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Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2022. Islam first arrived in Ethiopia in 614 with the First Migration to Abyssinia. Today, fifty-nine percent of Ethiopians are Christian (42 percent Orthodox and 27 percent evangelical). Title: Child Protection Information Management System Officer Location: Dima, Ethiopia Employment Category: H2 Reporting To: CP/ECCD Team Leader. )2.33% (2019 est. The wide collection of cross-national Pew Research Center surveys analyzed in this report on age gaps in religious commitment can also be used to look at the ways religious observance varies among all adults - defined as people ages 18 and older - in different parts of the world. An ethnic Amhara group has a separate list of almost 2,000 but experts say that's just a small fraction of the real toll. In general, most of the Christians (largely members of the non-Chalcedonian Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church) live in the highlands, while Muslims and adherents of traditional African religions tend to inhabit more lowland regions in the east and south of the country. The World Bank is helping to fight poverty and improve living standards in Ethiopia. Meanwhile Sunni Muslims, who represent The population of the sub cities of Addis Ababa. )$264.059 billion (2020 est. )exports of goods and services: 8.1% (2017 est. ), number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020)inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 75annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 11,501,244 (2018)annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 2,089,280,000 (2018) mt-km, total: 17over 3,047 m: 32,438 to 3,047 m: 81,524 to 2,437 m: 4under 914 m: 2 (2021), total: 402,438 to 3,047 m: 31,524 to 2,437 m: 9914 to 1,523 m: 20under 914 m: 8 (2021), total: 659 km (2017) (Ethiopian segment of the 756 km Addis Ababa-Djibouti railroad)standard gauge: 659 km (2017) 1.435-m gaugenote: electric railway with redundant power supplies; under joint control of Djibouti and Ethiopia and managed by a Chinese contractor, total: 11by type: general cargo 9, oil tanker 2 (2020), Ethiopia is landlocked and uses the ports of Djibouti in Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia, Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF): Ground Forces, Ethiopian Air Force (Ye Ityopya Ayer Hayl, ETAF); Ministry of Peace: Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) (2022)note 1: in 2020 the Ethiopian Government announced it had re-established a navy, which had been disbanded in 1996; in March 2019, Ethiopia signed a defense cooperation agreement with France which stipulated that France would support the establishment of an Ethiopian navy, which would reportedly be based out of Djiboutinote 2: in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard military unit responsible to the Prime Minister for protecting senior officialsnote 3: each of the states have regional and/or a "special" paramilitary security and police forces that report to regional civilian authorities and operate separately from federal forces; local militias operate across the country in loose and varying coordination with these regional security and police forces, the ENDF, and the EFP; there have been some calls for these regional paramilitary forces to be incorporated into the ENDF and EFP, 0.5% of GDP (2021 est. 2021). <> Start of Contract & Duration: Two months Posting date: September 25, 2021 INTRODUCTION. 20th c shyaway from critical examination." -. Includes U.S. and international data, reports, and maps. The number for Ukraine, by the way, includes all groups claiming to be Orthodox. The Waaq religion is a traditional, monotheistic faith followed mainly by the Cushitic ethnic group in the far eastern . Section I. The current population of Ethiopia is 125,465,016 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. )32.53% of GDP (2018 est. Ethiopia is one of the world's most religious countries in the world, and its capital city is no different. <>/Metadata 145 0 R/ViewerPreferences 146 0 R>> Find the most relevant statistics and facts about Ethiopia. Demographic profile: Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country - more than 80% of the population lives in rural areas - that is in the early stages of demographic transition. )note: data are in 2017 dollars, 26.84% (2021 est. ), birr (ETB) per US dollar -43.734 (2021 est. ), maize, cereals, wheat, sorghum, milk, barley, sweet potatoes, roots/tubers nes, sugar cane, millet, food processing, beverages, textiles, leather, garments, chemicals, metals processing, cement, agriculture: 72.7%industry: 7.4%services: 19.9% (2013 est. [26] As of 2016[update] the largest Bah community is in Addis Ababa. . Islam Summi in fact surpassed in 2019 over 1 billion and 500 million people who practice it. Religion has played a major role in the shaping of the Ethiopian culture as well as its politics over time.. Hindu, on the other hand, is at 1 billion 160 . Explore aspects of Ethiopian culture and religion, including food, art, music and languages. Addis Abeba Mastercard Foundation and Gebeya Inc. have announced Mesirat ("to work"), a five-year program that will equip 100 entrepreneurs in Ethiopia with their own multi-sided gig marketplaces. Both Orthodox and Protestant Christianity have large representations in southern and western Ethiopia. 