Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Age dependency ratio
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
53.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
30th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.6% against 53.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.5%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 62.7% | 20.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 93.0% | 57.8% | 35.2% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 55.6% | 40.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 54.5% | 43.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 46.8% | 53.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 46.1% | 39.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 52.0% | 22.7% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Ethiopia, at 72.6% against 53.1% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 19.5%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 218 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.