Ethiopia Rural Population 1960-2023

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Ethiopia rural population for 2021 was 93,611,468, a 2.01% increase from 2020.
  • Ethiopia rural population for 2020 was 91,766,343, a 2.08% increase from 2019.
  • Ethiopia rural population for 2019 was 89,898,498, a 2.09% increase from 2018.
  • Ethiopia rural population for 2018 was 88,055,633, a 2.13% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Rural Population
Ethiopia 93,611,468
Democratic Republic of Congo 51,557,473
Tanzania 40,725,784
Uganda 34,136,762
Afghanistan 29,547,690
Nepal 23,725,239
Niger 21,022,639
Yemen 20,268,538
Mozambique 20,007,111
Madagascar 17,578,693
Malawi 16,370,252
Burkina Faso 15,196,430
Chad 13,094,226
Mali 12,118,494
Rwanda 11,096,904
Zimbabwe 10,827,136
Burundi 10,786,763
North Korea 9,702,586
Syrian Arab Republic 9,356,279
Somalia 9,090,664
Senegal 8,674,634
South Sudan 8,543,371
Guinea 8,489,377
Tajikistan 7,046,761
Benin 6,632,056
Togo 4,896,604
Haiti 4,812,100
Sierra Leone 4,768,441
Central African Republic 3,129,787
Liberia 2,463,081
Eritrea 2,100,324
Guinea-Bissau 1,141,289
Gambia 970,908
Comoros 578,317
Ethiopia Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 93,611,468 77.83 1.99%
2020 91,766,343 78.31 2.06%
2019 89,898,498 78.78 2.07%
2018 88,055,633 79.24 2.10%
2017 86,222,946 79.69 2.17%
2016 84,375,675 80.13 2.17%
2015 82,563,655 80.57 2.16%
2014 80,796,875 81.00 2.18%
2013 79,050,945 81.43 2.24%
2012 77,298,928 81.84 2.31%
2011 75,534,019 82.27 2.35%
2010 73,782,698 82.68 2.33%
2009 72,085,216 83.09 2.32%
2008 70,429,747 83.49 2.37%
2007 68,781,680 83.88 2.59%
2006 67,020,970 84.10 2.59%
2005 65,307,159 84.30 2.61%
2004 63,626,355 84.50 2.64%
2003 61,966,689 84.69 2.68%
2002 60,328,366 84.88 2.71%
2001 58,716,476 85.07 2.70%
2000 57,151,370 85.26 2.74%
1999 55,606,839 85.45 2.81%
1998 54,064,410 85.63 2.85%
1997 52,546,899 85.81 2.92%
1996 51,035,417 85.99 3.00%
1995 49,529,255 86.17 3.05%
1994 48,040,845 86.37 3.05%
1993 46,599,725 86.63 3.07%
1992 45,189,719 86.88 3.78%
1991 43,511,981 87.13 3.93%
1990 41,835,381 87.38 3.30%
1989 40,476,895 87.62 3.44%
1988 39,106,501 87.86 3.53%
1987 37,748,717 88.09 3.05%
1986 36,613,743 88.32 2.61%
1985 35,672,013 88.55 2.48%
1984 34,799,621 88.77 2.26%
1983 34,021,669 88.98 2.48%
1982 33,189,509 89.19 3.59%
1981 32,018,465 89.39 2.25%
1980 31,307,646 89.59 0.32%
1979 31,208,557 89.79 1.23%
1978 30,826,307 89.98 1.45%
1977 30,382,798 90.17 1.69%
1976 29,873,696 90.36 2.28%
1975 29,201,670 90.54 2.20%
1974 28,566,785 90.72 2.36%
1973 27,900,519 90.90 2.46%
1972 27,222,630 91.07 2.50%
1971 26,551,634 91.24 2.57%
1970 25,877,134 91.41 2.60%
1969 25,211,779 91.58 2.59%
1968 24,566,736 91.74 2.58%
1967 23,941,417 91.90 2.34%
1966 23,388,038 92.16 2.32%
1965 22,851,430 92.41 2.41%
1964 22,306,205 92.66 2.37%
1963 21,783,164 92.90 2.33%
1962 21,281,301 93.13 2.29%
1961 20,799,944 93.35 2.23%
1960 20,341,194 93.57 %