List of ethnic groups in Ethiopia

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For the national origin group of Ethiopia, see Ethiopians.

This is a list of ethnic groups in Ethiopia that are officially recognized by the government. It is a list taken from the 2007 Ethiopian National Census:[1][2] Population size and percentage of Ethiopia's total population according to the 1994 and 2007 censuses follows each entry.

Ethiopia's population is highly diverse, containing over 80 different ethnic groups. Most people in Ethiopia speak

Afro-Asiatic languages, mainly of the Cushitic and Semitic branches. The former includes the Oromo and Somali, and the latter includes the Amhara and Tigray
. Together these four groups make up three-quarters of the population.

The country also has Omotic ethnic groups who speak

Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region. Among these are the Welayta and Gamo
.

Nilotic ethnic groups also inhabit the southwestern regions of the country, particularly in the Gambela Region. Among these are the Nuer and Anuak who are also found in South Sudan
which borders the Gambela Region.

Ethnicity in Ethiopia[3]

  
Welayta (1.3%)
  Hadiya (1.7%)
  Afar (1.7%)
  Gamo
(1.5%)
  Others (6.7%)

Officially recognized ethnic groups in Ethiopia

Ethnic
group 		Language
family 		Census
1994[4] 		Census
2007[5]
Number % Number %
Aari Omotic 155,002 0.29 290,453 0.39
Afar
Afro-Asiatic
 979,367 1.84 1,276,374 1.73
Agaw-Awi
Afro-Asiatic
 397,491 0.75 631,565 0.85
Agaw-Hamyra
Afro-Asiatic
 158,231 0.30 267,851 0.36
Alaba
Afro-Asiatic
 125,900 0.24 233,299 0.32
Amhara
Afro-Asiatic
 16,007,933 30.13 19,870,651 26.89
Anuak Nilotic 45,665 0.09 85,909 0.12
Arbore
Afro-Asiatic
 6,559 0.01 6,840 0.01
Argobba
Afro-Asiatic
 62,831 0.12 140,134 0.19
Bacha Nilo-Saharan 2,632 < 0.01
Basketo Omotic 51,097 0.10 78,284 0.11
Bench Omotic 173,123 0.33 353,526 0.48
Berta Nilo-Saharan 183,259 0.25
Bodi
 Nilo-Saharan 4,686 0.01 6,994 0.01
Brayle ???? 5,002 0.01
Burji
Afro-Asiatic
 46,565 0.09 71,871 0.10
Bena Niger-Congo 27,022 0.04
Beta Israel
Afro-Asiatic
 2,321 <0.01
Chara Omotic 6,984 0.01 13,210 0.02
Daasanach
Afro-Asiatic
 32,099 0.06 48,067 0.07
Dawro
 Omotic 331,483 0.62 543,148 0.74
Debase/ Gawwada
Afro-Asiatic
 33,971 0.06 68,600 0.09
Dirashe
Afro-Asiatic
 30,081 0.04
Dime Omotic 6,197 0.01 891 <0.01
Dizi Omotic 21,894 0.04 36,380 0.05
Donga
 Nilo-Saharan 35,166 0.05
Fedashe ???? 7,323 0.01 3,448 < 0.01
Gamo Omotic 719,847 1.35 1,107,163 1.50
Gebato ???? 75 <0.01 1,502 < 0.01
Gedeo
Afro-Asiatic
 639,905 1.20 986,977 1.34
Gedicho ???? 5,483 0.01
Gidole
Afro-Asiatic
 54,354 0.10 41,100 0.06
Goffa
 Omotic 241,530 0.45 363,009 0.49
Gumuz Nilo-Saharan 121,487 0.23 159,418 0.22
Gurage
Afro-Asiatic
 4,290,274 4.31 5,867,377 2.53
Silt'e
Afro-Asiatic
 940,766 1.27
Hadiya
Afro-Asiatic
 927,933 1.75 1,284,373 1.74
Hamar Omotic 42,466 0.08 46,532 0.06
Harari
Afro-Asiatic
 21,757 0.04 31,869 0.04
Irob
