Population: 58 390 351 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure: 
0-14 years: 46% (male 13 468 783; female 13 398 500)
15-64 years: 51% (male 15 095 357; female 14 812 537)
65 years and over: 3% (male 734 471; female 880 703) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.21% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 44.69 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 21.25 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.33 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
note: repatriation of Ethiopians who fled to Sudan Kenya and Somalia for refuge from war and famine in earlier years is expected to continue slowly in 1998; small numbers of Sudanese and Somali refugees who fled to Ethiopia from the fighting in their own countries began returning to their homes in 1998
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 125.65 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 40.85 years
male: 39.76 years
female: 41.97 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 6.88 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ethiopian(s)
adjective: Ethiopian
Ethnic groups: Oromo 40% Amhara and Tigrean 32% Sidamo 9% Shankella 6% Somali 6% Afar 4% Gurage 2% other 1%
Religions: Muslim 45%-50% Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40% animist 12% other 3%-8%
Languages: Amharic (official) Tigrinya Orominga Guaraginga Somali Arabic English (major foreign language taught in schools)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 35.5%
male: 45.5%
female: 25.3% (1995 est.)
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