🌆 Largest Cities in Ethiopia
Ethiopian cities and towns ranked by population (2016 estimate).
Addis Ababa34%
Dire Dawa3.5%
Mekelle3.5%
Adama3.4%
Bishoftu3.4%
Hawassa3.2%
Bahir Dar3%
Gonder2.9%
Dessie
Jimma1.9%
Jijiga1.7%
Shashamane
Sodo
Arba Minch
Hosaena
Harar
Dilla
Nekemte
Debre Birhan
Asella
Debre Mark'os
Kombolcha
Debre Tabor
Adigrat
Areka
Weldiya
Sebeta
Burayu
Shire
Ambo
Arsi Negele
20 others10%
1
Addis AbabaAddis Ababa Chartered City
3,352,000
2
Dire DawaDire Dawa Chartered City
341,991
3
MekelleTigray
340,859
4
AdamaOromia
338,940
5
BishoftuOromia
329,847
6
HawassaSidama
318,618
7
Bahir DarAmhara
297,794
8
GonderAmhara
285,000
9
DessieAmhara
198,428
10
JimmaOromia
186,148
11
JijigaSomali
164,321
12
ShashamaneOromia
154,587
13
SodoSNNPR
153,322
14
Arba MinchSNNPR
151,013
15
HosaenaSNNPR
141,352
16
HararHarar
133,000
17
DillaSNNPR
119,276
18
NekemteOromia
115,741
19
Debre BirhanAmhara
107,827
20
AsellaOromia
103,522
21
Debre Mark'osAmhara
103,263
22
KombolchaAmhara
96,968
23
Debre TaborAmhara
91,968
24
AdigratTigray
90,658
25
ArekaSNNPR
80,693
26
WeldiyaAmhara
76,331
27
SebetaOromia
75,929
28
BurayuOromia
75,232
29
ShireTigray
74,503
30
AmboOromia
74,120
31
Arsi NegeleOromia
72,789
32
AksumTigray
70,360
33
GambelaGambela
70,099
34
Bale RobeOromia
68,294
35
ButajiraSNNPR
67,468
36
BatuOromia
67,162
37
AdwaTigray
63,759
38
BoditiSNNPR
61,985
39
YirgalemSidama
60,260
40
WalisoOromia
58,296
41
WelkiteSNNPR
58,223
42
GodeSomali
56,398
43
MekiOromia
55,772
44
Negele BoranaOromia
54,251
45
Alaba KulitoSNNPR
54,203
46
AlamataTigray
52,435
47
ChiroOromia
51,782
48
TepiSNNPR
50,065
49
DurameSNNPR
49,461
50
GobaOromia
49,309
51
AssosaBenishangul-Gumuz
49,145
52
GimbiOromia
47,674
53
WukroTigray
47,611
54
HaramayaOromia
47,283
55
Mizan TeferiSNNPR
46,642
56
SawlaSNNPR
45,846
57
MojoOromia
45,482
58
Dembi DoloOromia
45,309
59
Aleta WendoSNNPR
44,544
60
MetuOromia
44,296
Highlights
Within Ethiopia, Addis Ababa ranks first in 2016 with 3,352,000, followed by Dire Dawa (341,991) and Mekelle (340,859).
Addis Ababa is 9.8 times higher than Dire Dawa, the runner-up.
Across 60 entries, values run from 3,352,000 (Addis Ababa) to 44,296 (Metu), with a median of 73,455.
Source: Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (2016 estimate) (via Wikipedia), 2016. Unit: people.
Source: Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (2016 estimate) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026