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.
Largest cities: Ethiopia
| City | 2025 | 2050, projected |
|---|---|---|
| Ādīs Ᾱbeba (Addis Ababa) | 6,705,705 | 10,782,580 |
| Adama | 584,854 | 897,969 |
| Bahir Dar | 498,735 | 692,894 |
| Dire Dawa | 483,674 | 706,304 |
| Shashamane | 452,945 | 738,635 |
| Hawassa | 444,909 | 653,938 |
| Bishoftu | 442,776 | 973,855 |
| Jijiga | 422,225 | 594,877 |
| Gonder | 392,767 | 552,862 |
| Dilla | 360,925 | 964,049 |
Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).
