Ethiopian Demographics

Population Growth is an issue that exists in today’s world that needs to be confronted before it becomes out of hand. The population itself has reached overwhelming numbers making it a problem that could turn to be dangerous. The amount of humans that the earth can support or the carrying capacity is slowly rising but at a much slower rate than the population growth rate. The increasing growth rate has its negative effects environmentally, agriculturally, socially, and economically and also has its positive effects nationally, and economically. The government is brainstorming and trying to come up with ways to decrease

Thesis: The topic of human population growth is an important issue due to its impacts upon people in developing countries, economics, religion, food production, and the environment; without any limitations, population growth can lead to negative consequences, such as famine and environmental destruction, or even positive outcomes, such as potential economic growth.

To begin with, the Ethiopian economy has different between 2012 and now. When I was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2012, there were a large number of unemployed young men: more than 50% men did not have a job. Also, they used to sit on street rocks and mocked at the people who had a job. Moreover, in the past, Ethiopia had a low literacy rate. If there were 6 people in a family, only two might be students. However,

In Ethiopia 83.9 percent of the total population was found in rural areas, while the remaining 16.1 percent lived in urban areas. Yet regional data indicate that more than half of the population in Dire Dawa (67.5%) and Harari (50.5%) were urban residents. In addition, the proportions of urban residents in Tigray (19.5%) and Gambella (25.2%) regions are relatively larger than the proportion within the total national population (CSA, 2008).

Ethiopia has a population of over 104 million people and life expectancy is on the lower side at approximately 65 years. The fertility rate is

Keeping the factors that decrease a population in mind, such as economic instability, poverty, natural disasters, resource destruction, and disease, is important when considering which countries should have to put forward these policies and programs to restrict population growth. The question of which countries should follow these solutions depends upon whether there is a major population boom that threatens the environment, economic stability, and social living conditions. If these things are being threatened, then restricting a population by means of putting forward programs and policies should be

“Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.” -Haile Selassie The name "Ethiopia" derives from the Greek word ethio, meaning "burned" and pia, meaning "face": the land of burned-faced peoples or in some points also means “something divided”. Ethiopia also known as (Abyssinia) is the tenth largest country in Africa, covering 439,580 square miles almost twice the size of Texas. Addis Ababa is the third-highest capital city in the world. The country boasts a massive population as one of the densest landlocked countries in the world with roughly

Ghana is a country found along the Gulf of Guinea in the sub region of West Africa in the African continent. It is bordered to the west by Ivory Coast; to the north by Burkina Faso; to the east by Togo and to the south by the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean.

In addition to having access to trade, Ethiopia has enjoyed a stable political climate under the Ethiopia Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). The government has invested in public infrastructure to foster

Explanation: Ethiopia is an African state that has a culture that is very different from that of the United States. The reason is, the United States and Ethiopia are very different in terms of their geographic locations, their cultures, and their interests. Additionally, the United States is a developed country, while Ethiopia is an under-developed state. Any state, that is under-developed, the citizens of that particular country face certain challenges in their country, i.e. a struggle for better life standards, for a better education, and for the better future. This fact is observed by the report of Royal Oak Interactive Inc (2016), where it is mentioned that people living in Ethiopia receive a very less spending on health care, they earn less money, life expectancy

Family size is also a huge contributor to the population catastrophe. Generally, a family in this region is consisted of around five to six children (Bridge). The reason for women to bare so many children is because of the high risk of infant mortality. Since children’s health has improved in the 1980’s, women continued to have the same number of kids. However, more lived, which then pushed fertility rates even higher (World Religions, Environment, Development 233). In order for Sub Saharan to stabilize their flourishing

The world has a population of 7 billion people and is still rising at 2.5 people per second (). Africa has 1,033 billion people as of 2011 () and also is on the rise. Recently the growth in population has become more and more serious as the world is biophysically limited, though it is said that it can provide for us all equally, the distribution of goods in very uneven. Even with this inequality people continue to procreate as they see it as a God given right and so many families in Africa contain from about 5 to 10 children in some cases. Traditional ways are also seen as a cause of population growth, with men having as many as 10 wives. Our biggest cause of overpopulation many have argued to be the lack of education, education on birth control, family planning and the impacts on the environment caused by growth in population. This issue of overpopulation in Africa has a huge impact on the country and its government to feed all these mouths, and often they rely on foreign help from the northern better off continents, driving African countries into debts they will never be able to pay off.

On the other hand, in Hans Rosling’s lecture, he utilizes boxes to demonstrate the same concept of population growth. Each box represents one billion people. As the years past and the boxes pile on, Rosling notices one common trend: Population continues to rise in areas that exhibit poverty and lack of access to basic health services. He proposes that in order to stabilize population growth around the world, we must improve child survival by 90%, ensure that children are educated, and provide tools and resources for families to get out of poverty.

Addis Ababa, one of the oldest and largest cities in Africa, was founded as the capital of Ethiopia in 1886 when Menelik II became the Emperor of Ethiopia (Bjerkil, 2013; UN-HABITAT, 2008). Following its foundation, the city has seen an important era of modernisation and increase in population size. In fact, according to Pankurst (1961), Emperor Menelik attempted to forge something new in Ethiopia’s history by joining modern institutions and traditional way of life. Although the city lacked many characteristics of a 20th century capital such as municipalities, it put in place the foundations for the development of a modern state that started to impact the traditional structure of the country. At that time, Addis Ababa had the great potential in offering a beautiful and healthy environment for its habitants, with its topography, agricultural land and simple ways

Female teachers can voluntarily participate to organize campaigns to teach women regarding the nutritional requirements of their body during pregnancy and that of their child. They should also be made aware about the importance of breastfeeding their child. Leaders can make policies in which education till secondary level should be made mandatory for all. Parental illiteracy can be dealt in this way, which will help to reduce poverty and will improve child’s health. Education is the key for every solution. It will also contribute to reduce unemployment rate in Ethiopia and thus poverty and ultimately malnutrition. NGOs can also invest in campaigns and can help school authorities to provide education. They can also provide free lunch boxes to children at schools. Poverty also needs to be addressed first if we want to remove malnutrition and hunger in Ethiopia. Executive directors of World Bank, other national and international organizations should try to financially support the country to improve quality and quantity of its agriculture. Private sector representatives can also provide help in this by raising funds from donations (Gillespie, Haddad, Mannar, Menon, & Nisbett, 2013).