Urban population, male in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Urban population, male was 9.6% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Ethiopia, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 9.6% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Ethiopia peaked at 9.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 1980.
That places Ethiopia 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Urban population, male in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.0% | — |
| 1985 | 5.5% | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 6.1% | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 6.6% | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 7.3% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 2.01 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.89 million (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Ethiopia?
- Urban population, male in Ethiopia was 9.6% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for urban population, male?
- Ethiopia ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.