Ethiopia
Ethiopia's population has grown from 33.5 million in 1983 to 87.9 million in 2014. The population was only about 9 million in the 19th century. The 2007 Population and Housing Census results show that the population of Ethiopia grew at an average annual rate of 2.6% between 1994 and 2007, down from 2.8% during the period 1983–1994. Currently, the population growth rate is among the top ten countries in the world. The population is forecast to grow to over 210 million by 2060, which would be an increase from 2011 estimates by a factor of about 2.5.
2016 Ethiopian protests
In 1991, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) captured the capital Addis Ababa and ended the Ethiopian Civil War. The EPRDF was led by the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front and was dominated by those belonging to the Tigray ethnic group, which is a minoroty group comprising only about six percent of the country's population. However, members of this ethnic group have traditionally dominated senior positions in the country's military and political system, while those belonging to the Amhara and Oromo ethnic groups, who comprise a majority of the population, have felt rather marginalized over the past few decades. Ethnic divisions are not as sharp in Ethiopia as one would imagine; intermarriage is extremely commonplace, and the actual disparity and disaffection between groups is not great. Furthermore, following the death of Meles Zenawi in 2012, the influence of Tigray ethnic group is the lowest in many decades, because now, neither of the two main political positions – President (head of state) and Prime Minister (head of government) – is occupied by a Tigrayan. President Mulatu Teshome belongs to the Oromo ethnic group and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn to the Wolayta ethnic group. Nevertheless, the domination of the Tigray people is there in the back of the minds of some people and is a factor in the disturbances.