Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Age dependency ratio
Eritrea
72.0%
in 2025
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.6% against 72.0% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.6% | 83.4% | 2.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 87.0% | 93.0% | 6.0% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 88.1% | 95.8% | 7.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 89.3% | 97.7% | 8.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 88.8% | 99.8% | 11.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 85.7% | 1.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.6% | 1.2% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 72.6% against 72.0% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 0.6%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Ethiopia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
- 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.
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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.