Ethiopia Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Ethiopia population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population density of Ethiopia in 2025 is 117.00 people per square kilometer, a 2.48% increase from 2024.
  • The population density of Ethiopia in 2024 was 114.17 people per square kilometer, a 2.52% increase from 2023.
  • The population density of Ethiopia in 2023 was 111.36 people per square kilometer, a 2.55% increase from 2022.
  • The population density of Ethiopia in 2022 was 108.59 people per square kilometer, a 2.57% increase from 2021.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name 2025 Population Density
Rwanda 559.50
Burundi 501.19
Comoros 474.52
Haiti 432.77
Gambia 257.63
North Korea 218.35
Nepal 214.55
Uganda 212.31
Malawi 185.97
Togo 166.76
Sierra Leone 126.77
Benin 125.95
Ethiopia 117.00
Senegal 95.00
Burkina Faso 89.11
Tanzania 75.40
Tajikistan 74.39
Yemen 68.19
Afghanistan 68.19
Guinea-Bissau 62.12
Guinea 60.49
Madagascar 54.14
Liberia 50.80
Democratic Republic of Congo 46.52
Mozambique 44.83
Zimbabwe 44.47
Eritrea 31.97
Somalia 30.24
Niger 23.14
Mali 19.96
South Sudan 17.74
Chad 15.13
Central African Republic 9.79
Ethiopia - Historical Population Density Data
Year Population Density Growth Rate
2025 117.00 2.48%
2024 114.17 2.52%
2023 111.36 2.55%
2022 108.59 2.57%
2021 105.86 2.64%
2020 103.14 2.69%
2019 100.44 2.69%
2018 97.80 2.71%
2017 95.22 2.76%
2016 92.67 2.75%
2015 90.18 2.73%
2014 87.79 2.74%
2013 85.44 2.79%
2012 83.13 2.87%
2011 80.81 2.89%
2010 78.54 2.86%
2009 76.35 2.84%
2008 74.24 2.88%
2007 72.16 2.89%
2006 70.14 2.87%
2005 68.18 2.88%
2004 66.27 2.91%
2003 64.40 2.95%
2002 62.55 2.98%
2001 60.74 2.96%
2000 58.99 3.00%
1999 57.27 3.07%
1998 55.57 3.11%
1997 53.89 3.18%
1996 52.23 3.26%
1995 50.58 3.34%
1994 48.95 3.40%
1993 47.34 3.42%
1992 45.78 4.15%
1991 43.95 4.30%
1990 42.14 3.64%
1989 40.66 3.78%
1988 39.17 3.87%
1987 37.71 3.37%
1986 36.48 2.90%
1985 35.46 2.76%
1984 34.50 2.53%
1983 33.65 2.75%
1982 32.75 3.89%
1981 31.52 2.50%
1980 30.76 0.54%
1979 30.59 1.46%
1978 30.15 1.67%
1977 29.65 1.91%
1976 29.10 2.51%
1975 28.39 2.43%
1974 27.71 2.59%
1973 27.01 2.69%
1972 26.31 2.72%
1971 25.61 2.80%
1970 24.91 2.83%
1969 24.23 2.81%
1968 23.57 2.79%
1967 22.93 2.66%
1966 22.33 2.63%
1965 21.76 2.72%
1964 21.19 2.66%
1963 20.64 2.61%
1962 20.11 2.56%
1961 19.61 2.49%
1960 19.13 2.41%
1959 18.68 1.97%
1958 18.32 1.55%
1957 18.04 1.85%
1956 17.71 2.15%
1955 17.34 2.13%
1954 16.98 2.12%
1953 16.63 2.14%
1952 16.28 2.19%
1951 15.93 2.21%
1950 15.59 0.00%