How many employees work at Ethiopian Airlines?

Ethiopian Airlines has 17,686 employees, according to Revelio Labs workforce intelligence data. The YoY growth rate is 0.3%.

Data source: Revelio Labs Coverage: Global workforce Latest update: September 2025

About Ethiopian Airlines

Ethiopian Airlines Group (Ethiopian) is the fastest growing Airline Group in Africa. In its seventy plus years of operation, Ethiopian has become one of the continent’s leading carriers, unrivaled in efficiency and operational success. Ethiopian commands the lion’s share of the Pan-African passenger and cargo network operating the youngest and most modern fleet to more than 127 international passenger and cargo destinations across five continents. Ethiopian fleet includes ultra-modern and environmentally friendly aircraft such as Airbus A350, Boeing 787-8, Boeing 787-9, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-200 Freighter, Bombardier Q-400 double cabin with an average fleet age of five years. In fact, Ethiopian is the first airline in Africa to own and operate these aircraft. Ethiopian is currently implementing a 15-year strategic plan called Vision 2025 that will see it become the leading aviation group in Africa with Seven business centers: Ethiopian International Services; Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services; Ethiopian MRO Services; Ethiopian Aviation Academy; Ethiopian ADD Hub Ground Services, Ethiopian Express Services (Domestic) and Ethiopian Airports Services. Ethiopian is a multi-award-winning airline registering an average growth of 25% in the past seven years.

As of September 2025

Ethiopian Airlines
workforce metrics

Headcount

17.7k

Avg. Salary

$8.4k

Tenure

5.3yr

Growth Rate

0.3%

Hiring Rate

Attrition Rate

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Employee Headcount

Interactive chart of Ethiopian Airlines annual worldwide employee count from 2023 to 2025.

  • Ethiopian Airlines total number of employees in 2025 was 17,817.6, a 0.3% increase from 2024.
  • Ethiopian Airlines total number of employees in 2024 was 17,651.133, a 3.6% increase from 2023.
  • Ethiopian Airlines total number of employees in 2023 was 17,023.037, a 6.4% increase from 2022.

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Employee Geographic Breakdown

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Employee Role Breakdown

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Employee Compensation

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Active Job Postings

Interactive chart of Ethiopian Airlines annual active job postings from 2023 to 2025.

  • Ethiopian Airlines active job postings in 2025 was 6, a 73.7% decline from 2024.
  • Ethiopian Airlines active job postings in 2024 was 7, a 200.0% increase from 2023.
  • Ethiopian Airlines active job postings in 2023 was 0, a 200.0% decline from 2022.

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