Chad vs Ethiopia

Chad vs Ethiopia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 3.5 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Ethiopia.

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% of people · UN

Chad vs Ethiopia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 27.6% in Chad and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 3.5 percentage points, or 1.14 times that in Ethiopia.
ChadEthiopiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher since 1963, when it overtook Ethiopia.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 210 and Ethiopia ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Chad at 52.4% and Ethiopia at 33.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearChadEthiopia
202527.624.1
202426.923.6
202326.323.1
202225.822.7
202125.222.1
202024.721.6
201924.321.3
201823.920.8
201723.520.3
201623.119.9
201522.819.5
201422.519
201322.318.6
201222.118.2
20112217.9
201021.917.5
200921.817.2
200821.816.8
200721.816.1
200621.816.2
200521.816
200421.715.8
200321.715.5
200221.715.3
200121.715.1
200021.714.9
199921.614.7
199821.614.5
199721.614.3
199621.514.1
199521.513.9
199421.513.7
199321.413.5
199221.413.3
199121.313
199021.212.8
198921.112.5
19882112.2
198720.811.9
198620.611.7
198520.411.4
198420.211.2
19832011
198219.710.8
198119.410.6
198019.110.4
197918.810.2
197818.410
197717.89.8
197616.89.6
197515.79.4
197414.59.2
197313.39.1
197212.58.9
197111.98.7
197011.38.6
196910.78.4
196810.18.3
19679.58.1
19668.98
19658.47.8
196487.7
19637.67.5
19627.37.4
19616.97.2
19606.67.1
19596.37
195866.8
19575.76.7
19565.46.6
19555.26.5
195456.4
19534.86.3
19524.76.1
19514.66
19504.55.9
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearChadEthiopia
202628.224.6
202728.925.1
202829.725.6
202930.426
203031.226.5
20313227
203232.927.4
203333.827.9
203434.728.3
203535.628.7
203636.629.2
203737.529.6
203838.630
203939.630.4
204040.630.8
204141.731.1
204242.831.5
20434431.8
204445.132.2
204546.332.5
204647.532.8
204748.733.1
204849.933.4
204951.133.6
205052.433.9

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.

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