Rural population in Ethiopia in 2025 — 102,810,152 people. Ranked 6 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 417.8%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 103M | +1.95M | +1.93% |
| 2024 | 101M | +1.85M | +1.87% |
| 2023 | 99.02M | +2.14M | +2.21% |
| 2022 | 96.88M | +1.74M | +1.83% |
| 2021 | 95.14M | +1.94M | +2.08% |
| 2020 | 93.2M | +2.06M | +2.26% |
| 2019 | 91.14M | +1.9M | +2.12% |
| 2018 | 89.25M | +1.85M | +2.12% |
| 2017 | 87.39M | +1.89M | +2.21% |
| 2016 | 85.51M | +1.84M | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 83.66M | +1.79M | +2.18% |
| 2014 | 81.88M | +1.76M | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 80.11M | +1.76M | +2.24% |
| 2012 | 78.36M | +1.85M | +2.41% |
| 2011 | 76.51M | +1.81M | +2.42% |
| 2010 | 74.7M | +1.79M | +2.45% |
| 2009 | 72.91M | +1.74M | +2.44% |
| 2008 | 71.18M | +1.45M | +2.08% |
| 2007 | 69.73M | +2.11M | +3.12% |
| 2006 | 67.62M | +1.78M | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 65.84M | +1.75M | +2.74% |
| 2004 | 64.09M | +1.73M | +2.78% |
| 2003 | 62.36M | +1.7M | +2.81% |
| 2002 | 60.65M | +1.67M | +2.83% |
| 2001 | 58.98M | +1.63M | +2.84% |
| 2000 | 57.35M | +1.6M | +2.87% |
| 1999 | 55.76M | +1.59M | +2.93% |
| 1998 | 54.17M | +1.55M | +2.94% |
| 1997 | 52.62M | +1.54M | +3.01% |
| 1996 | 51.08M | +1.53M | +3.09% |
| 1995 | 49.55M | +1.57M | +3.26% |
| 1994 | 47.98M | +1.53M | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 46.45M | +1.48M | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 44.97M | +1.73M | +4% |
| 1991 | 43.24M | +1.71M | +4.11% |
| 1990 | 41.53M | +1.38M | +3.45% |
| 1989 | 40.15M | +1.39M | +3.59% |
| 1988 | 38.76M | +1.37M | +3.66% |
| 1987 | 37.39M | +1.14M | +3.16% |
| 1986 | 36.24M | +956,620 | +2.71% |
| 1985 | 35.29M | +891,545 | +2.59% |
| 1984 | 34.4M | +803,183 | +2.39% |
| 1983 | 33.59M | +848,845 | +2.59% |
| 1982 | 32.74M | +1.17M | +3.72% |
| 1981 | 31.57M | +713,652 | +2.31% |
| 1980 | 30.86M | +102,530 | +0.33% |
| 1979 | 30.75M | +387,353 | +1.28% |
| 1978 | 30.37M | +447,597 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 29.92M | +510,202 | +1.73% |
| 1976 | 29.41M | +675,265 | +2.35% |
| 1975 | 28.73M | +638,386 | +2.27% |
| 1974 | 28.1M | +664,563 | +2.42% |
| 1973 | 27.43M | +669,996 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 26.76M | +657,684 | +2.52% |
| 1971 | 26.1M | +658,139 | +2.59% |
| 1970 | 25.44M | +648,515 | +2.62% |
| 1969 | 24.8M | +631,864 | +2.61% |
| 1968 | 24.16M | +619,561 | +2.63% |
| 1967 | 23.55M | +576,416 | +2.51% |
| 1966 | 22.97M | +555,411 | +2.48% |
| 1965 | 22.41M | +559,670 | +2.56% |
| 1964 | 21.85M | +535,115 | +2.51% |
| 1963 | 21.32M | +511,116 | +2.46% |
| 1962 | 20.81M | +487,822 | +2.4% |
| 1961 | 20.32M | +462,417 | +2.33% |
| 1960 | 19.86M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
