Urban population, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Urban population, per capita was 0.2411 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Ethiopia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.2411 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2411 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0711 units per person, in 1960.
That places Ethiopia 208th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0711 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0724 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0738 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0752 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0766 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.078 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0795 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.081 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0825 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0841 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0857 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0873 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.089 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0907 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0942 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0961 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0979 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0998 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1018 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1037 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1058 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1078 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1099 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.112 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1143 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1168 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1194 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1222 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1249 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1276 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1303 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1328 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1351 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1372 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1388 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.141 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1431 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1451 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1471 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1492 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1512 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1533 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1554 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1576 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1598 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1621 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1609 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1679 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1715 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1749 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1786 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1821 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1862 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1903 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1945 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1988 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2031 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2078 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2125 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2163 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2211 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2274 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2306 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2362 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2411 units per person | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0774 units per person | 0.0711 units per person | 0.0841 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0935 units per person | 0.0857 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1137 units per person | 0.1037 units per person | 0.1249 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1378 units per person | 0.1276 units per person | 0.1471 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1589 units per person | 0.1492 units per person | 0.1715 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1929 units per person | 0.1749 units per person | 0.2125 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2288 units per person | 0.2163 units per person | 0.2411 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 205 Afghanistan 0.2594 units per person compare
- 206 Burundi 0.2569 units per person compare
- 207 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2433 units per person compare
- 209 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 units per person compare
- 210 Vanuatu 0.2232 units per person compare
- 211 South Sudan 0.2168 units per person compare
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Urban population, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.2411 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2411 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 units per person in 1960.
- How does Ethiopia rank for urban population, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 208th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.