Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Urban population (% of total population)
Afghanistan
25.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia
24.1%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
205th
Ethiopia rank
208th
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 25.9% against 24.1% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 205th and Ethiopia ranks 208th of 218 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 1.7% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 13.4% | 9.3% | 4.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 11.4% | 5.1% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 13.8% | 4.0% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 15.9% | 3.9% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 19.3% | 4.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 25.5% | 22.9% | 2.6% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 25.9% against 24.1% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 1.8%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for urban population?
- Afghanistan ranks 205th and Ethiopia ranks 208th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.