This chart displays the growth of Addis Ababa's population from 1950 to 2025.
| Date | Population |
| 2025-01-01 | 5956600 |
| 2024-01-01 | 5703600 |
| 2023-01-01 | 5460500 |
| 2022-01-01 | 5227700 |
| 2021-01-01 | 5005500 |
| 2020-01-01 | 4793700 |
| 2019-01-01 | 4591900 |
| 2018-01-01 | 4399600 |
| 2017-01-01 | 4215900 |
| 2016-01-01 | 4039900 |
| 2015-01-01 | 3870700 |
| 2014-01-01 | 3708900 |
| 2013-01-01 | 3553800 |
| 2012-01-01 | 3405400 |
| 2011-01-01 | 3262900 |
| 2010-01-01 | 3126400 |
| 2009-01-01 | 2995700 |
| 2008-01-01 | 2870600 |
| 2007-01-01 | 2750400 |
| 2006-01-01 | 2688900 |
| 2005-01-01 | 2634100 |
| 2004-01-01 | 2580500 |
| 2003-01-01 | 2527900 |
| 2002-01-01 | 2476400 |
| 2001-01-01 | 2426000 |
| 2000-01-01 | 2376700 |
| 1999-01-01 | 2328200 |
| 1998-01-01 | 2280800 |
| 1997-01-01 | 2234300 |
| 1996-01-01 | 2188900 |
| 1995-01-01 | 2144200 |
| 1994-01-01 | 2090000 |
| 1993-01-01 | 2010800 |
| 1992-01-01 | 1934700 |
| 1991-01-01 | 1861300 |
| 1990-01-01 | 1790800 |
| 1989-01-01 | 1723000 |
| 1988-01-01 | 1657800 |
| 1987-01-01 | 1594900 |
| 1986-01-01 | 1534500 |
| 1985-01-01 | 1476300 |
| 1984-01-01 | 1420500 |
| 1983-01-01 | 1356000 |
| 1982-01-01 | 1292800 |
| 1981-01-01 | 1232500 |
| 1980-01-01 | 1175200 |
| 1979-01-01 | 1120400 |
| 1978-01-01 | 1068200 |
| 1977-01-01 | 1018400 |
| 1976-01-01 | 971000 |
| 1975-01-01 | 925700 |
| 1974-01-01 | 882500 |
| 1973-01-01 | 841400 |
| 1972-01-01 | 802300 |
| 1971-01-01 | 764800 |
| 1970-01-01 | 729200 |
| 1969-01-01 | 695200 |
| 1968-01-01 | 662900 |
| 1967-01-01 | 631900 |
| 1966-01-01 | 614400 |
| 1965-01-01 | 597400 |
| 1964-01-01 | 580900 |
| 1963-01-01 | 564800 |
| 1962-01-01 | 549100 |
| 1961-01-01 | 533900 |
| 1960-01-01 | 519100 |
| 1959-01-01 | 504700 |
| 1958-01-01 | 490700 |
| 1957-01-01 | 477100 |
| 1956-01-01 | 463900 |
| 1955-01-01 | 451100 |
| 1954-01-01 | 438600 |
| 1953-01-01 | 426400 |
| 1952-01-01 | 414600 |
| 1951-01-01 | 403100 |
| 1950-01-01 | 392000 |
