Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2411 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.2411 people per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2411 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0711 people per person, in 1960.
That places Ethiopia 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0711 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0724 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0738 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0752 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0766 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.078 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0795 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.081 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0825 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0841 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0857 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0873 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.089 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0907 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0942 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0961 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0979 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0998 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1018 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1037 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1058 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1078 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1099 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.112 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1143 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1168 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1194 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1222 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1249 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1276 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1303 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1328 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1351 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1372 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1388 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.141 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1431 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1451 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1471 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1492 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1512 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1533 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1554 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1576 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1598 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1621 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1609 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1679 people per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1715 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1749 people per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1786 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1821 people per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1862 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1903 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1945 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1988 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2031 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2078 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2125 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2163 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2211 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2274 people per person | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2306 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2362 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2411 people per person | +2.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.2411 people per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3454 people per person, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.2411 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0774 people per person | 0.0711 people per person | 0.0841 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0935 people per person | 0.0857 people per person | 0.1018 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1137 people per person | 0.1037 people per person | 0.1249 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1378 people per person | 0.1276 people per person | 0.1471 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1589 people per person | 0.1492 people per person | 0.1715 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1929 people per person | 0.1749 people per person | 0.2125 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2288 people per person | 0.2163 people per person | 0.2411 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 202 Afghanistan 0.2594 people per person compare
- 203 Burundi 0.2569 people per person compare
- 204 Antigua and Barbuda 0.2433 people per person compare
- 206 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2248 people per person compare
- 207 Vanuatu 0.2232 people per person compare
- 208 Sri Lanka 0.2184 people per person compare
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.5% (2100)
- Population density 325.45 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 23.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.5% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 4.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.2411 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2411 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0711 people per person in 1960.
- How does Ethiopia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.