Somalis in Ethiopia
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"Ethiopian Somalis" redirects here. For the ethnic identity of these people, see Somalis.
Somalis in Ethiopia refers to the ethnic Somalis from Ethiopia, particularly the Ogaden, officially known as the Somali Region. Their language is primarily Somali and are predominantly Muslim. According to a 2017 census from the Central Statistical Authority, the Somalis were the third largest ethnic group in Ethiopia with roughly 11,000,000 people[2] accounting for 8.2% of the country’s population, after Oromo (34.4%) and Amhara (27%).[3] The Somali population in Ethiopia make up around 30% of the total Somali population worldwide.[4]