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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
132nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, 1993–2023

0.0050.010.0150.020.0251993200820231993: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.008 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.01 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.012 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.013 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.014 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.015 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.016 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.017 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.019 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.02 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.021 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.022 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.024 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.025 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

In 2023, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia stood at 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 58.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1993.

Ethiopia ranks 132nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1993 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre —
1994 0.0076 1000 No per square kilometre +5.5%
1995 0.0079 1000 No per square kilometre +4.9%
1996 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre +4.6%
1997 0.0087 1000 No per square kilometre +4.4%
1998 0.009 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
1999 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
2000 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
2001 0.0102 1000 No per square kilometre +4.3%
2002 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre +4.2%
2003 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre +4.2%
2004 0.0103 1000 No per square kilometre -7.7%
2005 0.0107 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
2006 0.0111 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
2007 0.0116 1000 No per square kilometre +4.1%
2008 0.0122 1000 No per square kilometre +5.2%
2009 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre +5.2%
2010 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre +5.2%
2011 0.0142 1000 No per square kilometre +5.1%
2012 0.0149 1000 No per square kilometre +5.1%
2013 0.0156 1000 No per square kilometre +5.0%
2014 0.0164 1000 No per square kilometre +5.0%
2015 0.0172 1000 No per square kilometre +4.9%
2016 0.018 1000 No per square kilometre +4.8%
2017 0.0189 1000 No per square kilometre +4.8%
2018 0.0198 1000 No per square kilometre +4.7%
2019 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre +4.7%
2020 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre +4.7%
2021 0.0227 1000 No per square kilometre +4.6%
2022 0.0237 1000 No per square kilometre +4.6%
2023 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre +4.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0083 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0094 1000 No per square kilometre 7
2000s 0.011 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0098 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0128 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0169 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0135 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0207 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0217 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 129 Myanmar 0.0276 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 130 Burkina Faso 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 131 Cambodia 0.0252 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 133 Yemen 0.0243 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 134 Lesotho 0.0241 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 135 Guinea 0.023 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Ethiopia was 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0248 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.6%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.