Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of: Rural population, per capita was 0.7589 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of recorded 0.7589 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of peaked at 0.9289 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.7589 units per person, in 2025.
Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 11th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9226 units per person | 0.9159 units per person | 0.9289 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9065 units per person | 0.8982 units per person | 0.9143 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8863 units per person | 0.8751 units per person | 0.8963 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8622 units per person | 0.8529 units per person | 0.8724 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8411 units per person | 0.8285 units per person | 0.8508 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8071 units per person | 0.7875 units per person | 0.8251 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7712 units per person | 0.7589 units per person | 0.7837 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
- 8 South Sudan, Republic of 0.7832 units per person compare
- 9 Vanuatu 0.7768 units per person compare
- 10 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.7752 units per person compare
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7567 units per person compare
- 13 Burundi 0.7431 units per person compare
- 14 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 0.7406 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 32.82 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 32.82 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
All data for Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of β
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Rural population, per capita in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of was 0.7589 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9289 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7589 units per person in 2025.
- How does Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of rank for rural population, per capita?
- Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of ranks 11th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.