Around 65 million people are expected to be living in urban areas in East Africa, by 2020. The region is one of the fastest urbanizing in the entire continent. In ten years, there were nearly 20 million more urban residents, as the total amount was 43 million in 2010. Djibouti is the most urbanized country in East Africa, with a share of approximately 78 percent of urban population, in 2018. In absolute numbers, Ethiopia has the largest number of urban residents, roughly 23 million.
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UN-HABITAT, & World Food Programme. (August 3, 2020). Urban population in East Africa from 1960 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 29, 2026, from /statistics/1171647/urban-population-in-east-africa/
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