As of 2021, the number of Chinese workers in Ethiopia was around 5,963. This was a drop from 8,019 employees the year before. During the observed period, Chinese workers in the country peaked in 2014 at close to 14,080 people, while it was lowest in 2009 at nearly 5,380 individuals.
Number of Chinese workers in Ethiopia from 2009 to 2021
workers in both contracted projects and labor services
Supplementary notes
The source notes that figures include Chinese workers sent to work on construction contracts of Chinese companies in Africa, referred to as workers on contracted projects, as well as Chinese workers employed for other labor services like working in factories, referred to as workers doing labor services.
Data do not include informal migrants.
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SAIS China Africa Research Initiative. (March 21, 2023). Number of Chinese workers in Ethiopia from 2009 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321437/number-of-chinese-workers-in-ethiopia/
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