Ethiopia vs Italy: Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants
Ethiopia
1.0%
in 2020
Italy
1.0%
in 2020
Ethiopia rank
47th
Italy rank
49th
Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants over time
- Ethiopia
- Italy
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 47th and Italy ranks 49th of 144 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.4% | Italy |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Italy |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 4.2% | -0.0% | 4.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.0% | -0.2% | 1.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -0.4% | 0.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -0.1% | 1.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants, Ethiopia or Italy?
- Ethiopia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants between Ethiopia and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2020.
- How do Ethiopia and Italy rank globally for annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants?
- Ethiopia ranks 47th and Italy ranks 49th of 144 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual growth rate of population share in cities with at least 300,000 inhabitants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual growth in the share of population living in cities with at least 300,000 people, calculated over five-year periods. For example, 2020 reflects average growth between 2015–2020. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.