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18POPULATION SIZE AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION1.1 <strong>Population</strong> SizeAmong <strong>the</strong> most important data collected by <strong>the</strong> <strong>Population</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> Census was thaton population size at national, regional <strong>and</strong> wereda levels. It is useful for formulating variousdevelopment plans <strong>and</strong> for monitoring <strong>and</strong> evaluating <strong>the</strong>ir implementation. In Ethiopia,<strong>Population</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> Censuses are <strong>the</strong> main source <strong>of</strong> data that reflect <strong>the</strong> demographic,social, economic <strong>and</strong> housing characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country.The total number <strong>of</strong> persons enumerated in <strong>the</strong> third <strong>Population</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> Census --aggregating <strong>the</strong> May <strong>and</strong> November data sets -- was 73,918,505. Of <strong>the</strong>se, 37,296,657 (50.5%)were males <strong>and</strong> 36,621,848 (49.5%) were females. The population <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> country in <strong>the</strong> previouscensuses <strong>of</strong> 1984 <strong>and</strong> 1994 were 39,868,572 <strong>and</strong> 53,477,265, respectively.Table 1.1: Percentage Distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Population</strong> by Sex <strong>and</strong> Census YearCensus Year19841994<strong>2007</strong>Sex<strong>Population</strong> SizeNumber %Both Sexes 39,868,572 100.0Male 20,062,490 50.3Female 19,806,082 49.7Both Sexes 53,477,265 100.0Male 26,910,698 50.3Female 26,566,567 49.7Both Sexes 73,918,505 100.0Male 37,296,657 50.5Female 36,621,848 49.5