# Ethiopia’s July 2026 population projection puts total at 113.8 million

> The Ethiopian Statistics Service’s new projection estimates 113,806,002 people for July 2026, with separate male and female totals and urban and rural counts.

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- Country: Ethiopia
- Published: 2026-10-13T11:57:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-13T11:57:09+00:00
- Event / data period: 2026-07
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The Ethiopian Statistics Service has published a population projection for July 2026 that estimates the country’s total population at 113,806,002. The 21-page tables break the projected totals down by sex and urban or rural residence, as well as by regions, zones and weredas.

The projection lists 57,013,002 males and 56,793,000 females. It places 28,110,001 people in urban areas and 85,696,001 in rural areas. These are projected figures, not the result of a new census or a direct count; the release page and PDF identify the reference month as July 2026.

## Data

### July 2026 population projection

National population projection and breakdowns in the source document.

Methodology: These are population projection values for July 2026, not census results or a direct count. The source’s national, sex and residence totals are reproduced.

| Measure | Projected population |
|---|---|
| Total population | 113806002 |
| Male | 57013002 |
| Female | 56793000 |
| Urban | 28110001 |
| Rural | 85696001 |

Sources: <https://ess.gov.et/download/population-projection-by-sex-area-and-density-2026/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ethiopia-july-2026-population-projection/data/population-projection?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/ethiopia-july-2026-population-projection/data/population-projection?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Ethiopian Statistics Service](<https://ess.gov.et/download/population-projection-by-sex-area-and-density-2026/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-13; Published: 2026-10-13)

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