Population: 53,191,127 (July 1991), growth rate 3.1% (1991)

Birth rate: 45 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 15 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 114 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 50 years male, 53 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 7.0 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Ethiopian(s); adjective--Ethiopian

Ethnic divisions: Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigrean 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

Religion: Muslim 40-45%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35-40%, animist 15-20%, other 5%

Language: Amharic (official), Tigrinya, Orominga, Guaraginga, Somali, Arabic, English (major foreign language taught in schools)

Literacy: 62% (male NA%, female NA%) age 10 and over can read and write (1983 est.)

Labor force: 18,000,000; agriculture and animal husbandry 80%, government and services 12%, industry and construction 8% (1985)

Organized labor: All Ethiopian Trade Union formed by the government in January 1977 to represent 273,000 registered trade union members

NOTE: The information regarding Ethiopia on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Ethiopia People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Ethiopia People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.