The following table presents a list of Ethiopian regional states by population based on the 1994 and 2007 censuses with the Statistics Ethiopia estimated population as of July 2023. Region1994 Census2007 Census2023 Worldometer2025 Oromia18,732,52526,993,93340,884,00044,597,300 Amhara13,834,29717,221,97623,216,00032,935,900 South4,197,1647,594,7419,670,0007,842,000 Somali3,439,8604,445,2196,657,00012,615,000 Central2,120,6314,310,9236,271,7619,521,300 Tigray3,136,2674,316,9885,838,0007,467,000 Sidama2,044,8362,954,1365,301,8684,868,000 Afar1,106,3831,852,2744,576,0002,525,000 South West1,600,0002,306,9844,197,1642,473,000 Addis Ababa2,112,7372,739,5513,945,0006,287,000 Benishangul-Gumuz162,397784,3451,251,0001,096,000 Dire Dawa251,864341,834551,000600,000 Gambela181,862307,096525,000496,000 Harari131,139183,415283,000312,000Total55,600,00073,918,505128,700,000128,635,800
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