Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Ethiopia

Rural population share in Ethiopia in 2025 — 75.9%. Ranked 11 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 17 pp.

2025 75.9% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 11of 217
Period maximum 92.9%1960
Period minimum 75.9%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Ethiopia, 1960–2025758085909519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 92.9%1962: 92.6%1964: 92.3%1966: 92%1968: 91.7%1970: 91.4%1972: 91.1%1974: 90.8%1976: 90.4%1978: 90%1980: 89.6%1982: 89.2%1984: 88.8%1986: 88.3%1988: 87.8%1990: 87.2%1992: 86.7%1994: 86.3%1996: 85.9%1998: 85.5%2000: 85.1%2002: 84.7%2004: 84.2%2006: 83.8%2008: 83.2%2010: 82.5%2012: 81.8%2014: 81%2016: 80.1%2018: 79.2%2020: 78.4%2022: 77.3%2024: 76.4%2025: 75.9%
Change over the period: −17 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 75.9%
World 42.2%
Eastern Africa computed 68.2%
Low-income countries computed 64.4%
Rural population share — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 75.9 −0.5 pp
2024 76.4 −0.6 pp
2023 76.9 −0.3 pp
2022 77.3 −0.6 pp
2021 77.9 −0.5 pp
2020 78.4 −0.4 pp
2019 78.8 −0.5 pp
2018 79.2 −0.5 pp
2017 79.7 −0.4 pp
2016 80.1 −0.4 pp
2015 80.5 −0.4 pp
2014 81 −0.4 pp
2013 81.4 −0.4 pp
2012 81.8 −0.3 pp
2011 82.1 −0.4 pp
2010 82.5 −0.3 pp
2009 82.8 −0.4 pp
2008 83.2 −0.7 pp
2007 83.9 +0.1 pp
2006 83.8 −0.2 pp
2005 84 −0.2 pp
2004 84.2 −0.2 pp
2003 84.5 −0.2 pp
2002 84.7 −0.2 pp
2001 84.9 −0.2 pp
2000 85.1 −0.2 pp
1999 85.3 −0.2 pp
1998 85.5 −0.2 pp
1997 85.7 −0.2 pp
1996 85.9 −0.2 pp
1995 86.1 −0.2 pp
1994 86.3 −0.2 pp
1993 86.5 −0.2 pp
1992 86.7 −0.3 pp
1991 87 −0.3 pp
1990 87.2 −0.3 pp
1989 87.5 −0.3 pp
1988 87.8 −0.3 pp
1987 88.1 −0.3 pp
1986 88.3 −0.2 pp
1985 88.6 −0.2 pp
1984 88.8 −0.2 pp
1983 89 −0.2 pp
1982 89.2 −0.2 pp
1981 89.4 −0.2 pp
1980 89.6 −0.2 pp
1979 89.8 −0.2 pp
1978 90 −0.2 pp
1977 90.2 −0.2 pp
1976 90.4 −0.2 pp
1975 90.6 −0.2 pp
1974 90.8 −0.2 pp
1973 90.9 −0.2 pp
1972 91.1 −0.2 pp
1971 91.3 −0.2 pp
1970 91.4 −0.2 pp
1969 91.6 −0.2 pp
1968 91.7 −0.2 pp
1967 91.9 −0.1 pp
1966 92 −0.1 pp
1965 92.2 −0.1 pp
1964 92.3 −0.1 pp
1963 92.5 −0.1 pp
1962 92.6 −0.1 pp
1961 92.8 −0.1 pp
1960 92.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.