Eritrea vs Ethiopia

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Urban population

Urban population in 2025: 34.5% in Eritrea and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 10.4 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Ethiopia.

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% of people · UN

Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Urban populationUrban population in 2025: 34.5% in Eritrea and 24.1% in Ethiopia, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Eritrea, by 10.4 percentage points, or 1.43 times that in Ethiopia.
EritreaEthiopiaUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

  • Eritrea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, Eritrea ranked 194 and Ethiopia ranked 217 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Eritrea at 40.7% and Ethiopia at 33.9% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

YearEritreaEthiopia
202534.524.1
202434.523.6
202334.723.1
202234.922.7
20213522.1
202035.121.6
201935.221.3
201835.420.8
201735.420.3
201635.519.9
201535.619.5
201435.619
201335.718.6
201235.718.2
201135.717.9
201035.617.5
200935.617.2
200835.516.8
200735.416.1
200635.316.2
200535.116
200434.915.8
200334.815.5
200234.515.3
200134.315.1
200034.114.9
199933.514.7
199832.414.5
199730.914.3
199629.214.1
199527.213.9
199425.213.7
199323.313.5
199221.413.3
199119.813
199018.612.8
198917.712.5
198816.712.2
198716.211.9
198615.811.7
198515.411.4
198415.211.2
198314.911
198214.710.8
198114.610.6
198014.410.4
197914.210.2
19781410
197713.99.8
197613.79.6
197513.69.4
197413.49.2
197313.39.1
197213.18.9
1971138.7
197012.88.6
196912.68.4
196812.48.3
196712.28.1
1966128
196511.77.8
196411.57.7
196311.27.5
1962117.4
196110.77.2
196010.47.1
195910.17
19589.86.8
19579.56.7
19569.26.6
19558.86.5
19548.56.4
19538.26.3
19527.86.1
19517.56
19507.15.9
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
YearEritreaEthiopia
202634.624.6
202734.625.1
202834.625.6
202934.726
203034.726.5
203134.827
203234.927.4
20333527.9
203435.128.3
203535.328.7
203635.429.2
203735.629.6
203835.830
203936.130.4
204036.330.8
204136.631.1
204236.931.5
204337.331.8
204437.732.2
204538.132.5
204638.532.8
20473933.1
204839.533.4
204940.133.6
205040.733.9

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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