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

Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results 17Figure 2.4 Percentage Distribution of Major Ethnic Groups [Population more thanone Million] 1994& 200735Table 2.3 Percentage Distribution of Major Ethnic Groups with Million or more PersonsTotal: 1994& 20071994 200730251994 200720Percentages151050Oromo Amhara Somali Tigrie Sidama Guragie Welaita Hadiya Afar GamoEthinc Groups2.4 Religious CompositionData obtained from the 2007 census are classified under six categories of religious affiliation.According to the data given in Table 2.3, 43.5 percent of the total population was OrthodoxChristian and 33.9 percent was Muslim. Protestant and traditional religious group followersaccounted for 18.6 percent and 2.6 percent respectively. As shown below by the pie charts,the same patterns, but with significant percentage variation (except in the data for Catholic,Traditional and Other religions), were observed between urban and rural population of thecountry.Table 2.3: Population Size of Regions by Religion and Place of Residence: 2007Urban + Rural Urban RuralReligion NO. % NO. % NO. %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 0.7