Ethiopia
Key Statistics
Data are 2024 UN data and may differ from national statistics agencies.
1168000
Immigrant Population
0.9%
Immigrant Share of Total Population
1241000
Emigrant Population
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Ethiopia Crafts a Roadmap for Refugee Inclusion amid Global Aid Cuts
Ethiopia's Makatet framework offers a promising model for refugee inclusion, but funding gaps and the exclusion of tens of thousands of Eritreans reveal its limits.
Government Efforts to Boost Diaspora Remittances Earn Mixed Results
Diaspora engagement policies can boost remittance flows, but enforcement, inflation, and political instability complicate results.
Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the United States
The sub-Saharan African immigrant population in the United States is among the fastest growing, and these immigrants tend to be very well educated.
Forgotten and Neglected, War-Torn Sudan Has Become the World’s Leading Displacement Crisis
Sudan's civil war had displaced 12 million people as of July 2025, yet international attention and humanitarian funding have fallen critically short.
Climate Displacement Can Permanently Hamper Children’s Education and Imperil Future Prospects
Climate displacement is derailing education for millions of children worldwide, with lasting consequences for poverty and resilience.
Severe Repression in Eritrea Has Prompted Decades of Exodus
Decades of repression and indefinite forced conscription have driven up to one-third of Eritreans abroad. Still, many have few options for safe refuge.
Adaptation Efforts May Reduce Harms amid Significant Climate-Linked Displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change is driving displacement across sub-Saharan Africa, but targeted adaptation strategies and community-led approaches offer proven ways to reduce its scale and harm.
Migration Interrupted: Can Stranded Migrants from Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan Rebuild Their Lives upon Return?
A joint EU-IOM program helped over 134,000 stranded East African migrants return home. Timely economic and psychosocial support is key to successful reintegration.
What Does It Take to Increase Refugees’ Access to Education and Work? Insights from Ethiopia
Ethiopia made sweeping promises to integrate 900,000 refugees into schools and workplaces; what changed on the ground?
The State of Global Mobility in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 shut down global mobility during the first year of the pandemic. But 2022 saw a rapid rebound. This IOM-MPI report reveals shifting patterns post-pandemic, from Gulf labor flows to climate-driven displacement.
