Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Urban population share 2050

Afghanistan
25.94
in 2025
Ethiopia
24.11
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
217th
Ethiopia rank
220th

Urban population share 2050 over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 25.94 against 24.11 in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.83.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 217th and Ethiopia ranks 220th of 231 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 17 and Ethiopia in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0001 0.0002 0.0001 Ethiopia
1100s 0.0003 0.0006 0.0004 Ethiopia
1200s 0.0008 0.0019 0.0011 Ethiopia
1300s 0.0025 0.0058 0.0033 Ethiopia
1400s 0.0074 0.0173 0.0099 Ethiopia
1500s 0.0222 0.052 0.0298 Ethiopia
1600s 0.0667 0.1559 0.0893 Ethiopia
1700s 0.2 0.4678 0.2678 Ethiopia
1710s 0.3611 0.527 0.1659 Ethiopia
1720s 0.4062 0.5772 0.171 Ethiopia
1730s 0.457 0.6322 0.1752 Ethiopia
1740s 0.5141 0.6924 0.1783 Ethiopia
1750s 0.5784 0.7583 0.18 Ethiopia
1760s 0.6506 0.8305 0.1799 Ethiopia
1770s 0.732 0.9096 0.1777 Ethiopia
1780s 0.8235 0.9963 0.1728 Ethiopia
1790s 0.9264 1.09 0.1648 Ethiopia
1800s 1.04 1.2 0.1529 Ethiopia
1810s 1.17 1.31 0.1364 Ethiopia
1820s 1.32 1.43 0.1145 Ethiopia
1830s 1.48 1.57 0.0861 Ethiopia
1840s 1.67 1.72 0.0502 Ethiopia
1850s 1.88 1.88 0.0053 Ethiopia
1860s 2.11 2.06 0.0501 Afghanistan
1870s 2.38 2.26 0.1178 Afghanistan
1880s 2.67 2.47 0.1997 Afghanistan
1890s 3.01 2.71 0.2983 Afghanistan
1900s 3.38 2.97 0.4163 Afghanistan
1910s 3.81 3.25 0.5566 Afghanistan
1920s 4.28 3.56 0.723 Afghanistan
1930s 4.82 3.9 0.9193 Afghanistan
1940s 5.42 4.27 1.15 Afghanistan
1950s 6.74 6.44 0.301 Afghanistan
1960s 9.42 7.74 1.68 Afghanistan
1970s 13.43 9.35 4.09 Afghanistan
1980s 16.49 11.37 5.12 Afghanistan
1990s 17.8 13.78 4.01 Afghanistan
2000s 19.8 15.89 3.91 Afghanistan
2010s 24.05 19.29 4.77 Afghanistan
2020s 25.52 22.88 2.64 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population share 2050, Afghanistan or Ethiopia?
Afghanistan, at 25.94 against 24.11 in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population share 2050 between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
1.83, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for urban population share 2050?
Afghanistan ranks 217th and Ethiopia ranks 220th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Urban population share 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Urban population share 2050
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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