Ethiopian Demography and Health
The 2007 census count in Dire Dawa resulted in a total population of 342827 with an even balance between the sexes -  just over a thousand more men than women. The table below shows a five-year age distribution. The higher population in the 20-24 age group than the 15-19 group may have resulted from  reporting errors but most likely it is the result of in-migration from the countryside or from other towns.

With 36 percent of the population below age 15 (see table and age pyramid below) the city has a young age structure although not as young as the surrounding counryside where fertility levels are higher. 


              Age       Males  Females  %M%F

            0  --  421,306 20,322  6.25.9
            5  --  922,081 21,470  6.46.3
          10 -- 1419,70018,808   5.75.5
          15 -- 1921,18022,018   6.26.4
          20 -- 2418,13019,674   5.35.7
          25 -- 2916,30417,877   4.85.2
          30 -- 3413,09212,007   3.83.5
          35 -- 3910,48610,517   3.13.1
          40 -- 44  8,633  7,266   2.52.1
          45 -- 49  5,834  5,156   1.71.5
          50 -- 54  4,682  4,880   1.41.4
          55 -- 59  2,409  2,276   0.70.7
          60 -- 64  3,193  3,104   0.90.9
          65 -- 69  1,564  1,589   0.50.5
          70 -- 74  1,546  1,721   0.50.5
             75+     1,790      2,212   0.50.6
 
             Total     171930   170897      50.2   49.8

Both sexes342827

Source: Based on [1]


                                   Dire Dawa Age Pyramid, 2007

























References:

1.http://www.csa.gov.et