Ethiopia vs Uganda: Annual growth rate of urban population share
Ethiopia
2.0%
in 2025
Uganda
2.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Uganda rank
9th
Annual growth rate of urban population share over time
- Ethiopia
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 9th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8% | 2.9% | 1.1% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.9% | 3.6% | 1.7% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.6% | Uganda |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 4.6% | 3.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 4.4% | 2.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of urban population share, Ethiopia or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of urban population share between Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for annual growth rate of urban population share?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 9th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.