Early-demographic dividend vs Ethiopia: Age dependency ratio
Early-demographic dividend
51.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Early-demographic dividend rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.6% against 51.4% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Early-demographic dividend averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.6% | 83.4% | 1.2% | Early-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 93.0% | 8.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 80.4% | 95.8% | 15.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 97.7% | 23.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 64.4% | 99.8% | 35.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 85.7% | 29.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 52.5% | 74.6% | 22.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Early-demographic dividend or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 72.6% against 51.4% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Early-demographic dividend and Ethiopia?
- 21.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and Ethiopia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 33rd of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.