• Abebe Markos Sawore
• Dr. Sukhwinder Singh

The study was aimed to analyze the demographic and socio economic characteristics of street vendors in the Urban SNNP region of Ethiopia. Data were collected from 388 street vendors living in the study area. Multi-stage sampling procedures involving purposive and systematic random-walk techniques were used to draw samples. The study applies the descriptive research method. Accordingly, quantitative and qualitative data were collected through surveys and in-depth interviews. While the quantitative data were analyzed through the descriptive research method of analysis procedures and statistical techniques, the data from the survey, classified, and presented in a tables frequency and percentage. The results indicated that street vending occupation is dominated by women in the urban SNNP region of Ethiopia. In addition to this migrant were highly involved in the informal sector. Therefore, street vending occupation is the livelihood for migrants and non-migrant street vendors

socioeconomic, informal sector, street vendors, SNNP, Ethiopia

"The Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Street Vendors in Urban SNNP Region of Ethiopia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.155-164, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812423.pdf

"The Demographic and Socioeconomic Characteristics of Street Vendors in Urban SNNP Region of Ethiopia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp155-164, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812423.pdf