List of Ethiopian regional states by population

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.

Region	1994 Census[1]	2007 Census[2]	2023 Estimate[3]
Oromia	18,732,525	26,993,933	40,884,000
Amhara	13,834,297	17,221,976	23,216,000
South[a]			7,594,741
Somali	3,439,860	4,445,219	6,657,000
Central[b]			6,271,761
Tigray	3,136,267	4,316,988	5,838,000
Sidama[c]			5,301,868
South West[d]			4,197,164
Addis Ababa	2,112,737	2,739,551	3,945,000
Afar	1,106,383[e]	1,390,273	2,076,000
Benishangul-Gumuz	162,397	784,345	1,251,000
Dire Dawa	251,864	341,834	551,000
Gambela	181,862	307,096	525,000
Harari	131,139	183,415	283,000
Total		73,750,932	107,334,000