2023 World Percentage. miles). )-$2.719 billion (2020 est. )investment in fixed capital: 43.5% (2017 est. ETHIOPIA 2021 ETHIOPIA RELIGIONS Christians Area 1,104,300 Km2 GDP per capita 1,730 US$ Population 112,759,070 GINI INDEX* *Economic Inequality 35 Other Ethnoreligionists 0.2% . ; Ethiopia ranks number 12 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by . It has 31.8 million first language speakers and around 25 million second language speakers (out of a total population of 115 million people). chief of state: President SAHLE-WORK Zewde (since 25 October 2018)head of government: Prime Minister ABIY Ahmed Ali (since April 2018); Deputy Prime Minister DEMEKE Mekonnen Hassen (since 29 November 2012)cabinet: Council of Ministers selected by the prime minister and approved by the House of People's Representativeselections/appointments: president indirectly elected by both chambers of Parliament for a 6-year term (eligible for a second term); election held on 21 June 2021 and 30 September 2021 (the scheduled 29 August 2020 election was postponed by Prime Minister ABIY due to the COVID-19 pandemic); prime minister designated by the majority party following legislative electionselection results: 2021: SAHLE-WORK elected president during joint session of Parliament, vote - 659 (unanimous); ABIY confirmed Prime Minister by House of Peoples' Representatives (4 October 2021)2018: SAHLE-WORK elected president during joint session of Parliament, vote - 659 (unanimous); note - snap election held on 25 October 2018 due to resignation of President MULATA Teshomenote: SAHLE-WORK Zewde is the first female elected head of state in Ethiopia; she is currently the only female president in Africa. Ethiopia is a predominantly agricultural country nearly 80% of the population lives in rural areas that is in the early stages of demographic transition. Their religion became synchronized . The Rastafari view Emperor Haile Selassie as Jesus, the human incarnation of God. The name "Ethiopia" (Hebrew Kush) is mentioned in the Bible numerous times (thirty-seven times in the King James version). [30] Haile Selassie actually came to power during the rise of opposition to Muslims in government positions. [25] The Ethiopian community celebrated its diamond jubile in January 2009. NTIA seeks broad input and feedback from all interested . It is estimated that 62.8 percent of Ethiopians withdraw from meat products on an average of about 250 days of the year due to this religious belief. 2.6% of the population (mainly in the far south and southwest) follow traditional religions; other religions (the Bah Faith, Judaism, etc.) )consumption: 0 cubic meters (2021 est. Of the 61.6 %, 50.6 % are from the Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. Today, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, part of Oriental Orthodoxy, is by far the largest denomination, though a number of Protestants (P'ent'ay) churches have recently gained ground. ), total subscriptions: 1.252 million (2020 est. ), conventional long form: Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopiaconventional short form: Ethiopialocal long form: Ityop'iya Federalawi Demokrasiyawi Ripebliklocal short form: Ityop'iyaformer: Abyssinia, Italian East Africaabbreviation: FDREetymology: the country name derives from the Greek word "Aethiopia," which in classical times referred to lands south of Egypt in the Upper Nile region, name: Addis Ababageographic coordinates: 9 02 N, 38 42 Etime difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)etymology: the name in Amharic means "new flower" and was bestowed on the city in 1889, three years after its founding, 11 ethnically based regional states (kililoch, singular - kilil) and 2 chartered cities* (astedader akabibiwach, singular - astedader akabibi); Adis Abeba* (Addis Ababa), Afar, Amara (Amhara), Binshangul Gumuz, Dire Dawa*, Gambela Hizboch (Gambela Peoples), Hareri Hizb (Harari People), Oromiya (Oromia), Sidama, Sumale (Somali), Tigray, YeDebub Biheroch Bihereseboch na Hizboch (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples), YeDebub M'irab Ityop'iya Hizboch (Southwest Ethiopia Peoples), oldest independent country in Africa and one of the oldest in the world - at least 2,000 years (may be traced to the Aksumite Kingdom, which coalesced in the first century B.C. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). 0-14 years: 38.91% (male 22,821,026/female 22,498,331)15-64 years: 57.55% (male 33,345,764/female 33,672,933)65 years and over: 3.54% (2023 est.) An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 376 pharmacy students in Northwest Ethiopia between July 15 and August 27, 2022. . ), -$4.507 billion (2021 est. [8] The U.S. State Department estimates that just over 50% of the country is Christian (40 to 45% of the population belongs to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, about 10% are members of Christian evangelical and Pentecostal groups). . )arable land: 15.2% (2018 est. 110 IGT-daughter (D), WW, 22 December 2014. and its projected population for 2021 was 104,477,000 people. The rising age of marriage and the increasing proportion of women remaining single have contributed to fertility reduction. ), $9.496 