Austria vs Ethiopia
Austria vs Ethiopia: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 69.7% in Austria and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Austria, by 45.6 percentage points, or 2.89 times that in Ethiopia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Austria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Austria ranked 98 and Ethiopia ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Austria at 79.2% and Ethiopia at 33.9% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Austria | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 69.7 | 24.1 |
| 2024 | 69.5 | 23.6 |
| 2023 | 69.2 | 23.1 |
| 2022 | 69 | 22.7 |
| 2021 | 68.8 | 22.1 |
| 2020 | 68.5 | 21.6 |
| 2019 | 68.3 | 21.3 |
| 2018 | 68.1 | 20.8 |
| 2017 | 67.9 | 20.3 |
| 2016 | 67.7 | 19.9 |
| 2015 | 67.6 | 19.5 |
| 2014 | 67.4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 67.3 | 18.6 |
| 2012 | 67.2 | 18.2 |
| 2011 | 67.2 | 17.9 |
| 2010 | 67.1 | 17.5 |
| 2009 | 67.1 | 17.2 |
| 2008 | 67 | 16.8 |
| 2007 | 67 | 16.1 |
| 2006 | 67 | 16.2 |
| 2005 | 67 | 16 |
| 2004 | 67 | 15.8 |
| 2003 | 66.9 | 15.5 |
| 2002 | 66.9 | 15.3 |
| 2001 | 66.8 | 15.1 |
| 2000 | 66.8 | 14.9 |
| 1999 | 66.7 | 14.7 |
| 1998 | 66.5 | 14.5 |
| 1997 | 66.3 | 14.3 |
| 1996 | 66.1 | 14.1 |
| 1995 | 65.9 | 13.9 |
| 1994 | 65.6 | 13.7 |
| 1993 | 65.3 | 13.5 |
| 1992 | 65 | 13.3 |
| 1991 | 64.6 | 13 |
| 1990 | 64.1 | 12.8 |
| 1989 | 63.4 | 12.5 |
| 1988 | 62.4 | 12.2 |
| 1987 | 61.3 | 11.9 |
| 1986 | 60.1 | 11.7 |
| 1985 | 58.9 | 11.4 |
| 1984 | 57.7 | 11.2 |
| 1983 | 56.7 | 11 |
| 1982 | 55.8 | 10.8 |
| 1981 | 55.2 | 10.6 |
| 1980 | 54.7 | 10.4 |
| 1979 | 54.3 | 10.2 |
| 1978 | 53.9 | 10 |
| 1977 | 53.5 | 9.8 |
| 1976 | 53.2 | 9.6 |
| 1975 | 52.9 | 9.4 |
| 1974 | 52.6 | 9.2 |
| 1973 | 52.4 | 9.1 |
| 1972 | 52.1 | 8.9 |
| 1971 | 51.9 | 8.7 |
| 1970 | 51.7 | 8.6 |
| 1969 | 51.4 | 8.4 |
| 1968 | 51.2 | 8.3 |
| 1967 | 51 | 8.1 |
| 1966 | 50.8 | 8 |
| 1965 | 50.6 | 7.8 |
| 1964 | 50.4 | 7.7 |
| 1963 | 50.3 | 7.5 |
| 1962 | 50.1 | 7.4 |
| 1961 | 50 | 7.2 |
| 1960 | 49.9 | 7.1 |
| 1959 | 49.8 | 7 |
| 1958 | 49.7 | 6.8 |
| 1957 | 49.6 | 6.7 |
| 1956 | 49.5 | 6.6 |
| 1955 | 49.4 | 6.5 |
| 1954 | 49.3 | 6.4 |
| 1953 | 49.3 | 6.3 |
| 1952 | 49.2 | 6.1 |
| 1951 | 49.2 | 6 |
| 1950 | 49.2 | 5.9 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Austria | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 24.6 |
| 2027 | 70.2 | 25.1 |
| 2028 | 70.5 | 25.6 |
| 2029 | 70.8 | 26 |
| 2030 | 71.1 | 26.5 |
| 2031 | 71.4 | 27 |
| 2032 | 71.7 | 27.4 |
| 2033 | 72.1 | 27.9 |
| 2034 | 72.4 | 28.3 |
| 2035 | 72.8 | 28.7 |
| 2036 | 73.1 | 29.2 |
| 2037 | 73.5 | 29.6 |
| 2038 | 73.9 | 30 |
| 2039 | 74.3 | 30.4 |
| 2040 | 74.7 | 30.8 |
| 2041 | 75.1 | 31.1 |
| 2042 | 75.5 | 31.5 |
| 2043 | 75.9 | 31.8 |
| 2044 | 76.4 | 32.2 |
| 2045 | 76.8 | 32.5 |
| 2046 | 77.3 | 32.8 |
| 2047 | 77.8 | 33.1 |
| 2048 | 78.2 | 33.4 |
| 2049 | 78.7 | 33.6 |
| 2050 | 79.2 | 33.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Austria vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyAustria: 82 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAustria: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAustria: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAustria: 98.9% in 2022Ethiopia: 13.2% in 2022
- DepressionAustria: 3.26% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateAustria: 11.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAustria: 9.13 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthAustria: -0.12% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAustria: 1.32 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageAustria: 43.1 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAustria: 20.2% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateAustria: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAustria: 1.1% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAustria: $5.88B in 2025Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personAustria: $697 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAustria: 2% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAustria: 23,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerAustria: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAustria: 0.5% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAustria: 29 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAustria: 1 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997