Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 70.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Ethiopia is 70.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Ethiopia peaked at 88.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2024.
Ethiopia ranks 8th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.1% | — |
| 2002 | 86.6% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -1.1% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 70.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 70.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.3%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.0% | 82.0% | 88.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 74.5% | 80.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 70.7% | 73.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 5 Congo 75.3% compare
- 6 Sudan 73.7% compare
- 7 Afghanistan 72.4% compare
- 9 Central African Republic 68.9% compare
- 10 Nicaragua 67.2% compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 66.7% compare
More infrastructure data for Ethiopia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 85.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 65.08 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 765,634 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5798 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0058 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 765,634 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6508 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Ethiopia?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Ethiopia was 70.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Ethiopia ranks 8th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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