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Population density — Ethiopia

Population density in Ethiopia in 2023 — 114 per km². Ranked 93 in the world out of 215. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 112.3%.

2023 114 per km² +2.64% vs 2022
World rank 93of 215
Period maximum 114 per km²2023
Period minimum 53.7 per km²1993

Trend over time

1993–2023 · people per km²

Population density — Ethiopia, 1993–2023406080100120199319961999200220052008201120142017202020231993: 53.7 per km²1994: 55.6 per km²1995: 57.5 per km²1996: 59.5 per km²1997: 61.4 per km²1998: 63.4 per km²1999: 65.4 per km²2000: 67.4 per km²2001: 69.5 per km²2002: 71.6 per km²2003: 73.8 per km²2004: 67.4 per km²2005: 69.4 per km²2006: 71.5 per km²2007: 73.6 per km²2008: 75.8 per km²2009: 78 per km²2010: 80.2 per km²2011: 82.5 per km²2012: 84.9 per km²2013: 87.2 per km²2014: 89.6 per km²2015: 92 per km²2016: 94.6 per km²2017: 97.2 per km²2018: 99.8 per km²2019: 102.6 per km²2020: 105.4 per km²2021: 108.2 per km²2022: 111.1 per km²2023: 114 per km²
Change over the period: +60.3 (+112.33%) Average annual rate: 2.54 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 114 per km²
World 62.1 per km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 52.7 per km²
Eastern Africa computed 71.1 per km²
Low-income countries computed 50.6 per km²
Population density — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year per km² Change Change, %
2023 114 +2.9 +2.64%
2022 111.1 +2.9 +2.66%
2021 108.2 +2.9 +2.71%
2020 105.4 +2.8 +2.75%
2019 102.6 +2.7 +2.73%
2018 99.8 +2.7 +2.73%
2017 97.2 +2.6 +2.76%
2016 94.6 +2.5 +2.74%
2015 92 +2.4 +2.72%
2014 89.6 +2.4 +2.72%
2013 87.2 +2.3 +2.76%
2012 84.9 +2.3 +2.84%
2011 82.5 +2.3 +2.88%
2010 80.2 +2.2 +2.88%
2009 78 +2.2 +2.88%
2008 75.8 +2.2 +2.94%
2007 73.6 +2.1 +2.97%
2006 71.5 +2.1 +2.98%
2005 69.4 +2 +3.01%
2004 67.4 −6.4 −8.7%
2003 73.8 +2.2 +3.07%
2002 71.6 +2.1 +3.09%
2001 69.5 +2.1 +3.08%
2000 67.4 +2 +3.12%
1999 65.4 +2 +3.17%
1998 63.4 +2 +3.19%
1997 61.4 +1.9 +3.26%
1996 59.5 +1.9 +3.35%
1995 57.5 +1.9 +3.46%
1994 55.6 +1.9 +3.54%
1993 53.7 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 625.3 RW Rwanda 565.6 BI Burundi 533.1 KM Comoros 457 SC Seychelles 260.4 UG Uganda 242.7 MW Malawi 223.8 ET Ethiopia 114 KE Kenya 95.3 TZ Tanzania 75.2 MG Madagascar 53.6 DJ Djibouti 49.7 MZ Mozambique 42.8 ZW Zimbabwe 42.2 SO Somalia 29.3 ER Eritrea 28.6 ZM Zambia 27.9 SS South Sudan 18.2
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About the indicator

Population divided by the land area of the country (excluding inland water bodies). Average density says little about actual settlement: in countries with vast deserts or tundra almost the whole population lives on a small part of the territory, so the average figure comes out an order of magnitude below the actual density of the settled areas.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by land area: it is the whole population of the group over its whole area. It cannot be an average of country densities — otherwise Monaco would weigh as much as Russia.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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