Urban population growth in Ethiopia
The urban population of Ethiopia changed by 4.59% in 2025.
Ethiopia, 2025
4.59%
Change from 2024
−0.41percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
11th of 217
Urban population growth in Ethiopia over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.59% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 5.00% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.01% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 5.43% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.87% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.47% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.90% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 5.01% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 4.88% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 4.87% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 4.90% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 4.87% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 4.94% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 4.70% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 4.94% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 4.81% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 4.95% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 7.14% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 2.19% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.38% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.38% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.37% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 4.39% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 4.46% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 4.35% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.41 percentage points from 5.00% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.90%, the figure has changed by −0.30 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ethiopia has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
Urban population share
24.1%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.55%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
128,691,692 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
18.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
3.99 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.59%
2023 · UN Population Division