Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing ...

Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing Census Results 192.5 Population Distribution by Place of ResidenceThe distribution of the total population varies by place of residence. About 84 percent of thetotal population in the country was found in rural areas, while the remaining 16 percent lived inurban areas. Yet regional data shown in Table 2.4 indicate that more than half of the populationin Dire Dawa and Harari were urban residents. In addition, the proportions of urban residents inTigray and Gambella Regions are relatively larger than the proportion within the total nationalpopulation.Table 2.4 : Population Size of Regions by Place of Residence: 2007Urban + Rural Urban RuralRegionNumber % Number % Number %COUNTRY TOTAL 73,918,505 100.0 11,956,170 16.1 61,953,185 83.9TIGRAY 4,314,456 100.0 842,723 19.5 3,471,733 80.5Afar 1,411,092 100.0 188,973 13.4 1,222,119 86.6AMHARA 17,214,056 100.0 2,112,220 12.6 15,101,836 87.4OROMIYA 27,158,471 100.0 3,370,040 12.2 23,788,431 87.8SOMALI 4,439,147 100.0 621,210 13.9 3,817,937 86.1BENSHANGUL-GUMUZ 670,847 100.0 97,965 13.5 572,882 86.5SNNP 15,042,531 100.0 1,545,710 10.0 13,496,821 90.0GAMBELLA 306,916 100.0 77,878 25.2 229,038 74.8Harari 183,344 100.0 99,321 50.5 84,023 49.5Addis Ababa 2,738,248 100.0 2,738,248 100.0 0 0.0Dire Dawa 342,827 100.0 232,854 67.5 109,973 32.5Special Region 96,570 100.0 29,028 56.3 67,542 43.7Overall, the proportion of the total national population living in urban areas slightly increasedover the last 12 years (Figure 2.6).Figure 2.6 Percentage Distribution of Population by Place of Residence: 2007100100 100868480Percentages6040198420072014160Urban + Rural Urban RuralPlace of Residence