Ethiopia vs Madagascar: Age dependency ratio
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Madagascar
73.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Madagascar rank
31st
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 73.6% against 72.6% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 98.9% | 15.6% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 93.0% | 100.5% | 7.5% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 99.4% | 3.6% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 93.6% | 4.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 91.7% | 8.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 82.1% | 3.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 75.4% | 0.8% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 73.6% against 72.6% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 1.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Madagascar rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Madagascar ranks 31st 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.