Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing ...

Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results 111TABEL 6 : POPULATION SIZE OF REGIONS BY RELIGION AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE: 2007ReligionUrban + Rural Urban RuralNO. % NO. % NO. %COUNTRY – Total*All Persons 73,918,505 100 11,956,170 100 61,962,335 100Orthodox 32,138,126 43.5 7,070,932 59.1 25,067,194 40.5Protestant 13,746,787 18.6 1,614,145 13.5 12,132,642 19.6Catholic 536,827 0.7 66,468 0.6 470,359 0.8Muslim/Islam 25,045,550 33.9 3,098,275 25.9 21,947,275 35.4Traditional 1,957,944 2.6 39,252 0.3 1,918,692 3.1Others 471,861 0.6 67,098 0.6 404,763 0.7TIGRAY RegionAll Persons 4,314,456 100 842,723 100 3,471,733 100Orthodox 4,123,087 95.6 764,996 90.8 3,358,091 96.7Protestant 3,635 0.1 2,775 0.3 860 0Catholic 15,616 0.4 4,288 0.5 11,328 0.3Muslim/Islam 171,219 4 70,221 8.3 100,998 2.9Traditional 164 0 111 0 53 0Others 735 0 332 0 403 0AFAR Region *All Persons 1,411,092 100 188,973 100 1,222,119 100Orthodox 54,675 3.9 37,349 19.8 17,326 1.4Protestant 9,344 0.7 4,903 2.6 4,441 0.4Catholic 989 0.1 397 0.2 592 0Muslim/Islam 1,324,050 95.3 145,995 77.3 1,178,055 98.1Traditional 439 0 257 0.1 182 0Others 185 0 72 0 113 0AMHARA RegionAll Persons 17,214,056 100 2,112,220 100 15,101,836 100Orthodox 14,208,067 82.5 1,667,487 78.9 12,540,580 83Protestant 30,240 0.2 21,416 1 8,824 0.1Catholic 4,270 0 1,107 0.1 3,163 0Muslim/Islam 2,952,775 17.2 414,476 19.6 2,538,299 16.8Traditional 5,667 0 679 0 4,988 0Others 13,037 0.1 7,055 0.3 5,982 0OROMIA RegionAll Persons 27,158,471 100 3,370,040 100 23,788,431 100Orthodox 8,269,813 30.5 1,725,432 51.2 6,544,381 27.5Protestant 4,818,842 17.7 588,427 17.5 4,230,415 17.8Catholic 122,700 0.5 13,683 0.4 109,017 0.5Muslim/Islam 12,886,961 47.5 1,006,436 29.9 11,880,525 49.9Traditional 895,251 3.3 23,614 0.7 871,637 3.7Others 164,904 0.6 12,448 0.4 152,456 0.6SOMALI Region *All Persons 4,439,147 100 621,210 100 3,817,937 100Orthodox 27,893 0.6 25,612 4.1 2,281 0.1Protestant 2,635 0.1 2,289 0.4 346 0Catholic 1,297 0 421 0.1 876 0Muslim/Islam 4,369,426 98.4 584,302 94.1 3,785,124 99.1Traditional 2,659 0.1 538 0.1 2,121 0.1Others 35,237 0.8 8,048 1.3 27,189 0.7BENISHANGUL - GUMUZ RegionAll Persons 670,847 100 97,965 100 572,882 100