Ethiopia vs Small states: Age dependency ratio
Ethiopia
72.6%
in 2025
Small states
52.3%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
33rd
Small states rank
32nd
Age dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Small states
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 72.6% against 52.3% in Small states, a difference of 20.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Small states ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Small states ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83.4% | 83.3% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 93.0% | 78.5% | 14.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 95.8% | 71.9% | 23.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 97.7% | 68.7% | 29.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 59.9% | 39.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 54.7% | 31.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 52.7% | 21.9% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Small states?
- Ethiopia, at 72.6% against 52.3% in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Small states?
- 20.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Small states rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 33rd and Small states ranks 32nd 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.