billion (2021 est.) )$2.993 billion (31 December 2019 est. )major-language sample(s): Kitaaba Addunyaa Waan Qabataamaatiif - Kan Madda Odeeffannoo buuraawaatiif baayee barbaachisaa tae. The 2019 population density in Ethiopia is 112 people per Km 2 (290 people per mi 2 ), calculated on a total land area of 1,000,000 Km2 (386,102 sq. Events in Tigray mirror some of the violations endured by . [28][full citation needed], Freedom of religion is provided by the constitution of 1995, and freedom of worship had also been guaranteed by the 1930 and 1955 Constitutions of Ethiopia, although in certain localities this principle is not always respected in practice. [ONLINE] Available at: Hassan, Gamal (2008). )8.36% (2019 est. Profiles include statistics, text, photo, map, progress indicator and language resources. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936 to 1941. Ethiopia's rapid population growth is putting increasing pressure on land resources, expanding environmental degradation, and raising vulnerability to food shortages. The solicitation is expected to be released in October 2021 and awarded in May 2022. Bilal ibn Ribah, the first Muezzin, the person chosen to call the faithful to prayer, and one of the foremost companions of Muhammad, was born in Mecca to an Abyssinian mother. ), $2,300 (2021 est. make up the remaining 0.6%. 2.6% of the population (mainly in the far south and southwest) follow traditional religions; other religions (the Bah Faith, Judaism, etc.) stream ethnicity, religion, and sexual orientation and particularly in terms of gender as women make up a high percentage of our staff and are encouraged to apply. [3] Ethiopia is the site of the first hijra in Islamic history and the oldest Muslim settlement in Africa at Negash. in November 2021, the Ethiopian . . )spirits: 0.2 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est. While the UN's 2021 revision is also now . Before the 1974 revolution, only small numbers of the Ethiopian elite went abroad to study and then returned home, but under the brutal Derg regime thousands fled the country, primarily as refugees. The violence is often dated to November 2020, when the federal government and the region's political party, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, entered into armed conflict at the government ' s Northern Command. In this video made by the channel "Statistics and Data" you can see the evolution of the data from 1945 to 2020. Powered by a $48 million partnership, the two organizations and several other consortium partners will leverage their combined experience and expertise to co-create and replicate Gebeya's . [39] In the early fifteenth century Emperor Zara Yaqob invaded the Muslim state of Hadiya Sultanate and married the captured Hadiya princess Eleni which was condemned by Muslims. Definition: This entry is an ordered listing of religions by adherents starting with the largest group and sometimes includes the percent of total population. )3.24% (2020 est. Date of Issue: 25.10.2021. Education Statistics 2006. ), China 27%, India 9%, United Arab Emirates 9%, France 9%, United Kingdom 7% (2019), aircraft, gas turbines, packaged medicines, electric filament, cars (2019), $3.046 billion (31 December 2020 est. )from coal and metallurgical coke: 1.474 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est. 65% of girls and women (15-49) have undergone FGM/C (47.1% in age . It was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, and is the only pre-colonial Orthodox church in Sub-Saharan Africa. 1,822 Views 1 CrossRef citations to date 0. . )$2,200 (2019 est. After this, Operation Moses and Operation Solomon, conducted in 1984 and 1991, respectively, airlifted the vast majority of the Ethiopian Jewish population to Israel, where there is currently a population of 150,000 Beta Israel. Ethiopia has close historical ties to all three of the world's major Abrahamic religions. )nuclear: 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est. According to a survey conducted by statista, 98% of Ethiopian people consider religion to be an important aspect of their lives.. Many different actorsthe national military, as well as the Eritrean military, militias from Ethiopia's Amhara region, and . )subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 est. (Oromo) (Amharic)The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. . Before the publication of the 2007 census results, however, the U.S. State Department estimated that "approximately 45 percent of the population is Sunni Muslim. . Hospitals WHO supplied with Medical Kits in 2 Rounds in August 2021. Islam is the second-largest religion in Ethiopia behind Christianity, with 31.3 to 35.9 percent of the total population of around 113.5 million people professing the religion as of 2022. Catholics Population Percent Catholic Country Dioceses Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious In December 2019 several mosques and Muslim owned businesses were attacked in the Christian dominated Amhara Region. Because of this, Africa is now home to some of the world's largest Christian and Muslim communities. 1 0 obj Ethiopia is a nation with many religions, Ethiopian orthodox being one of the oldest churches in the country..
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