Editing Addis Ababa (section)

==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Addis Ababa}}
[[File:Addis Abeba07 (Sam Effron).jpg|thumb|People in Addis Ababa]]
As of the 2007 population census conducted by the Ethiopian national statistics authorities, Addis Ababa has a total population of 2,739,551 urban and rural inhabitants. For the capital city 662,728 households were counted living in 628,984 housing units, which results in an average of 5.3 persons to a household. Although all Ethiopian ethnic groups are represented in Addis Ababa because it is the capital of the country, the largest groups include the [[Amhara (ethnicity)|Amhara]] (47.05%), [[Oromo people|Oromo]] (19.51%), [[Gurage]] (16.34%), [[Tigrayans|Tigrayan]] (6.18%), [[Silt'e people|Silt'e]] (2.94%), and [[Gamo people|Gamo]] (1.68%). Languages spoken as mother tongues include [[Amharic language|Amharic]] (70.99%), [[Oromo language|Afaan Oromo]] (10.72%), [[Gurage language|Gurage]] (8.37%), [[Tigrinya language|Tigrinya]] (3.60%), [[Silt'e language|Silt'e]] (1.82%) and [[Gamo language|Gamo]] (1.03%). The religion with the most believers in Addis Ababa is [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church|Ethiopian Orthodox]] with 43% of the population, while 33% are [[Islam in Ethiopia|Muslim]], 20% [[P'ent'ay|Protestant]], and 0.48% [[Roman Catholicism in Ethiopia|Catholic]].<ref name="theconversation">[https://theconversation.com/ethiopia-religious-tension-is-getting-worse-5-factors-driving-groups-apart-214278 "The Conversation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114002442/http://www.csa.gov.et/index.php?option=com_rubberdoc&view=doc&id=265&format=raw&Itemid=521 |date=14 November 2010 }}, Tables 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4. For Silt'e, the statistics of reported Shitagne speakers were used, on the assumption that this was a typographical error.</ref> <!--Do not change these numbers unless there's a new (post-2007) census. The edit will be reverted.-->

{{Pie chart
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 | caption= Ethnic groups of Addis Ababa (2007)<ref name="census2007">{{cite web|publisher=Central Statistical Agency|date=2010|title=Population and Housing Census 2007 Report, National|url=http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/3583/download/50086 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082550/http://catalog.ihsn.org/index.php/catalog/3583/download/50086 |archive-date=4 March 2016|access-date= 13 December 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | other  = yes
 | label1 = [[Amhara (ethnicity)|Amhara]]
 | value1 = 47.05 | color1 = Yellow
 | label2 = [[Oromo people|Oromo]]
 | value2 = 19.51 | color2 = Green
 | label3 = [[Gurage people|Gurage]]
 | value3 = 16.34 | color3 = Red
 | label4 = [[Tigrayans|Tigrayan]]
 | value4 = 6.18 | color4 = Blue
 | label5 = [[Silt'e people|Silt'e]]
 | value5 = 2.94| color5 = Purple
 | label6 = [[Gamo people|Gamo]]
 | value6 = 1.68 | color6 = Black
}}

{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Addis Ababa (2007)<ref name="census2007"/>
|label1 = [[Ethiopian Orthodox Church|Ethiopian Orthodox]]
|value1 = 74.6
|color1 = Orchid
|label2 = [[Islam in Ethiopia|Muslim]]
|value2 = 16.2
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[P'ent'ay]]
|value3 = 7.8
|color3 = DodgerBlue
|label4 = [[Traditional African religion|Traditional faiths]]
|value4 = 0.1
|color4 = GreenYellow
|label5 = [[Catholic Church in Ethiopia|Catholic]]
|value5 = 0.5
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 = Other
|value6 = 0.8
|color6 = Red
}}

