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

Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results 9Figure 1.1 Counted Population Size of Ethiopia 1984-Figure 1.1 Counted Population Size 2007 of Ethiopia(in millions) 1984-20078073.9Population (In Millions)60402039.953.101984 1994 2007Census YearEach successive Population and Housing Census demonstrates that national population sizeincreased in steady increments of significant proportions. For instance, a comparison of the2007 census results with those from 1994 shows that the population of the country increasedby more than 20 million persons over the last 12 years. Similarly, in the previous decade (1984 to1994), the population of the country increased by 13.2 million people.1.2 Spatial Distribution of PopulationEthiopia is administratively sub-divided into nine regional states and two city administrations.The 2007 Population and Housing Census results are presented by regions. The data show thatthere are significant variations in the distribution of population by regions. As shown in Table2, the largest proportion of the country’s population was found in Oromia Region, followed byAmhara and SNNP Regions. The lowest proportion was in Harari Regional State.The same patterns of overall population distribution by regions were observed in the 1994census. However, there were slight changes in the percentage of population distribution overthe last 12 years: the percentage shares for Oromia and SNNP Regions have slightly increasedsince 1994, whereas the percentage share of the national population in Amhara Region hasdeclined from 25.9 to 23.3 percent. For the rest of the regions, distributions of the nationalpopulation expressed in terms of percentages remained nearly the same.