The data was used to assess urban boundary expansion, urban land use density, and land-use efficiency in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The data was analyzed using ArcGIS. The findings of the results revealed that urban land is being inefficiently used in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The datasets have two components: spatial and quantitative data. Spatial data are primarily from Landsat 7 and 8. Data from Google Earth imagery history are also included. Quantitative data are mainly demographic data about the population size of the study area. Photos of the study area taken during the field trip are also included. The data are meant mainly for Addis Ababa and its surrounding. Geographic coordinate: 8.9806° N, 38.7578° E WGS 84 / UTM zone 37N The spatial data include a row and processed Landsat imagery.