Ethiopia Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Ethiopia population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Ethiopia in 2020 is 104.11 people per square kilometer, a 2.57% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Ethiopia in 2019 was 101.49 people per square kilometer, a 2.61% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Ethiopia in 2018 was 98.91 people per square kilometer, a 2.65% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Ethiopia in 2017 was 96.35 people per square kilometer, a 2.7% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Rwanda | 491.73 |
| Comoros | 467.28 |
| Burundi | 427.26 |
| Haiti | 410.90 |
| Gambia | 213.86 |
| North Korea | 213.86 |
| Nepal | 197.97 |
| Uganda | 189.36 |
| Malawi | 161.46 |
| Togo | 145.78 |
| Sierra Leone | 110.33 |
| Benin | 105.64 |
| Ethiopia | 104.11 |
| Senegal | 85.12 |
| Burkina Faso | 76.23 |
| Tajikistan | 67.46 |
| Tanzania | 63.06 |
| Afghanistan | 59.63 |
| Yemen | 56.49 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 54.47 |
| Guinea | 53.42 |
| Madagascar | 47.15 |
| Liberia | 45.41 |
| Mozambique | 39.75 |
| Zimbabwe | 38.04 |
| Eritrea | 30.16 |
| Somalia | 24.92 |
| Niger | 19.11 |
| Mali | 16.33 |
| Chad | 12.79 |
| Central African Republic | 7.75 |
| South Sudan | 0.00 |
| Ethiopia - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 104.11 | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 101.49 | 2.61% |
| 2018 | 98.91 | 2.65% |
| 2017 | 96.35 | 2.70% |
| 2016 | 93.82 | 2.75% |
| 2015 | 91.31 | 2.79% |
| 2014 | 88.83 | 2.84% |
| 2013 | 86.38 | 2.87% |
| 2012 | 83.97 | 2.87% |
| 2011 | 81.63 | 2.85% |
| 2010 | 79.36 | 2.82% |
| 2009 | 77.18 | 2.80% |
| 2008 | 75.08 | 2.78% |
| 2007 | 73.05 | 2.78% |
| 2006 | 71.08 | 2.81% |
| 2005 | 69.14 | 2.84% |
| 2004 | 67.23 | 2.87% |
| 2003 | 65.35 | 2.89% |
| 2002 | 63.52 | 2.91% |
| 2001 | 61.72 | 2.92% |
| 2000 | 59.97 | 2.92% |
| 1999 | 58.27 | 2.94% |
| 1998 | 56.60 | 2.98% |
| 1997 | 54.96 | 3.08% |
| 1996 | 53.32 | 3.22% |
| 1995 | 51.66 | 3.38% |
| 1994 | 49.97 | 3.54% |
| 1993 | 48.26 | 3.64% |
| 1992 | 46.57 | 3.66% |
| 1991 | 44.92 | 3.60% |
| 1990 | 43.36 | 3.49% |
| 1989 | 41.90 | 3.39% |
| 1988 | 40.53 | 3.30% |
| 1987 | 39.24 | 3.25% |
| 1986 | 38.00 | 3.23% |
| 1985 | 36.81 | 3.25% |
| 1984 | 35.66 | 3.23% |
| 1983 | 34.54 | 3.10% |
| 1982 | 33.50 | 2.81% |
| 1981 | 32.59 | 2.40% |
| 1980 | 31.82 | 1.90% |
| 1979 | 31.23 | 1.45% |
| 1978 | 30.78 | 1.24% |
| 1977 | 30.41 | 1.36% |
| 1976 | 30.00 | 1.72% |
| 1975 | 29.49 | 2.21% |
| 1974 | 28.85 | 2.66% |
| 1973 | 28.11 | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 27.29 | 3.05% |
| 1971 | 26.49 | 2.93% |
| 1970 | 25.73 | 2.76% |
| 1969 | 25.04 | 2.63% |
| 1968 | 24.40 | 2.53% |
| 1967 | 23.80 | 2.49% |
| 1966 | 23.22 | 2.51% |
| 1965 | 22.65 | 2.53% |
| 1964 | 22.09 | 2.52% |
| 1963 | 21.55 | 2.48% |
| 1962 | 21.03 | 2.43% |
| 1961 | 20.53 | 2.35% |
| 1960 | 20.06 | 2.26% |
| 1959 | 19.62 | 2.17% |
| 1958 | 19.20 | 2.10% |
| 1957 | 18.80 | 2.05% |
| 1956 | 18.43 | 2.01% |
| 1955 | 18.06 | 1.98% |
| 1954 | 17.71 | 1.96% |
| 1953 | 17.37 | 1.94% |
| 1952 | 17.04 | 1.91% |
| 1951 | 16.72 | 1.87% |
| 1950 | 16.42 | 0.00% |
