City evidence profile
Gado Population 2026
Ethiopia 6.847008, 38.300780
2026 population · UN projection
52,113
UN WUP Degree of Urbanization city population at mid-year
Location record
Administrative area not supplied
Ethiopia · ETH
CityEvidence derived analysis
Research snapshot
The latest city density observation is 4,738 people per km² for 2026. The latest city land-area observation is 11.0 km² for 2026.
2026 density4,738people/km²
Population through time
One source series, shown without converting estimates into “live” counters.
| Year | Population | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50,772 | Estimate | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2026 | 52,113 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2030 | 57,475 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2040 | 72,855 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
| 2050 | 92,516 | Projection | UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 |
Context, without fake precision
Country-level indicators are labelled as country context and are never presented as city measurements.
Country population growth
2.6%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country urban population
24.1%
2025 · World Bank · national value
Country life expectancy
67.6
2024 · World Bank · national value
Country population
135,472,051
2025 · World Bank · national value
City population density
4,738
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · people/km²
City land area
11.0
2026 · UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025 · km²
Sources & provenance
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UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population · 2026 · UN projection · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City population density · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗UN World Urbanization Prospects 2025City land area · 2026 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗World Bank Open DataNational context series · latest population observation 2025 · refreshed 2026-10-12
Open source ↗GeoNames geographic referenceCoordinates, country and administrative-area identity used for place reference and matching.
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