46,000	0
Butajira	SN	13,688	20,509	33,406	89,800	1613	→
Chagni	AM	8,421	17,777	23,232	52,300	0
Chelenko	OR	...	4,457	10,077	20,900	0
Chencha	SN	...	5,787	10,225	27,500	0
Chiefera	AF	...	1,660	9,132	22,400	0
Chinaksen (Chinahasan)	OR	...	7,753	12,261	25,400	0
Chiro (Asbe Teferi)	OR	11,344	18,678	33,670	69,800	590	→
Chuko	SI	...	4,583	18,467	49,500	0
Dabat	AM	...	8,782	12,574	28,300	0
Dangila	AM	10,602	15,437	24,827	56,000	0
Daye	SI	...	5,897	11,588	31,000	0
Debark	AM	8,484	14,474	20,839	46,800	0
Debre Birhan (Debre Berhan)	AM	25,753	38,717	65,231	146,900	14627	→
Debre Markos	AM	39,808	49,297	62,497	140,700	6582	→
Debre Tabor	AM	15,306	22,455	55,596	125,300	11088	→
Deder	OR	...	6,758	12,967	26,900	0
Degehabur	SO	...	28,708	30,027	47,200	0
Dembecha	AM	...	8,663	13,218	29,800	0
Dembi Dolo	OR	14,170	19,587	29,448	61,100	1683	→
Dera	OR	...	9,356	14,786	30,700	0
Dese (Dessie)	AM	68,848	97,314	120,095	270,400	19891
Dibate	BE	...	2,912	7,399	21,300	0
Dila (Dilla)	SN	23,936	33,734	59,150	158,800	1428	→
Diniboya (Damboya)	SN	...	4,002	8,122	21,800	0
Dire Dawa	DD	98,104	164,851	233,224	343,000	0
Dodola	OR	8,287	13,847	20,830	43,200	0
Dolo	SO	...	20,762	26,232	41,400	0
Dubti	AF	...	10,534	14,715	36,100	0
Durame	SN	...	7,092	24,472	65,900	1358	→
Durbete	AM	...	7,774	11,776	26,500	0
Ebinat	AM	...	9,704	12,002	27,000	0
Enseno	SN	...	5,576	11,388	30,500	0
Este (Mekane Yesus)	AM	...	9,241	13,901	31,300	0
Fiche	OR	17,106	21,187	27,493	57,100	1331	→
Filakit	AM	...	4,761	11,750	26,500	0
Finote Selam	AM	8,156	13,834	25,913	58,400	4265	→
Funyan Bira	OR	...	8,657	12,048	25,000	0
Gambela	GA	4,492	18,263	39,022	97,600	1558	→
Gebre Guracha (Kuyu)	OR	7,394	11,113	19,872	41,200	0
Gedeb	SN	...	4,753	8,931	24,000	0
Gedo	OR	...	5,705	11,253	23,300	0
Gelemso	OR	7,271	10,849	16,484	34,200	0
Genda Wuha	AM	...	...	11,342	25,600	0
Gida Ayana	OR	...	7,345	10,526	21,800	0
Gidole	SN	...	8,167	13,184	35,500	0
Gimbi	OR	13,098	20,462	30,981	64,300	2012	→
Gimbicho	SN	...	4,427	8,556	22,900	0
Gimjabet	AM	...	5,499	10,968	24,800	0
Ginchi	OR	6,487	10,592	18,134	37,600	0
Ginir	OR	8,594	12,068	17,102	35,500	0
Goba	OR	22,963	28,358	32,025	66,500	2015	→
Gobesa	OR	...	5,689	11,164	23,200	0
Gode	SO	...	45,755	43,234	67,900	0
Gonder (Gondar)	AM	80,886	112,249	207,044	466,000	29280	→
Guder	OR	...	9,562	14,742	30,600	0
Gutin	OR	...	2,770	13,641	28,300	0
Hadero	SN	...	4,482	17,831	48,000	0
