1. PopulationEthiopia

   Ethiopia: the IMF counts 20.2M fewer people than the UN

   UNIMF

   How many people lived in Ethiopia in 2021? The IMF (April 2026) says 102M, the UN estimate says 122M. Both are official; the gap is 17% of the UN figure. Why the counts differ, these data do not say.

   Source: IMF World Economic Outlook; UN World Population Prospects 2024Open on the chart →

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• Ethiopia: more babies born than in the US
• Ethiopia now has more people than the UK
• Ethiopia: all its electricity is made without coal, gas or oil, but there is 18 times less of it per person than in a typical country
• Goals to lower fertility: 2 of 4 came true on time. Ethiopia: 4.27 children per woman against a target of 3
• Promises to hold inflation in 6 countries: 3 of 8 came true. Turkey promised under 10% by 2023 and got 53.9%
• Pledges to build power plants in 8 countries: by the deadline, 12% to 100% of the promise

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