Migration trends in Ethiopia
Africa
1.2M people from Ethiopia have built lives abroad. That's 0.9% of the country population, spread across 56 different countries
132.1M
Population
1.1M
Immigrants
1.2M
Emigrants
−103.7K
Outflow
0.9% of people born in Ethiopia now live abroad
The #61 largest source of emigrants worldwide
Top corridors
The largest migration routes in Ethiopia
Where people move to
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
869.6K immigrants · 1.6M emigrants
1995
- The exodus eased — the diaspora abroad shrank by 55%
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 46%
- Slipped out of the 3 biggest countries by emigrants in Africa
- Emigration to Somalia declined sharply — 442K fewer migrants there
2000
- Emigration to Sudan declined sharply — 373.3K fewer migrants there
2005
- South Sudan overtook Somalia as the largest source of new arrivals
- United States replaced Sudan as the main destination for those leaving
- Immigration contracted — the foreign-born population fell 47%
- Immigration from Somalia declined sharply — 139.7K fewer migrants from there
2010
- The diaspora abroad passed 500K people
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 280%
- South Sudan overtook Somalia as the largest source of new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from South Sudan — 247.5K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Somalia — 176.3K new arrivals
2020
- The diaspora abroad passed 1M people
Today
- The foreign-born population passed 1M residents
- The gap between arrivals and departures was cut in half
- Since 1990: 267.3K more foreign-born residents and 390.2K fewer citizens living abroad