Haramaya (Alemaya)	OR	...	8,560	30,728	63,700	0
Harar	HA	62,160	76,378	99,368	157,000	0
Harbu	AM	...	7,419	10,871	24,500	0
Haro Adi (Metehara Merti)	OR	...	...	11,078	23,000	0
Hartisheik	SO	...	14,885	14,012	22,000	0
Hayk	AM	...	8,247	12,640	28,500	0
Hirna	OR	...	9,353	11,650	24,200	0
Holeta (Genet)	OR	11,741	16,785	23,296	48,300	1784
Hosaena	SN	15,167	31,701	69,995	188,200	4047	→
Humora	TI	10,469	14,451	21,653	46,100	15303	→
Huruta	OR	...	9,465	13,265	27,500	0
Idaga Hamus	TI	...	4,883	12,004	25,400	0
Indaba Guna	TI	...	5,504	10,111	21,400	0
Injibara	AM	...	754	21,065	47,500	0
Inticho (Enticho)	TI	...	5,198	10,298	21,800	0
Iteya	OR	...	7,260	14,985	31,100	0
Jijiga	SO	23,183	56,821	125,876	198,000	0
Jima (Jimma)	OR	60,992	88,867	120,960	250,900	0	→
Jinka (Bako)	SN	4,480	12,407	20,267	54,400	0
Kachise	OR	...	4,363	11,082	22,900	0
Kebri Dehar	SO	...	24,263	29,241	45,900	0
Kele	SN	...	3,059	8,633	23,100	0
Kemise	AM	4,721	10,822	19,420	43,800	375	→
Kersa	OR	...	5,059	11,242	23,300	0
Kobo	AM	13,542	20,788	24,867	56,100	0
Kofele	OR	...	7,336	13,483	27,900	0
Koladiba	AM	...	8,878	12,121	27,300	0
Kombolcha	AM	15,782	39,466	58,667	132,100	13215
Korem	TI	9,348	16,895	16,856	35,600	10803	→
Kuyera	OR	...	7,139	10,193	21,100	0
Lalibela	AM	...	8,484	17,367	39,100	0
Leku	SI	...	8,671	11,831	31,700	0
Limu Genet	OR	...	6,729	9,993	20,700	0
Logiya	AF	...	3,230	14,038	34,500	0
Lumame	AM	...	5,529	9,249	20,900	0
Maksegnit	AM	...	5,746	11,444	25,800	0
Manbuk	BE	...	3,253	8,352	24,100	0
May Cadera (Mai Kadra)	TI	...	...	12,850	27,300	0
Maychew	TI	14,190	19,757	23,419	49,600	10888	→
Mehal Meda	AM	...	6,881	11,055	24,900	0
Mehoni (Mekoni)	TI	...	...	13,793	29,200	0
Mekele (Debub Mekele & Semen Mekele)	TI	61,583	96,938	215,914	457,900	0	→
Meki	OR	11,168	20,460	36,252	75,200	0
Melka Rafa	OR	...	5,491	12,615	26,200	0
Mena	OR	...	6,947	10,660	22,100	0
Mendi	OR	3,778	10,070	14,008	29,100	0
Merawi	AM	...	9,282	18,682	42,200	0
Merito Lemariyam (Mertule Mariam)	AM	...	6,349	12,259	27,600	0
Mersa	AM	...	7,274	16,122	36,300	0
Metema Yohanis	AM	...	3,183	10,171	22,900	0
Metu	OR	12,491	19,298	28,782	59,700	1626	→
Mieso	OR	...	5,769	13,339	27,700	0
Mile	AF	...	2,441	8,818	21,700	0
Mizan (Mizan Teferi)	SW	...	10,652	23,144	62,000	2445
Mojo	OR	13,945	21,997	29,547	61,300	0
Mota	AM	12,934	18,160	26,177	59,000	0
Moyale	OR	4,038	10,543	28,056	57,000	0
Mukutin (in: Debub Bench District)	SW	...	...	8,662	23,300	0
