Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Population density

Ethiopia

325.45 people per km²

in 2100

Tanzania

296.72 people per km²

in 2100

Ethiopia rank

48th

Tanzania rank

51st

Population density over time

Ethiopia currently reports 325.45 people per km² against 296.72 people per km² in Tanzania, a difference of 28.73 people per km².

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 51st of 234 countries.

Indicator: Population density
Unit: people per km²
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.