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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.0007 1000 No per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0009 1000 No per person
in 1993
All-time low
0.0007 1000 No per person
in 2025
Years of data
33
1993–2025

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2025

0000.0010.0011993200920251993: 0.001 1000 No per person1994: 0.001 1000 No per person1995: 0.001 1000 No per person1996: 0.001 1000 No per person1997: 0.001 1000 No per person1998: 0.001 1000 No per person1999: 0.001 1000 No per person2000: 0.001 1000 No per person2001: 0.001 1000 No per person2002: 0.001 1000 No per person2003: 0.001 1000 No per person2004: 0.001 1000 No per person2005: 0.001 1000 No per person2006: 0.001 1000 No per person2007: 0.001 1000 No per person2008: 0.001 1000 No per person2009: 0.001 1000 No per person2010: 0.001 1000 No per person2011: 0.001 1000 No per person2012: 0.001 1000 No per person2013: 0.001 1000 No per person2014: 0.001 1000 No per person2015: 0.001 1000 No per person2016: 0.001 1000 No per person2017: 0.001 1000 No per person2018: 0.001 1000 No per person2019: 0.001 1000 No per person2020: 0.001 1000 No per person2021: 0.001 1000 No per person2022: 0.001 1000 No per person2023: 0.001 1000 No per person2024: 0.001 1000 No per person2025: 0.001 1000 No per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per person.

Analysis

In 2025, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0007 1000 No per person. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0009 1000 No per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 1000 No per person, in 2025.

Ethiopia ranks 24th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year

Year 1000 No per person Change
1993 0.0009 1000 No per person —
1994 0.0009 1000 No per person -0.3%
1995 0.0009 1000 No per person -0.3%
1996 0.0009 1000 No per person -0.3%
1997 0.0009 1000 No per person -0.4%
1998 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
1999 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2000 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2001 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2002 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2003 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2004 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2005 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2006 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.4%
2007 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.5%
2008 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2009 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2010 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2011 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2012 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2013 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.6%
2014 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.6%
2015 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2016 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.7%
2017 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.8%
2018 0.0008 1000 No per person -0.8%
2019 0.0007 1000 No per person -0.9%
2020 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.0%
2021 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.0%
2022 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.0%
2023 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.0%
2024 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.0%
2025 0.0007 1000 No per person -1.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0006 1000 No per person, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 0.0007 1000 No per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 1000 No per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0009 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0009 1000 No per person 7
2000s 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 10
2010s 0.0008 1000 No per person 0.0007 1000 No per person 0.0008 1000 No per person 10
2020s 0.0007 1000 No per person 0.0007 1000 No per person 0.0007 1000 No per person 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 21 Kenya 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  2. 22 Lesotho 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  3. 23 Vanuatu 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  4. 25 Guyana 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  5. 26 Afghanistan 0.0007 1000 No per person compare
  6. 27 Barbados 0.0007 1000 No per person compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Ethiopia?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0009 1000 No per person in 1993.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 1000 No per person in 2025.
How does Ethiopia rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita
Unit
1000 No per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,544 data points, 1960–2025
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.