Ethiopia vs Vanuatu: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Ethiopia
24.1%
in 2025
Vanuatu
22.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
225th
Vanuatu rank
227th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Ethiopia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 24.1% against 22.3% in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 225th and Vanuatu ranks 227th of 238 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 24 and Vanuatu in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1600s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1700s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1710s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1720s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1730s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1740s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1750s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1760s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1770s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1780s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1790s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1800s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1810s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1820s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1830s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1840s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1850s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 2.3% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 2.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 2.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 3.6% | 5.5% | 2.0% | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 3.9% | 6.4% | 2.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 4.3% | 7.5% | 3.2% | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 6.4% | 6.6% | 0.2% | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 7.7% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 9.3% | 12.7% | 3.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 11.4% | 16.7% | 5.3% | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 13.8% | 20.1% | 6.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 22.9% | 7.0% | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 24.6% | 5.3% | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.3% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Ethiopia or Vanuatu?
- Ethiopia, at 24.1% against 22.3% in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Ethiopia and Vanuatu?
- 1.8%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Vanuatu?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Vanuatu rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Ethiopia ranks 225th and Vanuatu ranks 227th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.