Nefas Mewcha	AM	6,548	10,808	19,620	44,200	0
Negele (Negele Borana)	OR	11,997	23,997	35,264	73,100	892	→
Nejo	OR	6,160	11,125	18,998	39,400	0
Nekemte	OR	28,824	47,258	75,219	156,000	2950	→
Qericha (Kercha)	OR	...	...	9,884	20,500	0
Robe (in: Bale Zone)	OR	11,293	21,516	44,382	92,100	887	→
Robe (in: Arsi Zone)	OR	...	9,599	15,169	31,400	0
Sagure	OR	...	5,582	12,017	24,900	0
Sawla (Felege Neway)	SN	7,526	15,764	22,704	61,000	1674	→
Sebeta	OR	10,030	14,076	49,331	102,300	741	→
Sekota (Soqota)	AM	...	7,922	22,346	50,300	10083	→
Sendafa	OR	...	5,573	12,298	25,500	0	→
Shakiso	OR	7,032	15,757	22,930	47,500	0
Shambu	OR	8,252	11,327	14,995	31,100	513	→
Shashemene	OR	31,531	52,080	100,454	208,400	1074	→
Shendi	AM	...	5,377	10,607	23,900	0
Sheno	OR	...	5,408	11,032	22,900	0
Shewa Robit	AM	9,783	14,287	17,575	39,600	0
Shinshicho	SN	...	6,968	14,285	38,400	0
Shiraro	TI	...	8,415	17,045	36,100	26777	→
Shire Inda Silase	TI	12,846	25,269	47,284	100,100	10932	→
Shone	SN	...	8,230	15,616	41,900	0
Sire	OR	...	7,675	10,243	21,300	0
Sodo	SN	24,592	36,287	76,050	204,100	2562	→
Tepi	SW	4,459	10,616	24,829	66,700	0
Tercha	SW	...	...	9,080	24,300	0
Tikil Dingay	AM	...	4,784	12,546	28,200	0
Tilili	AM	...	5,106	9,043	20,400	0
Tis Abay	AM	...	4,227	17,370	39,200	0
Togo Chale (Wajaale)	SO	...	...	14,438	22,700	0
Tora	SN	...	2,448	9,167	24,600	0
Tulu Bolo	OR	...	8,011	14,476	30,000	0
Wacha	SW	...	4,000	10,499	28,300	0
Waka	SW	...	3,788	9,908	26,500	0
Waliso (Giyon)	OR	16,811	25,491	37,878	78,600	1293	→
Wegada	AM	...	4,602	10,304	23,200	0
Weldiya (Woldiya)	AM	15,690	24,533	46,139	104,000	7886	→
Welenchiti	OR	7,419	11,732	15,183	31,500	0
Welkite	SN	7,855	15,329	28,866	77,500	1030	→
Wenji Gefersa	OR	35,420	13,156	14,060	29,200	0
Werabe	SN	...	690	9,480	25,400	0
Were Ilu	AM	...	5,809	9,132	20,600	0
Wereta	AM	8,614	15,181	21,222	47,800	0
Wonago	SN	...	5,060	8,471	22,800	0
Wukro	TI	13,045	16,421	30,210	64,000	12814	→
Yabelo	OR	5,985	10,322	17,497	36,300	0
Yirga Alem (Irgalem)	SI	16,003	24,183	30,348	81,600	0
Yirga Chefe (Irgachefe)	SN	8,291	11,579	15,118	40,600	0
Ziway (Batu)	OR	6,585	20,056	43,660	90,500	1082	→

The 1994 census was performed in In Afar region in 1996 and in Somali region in 1997. For Afar region, 28 November was census day of the 2007 census.
(1984) Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (provided by Clive Thornton).
(1994) (2007) (2022) Ethiopian Statistics Service (web).