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Ādīs Ᾱbeba (Addis Ababa): population

Ādīs Ᾱbeba (Addis Ababa), Ethiopia: 6.71 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 259.

In 1975 it had 869,000 people.

In 2000 it had 2.79 million people, so it has grown by 140% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 10.8 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 202602M4M6M8M10M12M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 Ādīs Ᾱbeba (Addis Ababa): 6.7M

Largest cities: Ethiopia

City20252050, projected
Ādīs Ᾱbeba (Addis Ababa)6,705,70510,782,580
Adama584,854897,969
Bahir Dar498,735692,894
Dire Dawa483,674706,304
Shashamane452,945738,635
Hawassa444,909653,938
Bishoftu442,776973,855
Jijiga422,225594,877
Gonder392,767552,862
Dilla360,925964,049

Ethiopia: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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