Afro-Asiatic
 33,372 0.05
Kafficho Omotic 599,188 1.13 870,213 1.18
Kambaata
Afro-Asiatic
 499,825 0.94 630,236 0.85
kebena
Afro-Asiatic[6]
 35,072 0.07 52,712 0.07
Konta Omotic 83,607 0.11
Komo Nilo-Saharan 1,526 <0.01 7,795 0.01
Konso
Afro-Asiatic
 153,419 0.29 250,430 0.34
Koore Omotic 107,595 0.20 156,983 0.21
Kontoma Afro-Asiatic 0.4 48,543 0.05
Kunama Nilo-Saharan 2,007 <0.01 4,860 0.01
Karo
 Omotic 1,464 < 0.01
Kusumie ???? 7,470 0.01
Kwegu Nilo-Saharan 4,407 0.01
Male
 Omotic 46,458 0.09 98,114 0.13
Mao
 Omotic 16,236 0.03 43,535 0.06
Mareqo
Afro-Asiatic[7]
 38,096 0.07 64,381 0.09
Mashola
Afro-Asiatic
 10,458 0.01
Mere people ???? 14,298 0.02
Me'en Nilo-Saharan 52,815 0.10 151,489 0.20
Messengo ???? 15,341 0.03 10,964 0.01
Majangir
 Nilo-Saharan 21,959 0.03
Mossiye
Afro-Asiatic
 9,207 0.02 19,698 0.03
Murle Nilo-Saharan 1,469 < 0.01
Mursi Nilo-Saharan 3,258 0.01 7,500 0.01
Nao Omotic 4,005 0.01 9,829 0.01
Nuer Nilotic 64,534 0.12 147,672 0.20
Nyangatom Nilotic 14,201 0.03 25,252 0.03
Oromo
Afro-Asiatic
 17,080,318 31.15 24,489,024 33.49
Oyda Omotic 14,075 0.03 45,149 0.06
Qechem ???? 2,740 0.01 2,585 < 0.01
Qewama ???? 141 <0.01 298 < 0.01
She Omotic 13,290 0.03 320 < 0.01
Shekecho Omotic 53,897 0.10 77,678 0.11
Sheko Omotic 23,785 0.04 37,573 0.05
Shinasha Omotic 32,698 0.06 52,637 0.07
Shita/Upo
 Nilo-Saharan 307 <0.01 1,602 < 0.01
Sidama
Afro-Asiatic
 1,842,314 3.47 2,966,474 4.01
Somali
Afro-Asiatic
 4,185,266 6.5 6,581,794 8.21
Surma Nilo-Saharan 19,632 0.04 27,886 0.04
Tigrayans[8][9]
Afro-Asiatic
 3,284,568 6.18 4,483,892 6.07
Tembaro
Afro-Asiatic
 86,510 0.16 480,573 0.13
Tsamai
Afro-Asiatic
 9,702 0.02 20,046 0.03
Welayta Omotic 1,269,216 2.39 1,707,079 2.31
Werji
Afro-Asiatic
 20,536 0.04 13,232 0.02
Yem Omotic 165,184 0.31 160,447 0.22
Zeyese Omotic 10,842 0.02 17,884 0.02
Zelmam Nilo-Saharan 2,704 < 0.01
Other/unknown 155,972 0.29 178,799 0.24
Somali 200,227 0.9
Sudanese 2,035 <0.01 10,333 0.01
Eritrean 61,857 0.12 9,736 0.01
Kenyan
 134 <0.01 737 <0.01
Djiboutian 367 <0.01 733 <0.01
Other foreigners 15,550 0.02
Total 53,132,276 73,750,932

See also

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References

  1. ^ 2007 Ethiopian census, first draft Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine, Ethiopian Central Statistical Agency (accessed 6 May 2009)
  2. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – National Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – National Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2007. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ United nations Demographic Yearbook Special Census Topics. Volume 2b Table 4 [1]
  5. ^ "Ethiopian Census First Draft" (PDF). Central Statistics Agency. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ Ulrich Braukamper 2012: 165
  7. ^ Ulrich Braukamper 2012: 189
  8. ^ [2], Ethiopian Government Portal.
  9. ^ [3], CIA World Factbook.
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