Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Rural population, annual growth rate
Ethiopia
1.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.5919 % change on previous year
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Lower middle income rank
19th
Rural population, annual growth rate over time
- Ethiopia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 1.93 % change on previous year against 0.5919 % change on previous year in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.34 % change on previous year.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 208 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 % change on previous year | 2.07 % change on previous year | 0.4276 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 2.18 % change on previous year | 1.86 % change on previous year | 0.3146 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 2.71 % change on previous year | 2.11 % change on previous year | 0.5985 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 3.34 % change on previous year | 1.82 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 2.72 % change on previous year | 1.25 % change on previous year | 1.47 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 2.26 % change on previous year | 0.9487 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 2.03 % change on previous year | 0.6328 % change on previous year | 1.39 % change on previous year | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, annual growth rate, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
- Ethiopia, at 1.93 % change on previous year against 0.5919 % change on previous year in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, annual growth rate between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 1.34 % change on previous year, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for rural population, annual growth rate?
- Ethiopia ranks 22nd and Lower middle income ranks 19th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.