Ethiopia’s population of around 67.85 million people is made up of the following ethnic groups: Oromo 40%, Amhara and Tigre 32%, Sidamo 9%, Shankella 6%, Somali 6%, Afar 4%, Gurage 2%, other 1%

Religious groups include: Muslim 45%-50%, Ethiopian Orthodox 35%-40%, animist 12%, other 3%-8%.¹⁴