Urban population, female (% of total) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Urban population, female (% of total) was 9.8% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Ethiopia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, urban population, female in Ethiopia stood at 9.8%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Ethiopia peaked at 9.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1980.
Ethiopia ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.4% | — |
| 1985 | 5.9% | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 6.5% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +12.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 9.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 9.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 5.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | 6.5% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 179 Cambodia 10.7% compare
- 180 Eswatini 10.6% compare
- 181 Micronesia (country) 10.5% compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 9.7% compare
- 184 Samoa 9.3% compare
- 185 South Sudan 9.3% compare
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Ethiopia?
- Urban population, female in Ethiopia was 9.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for urban population, female?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.