🇪🇹 Population Density of Ethiopia

The current population density of Ethiopia is 126.5271 people per square kilometer. A 2.55% increase from 2022, when the population density only was 123.3799 people/km². In the future, Ethiopia's population density is projected to increase to 323.7416 people/km², by the year 2100. A total increase of the population density of Ethiopia by 155.87% from today's standard.

Historic Population Density of Ethiopia (1950-2023)

Ethiopia has seen an increase of population density since the 1950's. From 17.71 people/km² to 126.5271 people/km², an increase of 614.44% in total.

Future Population Density of Ethiopia (2023-2100)

Ethiopia's positive trend in population density is set to increase even further in the future. Where the population density will grow from 126.5271 people/km² to 323.7416 people/km². An additional increase increase of 155.87% from 2023 to 2100.

Common Questions in Regards to Population Density

What is Population Density?

Population density is a measurement of population per unit of land area. The metric is mostly used in regards to human populations, while sometimes utilized for animal life forms and other organisms. On this page we make use of the population per square kilometer (people/km²) to illustrate the population density of Ethiopia.

What useful information can be derived from Population Density?

The population density is a useful metric for understanding and visualize how populated a country, region or territory is, in general. It's also important to understand that most countries are highly populated in specific regions. While the population density only take people per square kilometers, spaced out evenly throughout the total area, into account.

How is Population Density calculated?

Population density indicates the number of people per unit of land area. In this case, the population density is calculated in square kilometers (km²) of Ethiopia's area.

Population Density Formula

Population Density = population / land area in km²

Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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