Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ethiopia
2.0%
in 2025
Lao People's Democratic Republic
1.9%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
14th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ethiopia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 1.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 2.8% | 0.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 3.6% | 2.0% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Ethiopia, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of urban population share. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual rate of change of the share of the population living in urban areas.