Population in largest city rose 4.42% to 5.01 mil in Ethiopia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 5.01 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.519 mil in 1960. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, population in largest city in Eritrea amounted to 0.998 mil, 4.92 mil in Kenya, 2.39 mil in Somalia and 5.99 mil in Sudan in 2021.
Ethiopia has been ranked 40th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Chad | mil | 1.19 | 1.23 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.531 | 0.541 | 0.551 | 0.562 | 0.569 | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | mil | 18.8 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 0.803 | 0.833 | 0.864 | 0.896 | 0.929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 3.87 | 4.04 | 4.22 | 4.40 | 4.59 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 3.91 | 4.07 | 4.22 | 4.39 | 4.56 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 1.78 | 1.88 | 1.98 | 2.08 | 2.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 0.321 | 0.336 | 0.352 | 0.369 | 0.386 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 5.13 | 5.26 | 5.40 | 5.53 | 5.68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 5.12 | 5.41 | 5.72 | 6.05 | 6.37 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 2.58 | 2.71 | 2.84 | 2.99 | 3.14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 2.49 | 2.59 | 2.68 | 2.78 | 2.87 |
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