Urban population share in Ethiopia
24.1% of people in Ethiopia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Ethiopia, 2025
24.1%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
207th of 217
Urban population share in Ethiopia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ethiopia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.1% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 23.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 20.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 15.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 23.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.5%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Ethiopia has the 207th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Ethiopia
All statistics for Ethiopia
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
Population
135,472,051 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.55%
2025 · World Bank