In the previous census, conducted in 1994, the city's population was reported to be 2,112,737, of whom 1,023,452 were men and 1,089,285 were women. At that time, not all of the population were urban inhabitants; only 2,084,588 or 98.7% were. For the entire administrative council there were 404,783 households in 376,568 housing units, with an average of 5.2 persons per household. The major ethnic groups included the [[Amhara people|Amhara]] (48.27%), [[Oromo people|Oromo]] (19.24%), [[Gurage]] (13.54%; 9.40% [[Sebat Bet Gurage language|Sebat Bet]], and 4.14% [[Sodo]]), [[Tigrayans|Tigrayan]] 7.65%, [[Silt'e people|Silt'e]] 3.98%, and foreigners from [[Eritrea]] 1.34%. Languages spoken included [[Amharic]] (72.64%), [[Oromo language|Afaan Oromo]] (10.01%), [[Gurage]] (6.45%), [[Tigrinyas|Tigrinya]] (5.41%), and [[Silt'e people|Silt'e]] 2.29%. In 1994 the predominant religion was also [[Ethiopian Orthodox]] with 82.0% of the population, while 12.67% were [[Muslim]], 3.87% [[Protestant]], and 0.78% [[Catholic]].<ref>[http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck14%5Ck14.pdf "The 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Addis Ababa"], Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.8, 2.13A {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115120815/http://www.csa.gov.et/surveys/Population%20and%20Housing%20Census%201994/survey0/data/docs%5Creport%5CStatistical_Report%5Ck14%5Ck14.pdf |date=15 November 2010 }}</ref>
<!-- With an estimated area of {{convert|530.14|km2|sqmi}}, this chartered city has an estimated density of {{convert|5165.1|PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}}. -->
{{Historical populations
| 1984 | 1,412,575
| 1994 | 2,112,737
| 2007 | 2,739,551
| 2023 | 3,945,000
| align    = none
| footnote = source:<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Population Size by Sex Zone and Wereda July 2023 |url=http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Population-of-Zones-and-Weredas-Projected-as-of-July-2023.pdf |access-date=19 August 2023 |website=Ethiopian Statistics Agency |archive-date=24 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230824135816/http://www.statsethiopia.gov.et/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Population-of-Zones-and-Weredas-Projected-as-of-July-2023.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}

===Languages===
{{Main|Languages of Ethiopia}}

===Standard of living===
According to the 2007 national census, 98.64% of the housing units of Addis Ababa had access to [[Water supply and sanitation in Ethiopia|safe drinking water]], while 14.9% had flush toilets, 70.7% pit toilets (both ventilated and unventilated), and 14.3% had no toilet facilities.<ref>"Census 2007 Tables: Addis Abeba", Tables, 8.7, 8.8</ref> In 2014, there were 63 public toilets in the city, with plans to build more.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/28/ethiopians-plight-toilets-dirty-no-choice-addis-ababa|title=Ethiopians' plight: 'The toilets are unhealthy, but we don't have a choice'|first=David|last=Smith|date=28 August 2014|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=10 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216042550/https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/aug/28/ethiopians-plight-toilets-dirty-no-choice-addis-ababa|archive-date=16 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Values for other reported common indicators of the [[standard of living]] for Addis Ababa {{As of|2005|lc=on}} include the following: 0.1% of the inhabitants fall into the lowest wealth quintile; adult literacy for men is 93.6% and for women 79.95%, the highest in the nation for both sexes; and the civic [[infant mortality rate]] is 45 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, which is less than the nationwide average of 77; at least half of these deaths occurred in the infants' first month of life.<ref>Macro International Inc. [http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADM636.pdf "2008. Ethiopia Atlas of Key Demographic and Health Indicators, 2005." (Calverton: Macro International, 2008)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105121629/http://pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNADM636.pdf |date=5 November 2010 }}, pp. 2, 3, 10 (Retrieved 30 September 2010)</ref>{{Update inline|date=March 2025|reason=most recent information here is from over ten years ago.}}

The city is partially powered by water at the [[Koka Reservoir]].