Eastern Africa · Africa

Ethiopia

In 2020 an estimated 86,351,280 people lived here, 34% of them in urban areas.

Year · 2020

2000·2010···2020·2025

Population029.5M urban · 56.8M rural

Water · at least basic49.6%Safely managed 17.3%

Sanitation · at least basic42.4%Open defecation 16.9%

Hygiene · basic25.9%No facility 43%

Water ladder

Ethiopia · 2020 · National

17.3%

32.3%

20.1%

18.7%

11.5%

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Sanitation ladder

Ethiopia · 2020 · National

11.9%

30.5%

20.2%

20.6%

16.9%

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Hygiene ladder

Ethiopia · 2020 · National

25.9%

31.1%

43.0%

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Urban vs rural profile

Urban
Rural

Radar of five headline indicators.

Trend 2000–2025

Water
Sanitation
Hygiene

At least basic service, national.

Water service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Surface Water

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Sanitation service composition

Safely Managed
Basic
Limited
Unimproved
Open Defecation

100% stacked, national vs urban vs rural.

Hygiene composition

25.9%

Basic
Limited
No Facility

Population, 100 people

Water service levels as 100 cells.

Regional comparison · Eastern Africa

At least basic water, national.

Before / after

2000 vs selected year, headline indicators.

Urban / rural by category

Urban
Rural
National

Grouped bars, selected year.

Country rank · at least basic water

#5 of 48

Ethiopia · all records

name	year ▲	pop_n	pop_u	pop_r	wat_sm_n	wat_sm_u	wat_sm_r	wat_bas_n	wat_bas_u	wat_bas_r	wat_lim_n	wat_lim_u	wat_lim_r	wat_unim_n	wat_unim_u	wat_unim_r	wat_sur_n	wat_sur_u	wat_sur_r
Ethiopia	2000	66,200,000	9,930,000	56,270,000	9.7	19.1	0.4	32.2	32.2	28.2	23.2	19.5	28.6	21.6	18.1	26.6	13.2	11.1	16.3
Ethiopia	2005	71,237,820	14,105,088	57,132,732	11.3	20.9	0.9	32.4	32	29	22.5	18.8	28	21	17.5	26.1	12.8	10.7	16
Ethiopia	2010	76,275,640	18,763,807	57,511,833	13.1	22.8	1.7	32.4	31.8	29.7	21.8	18.1	27.4	20.2	16.9	25.5	12.4	10.3	15.6
Ethiopia	2012	78,290,768	20,762,712	57,528,056	15.2	25	2.8	32.4	31.5	30.4	20.9	17.4	26.7	19.5	16.2	24.9	11.9	9.9	15.2
Ethiopia	2015	81,313,460	23,906,157	57,407,303	15.5	25.3	2.9	32.4	31.4	30.5	20.8	17.3	26.6	19.4	16.1	24.8	11.9	9.9	15.2
Ethiopia	2018	84,336,152	27,223,710	57,112,442	18.6	28.4	4.8	32.3	30.8	31.2	19.7	16.3	25.6	18.3	15.2	23.8	11.2	9.3	14.6
Ethiopia	2020	86,351,280	29,532,138	56,819,142	17.3	27.2	4	32.3	31.1	31	20.1	16.7	26	18.7	15.5	24.2	11.5	9.5	14.8
Ethiopia	2022	88,366,408	31,917,947	56,448,461	19.7	29.5	5.5	32.2	30.6	31.5	19.3	15.9	25.2	17.9	14.8	23.5	11	9.1	14.4
Ethiopia	2025	91,389,100	35,641,749	55,747,351	21.5	31.3	6.7	32	30.2	31.8	18.6	15.4	24.6	17.3	14.3	22.9	10.6	8.8	14

Column names are the raw dataset fields. Demo data