Eritrea vs Ethiopia: Age dependency ratio, young
Eritrea
64.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia
66.9%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
34th
Ethiopia rank
31st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 66.9% against 64.6% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.3%.
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 31st of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.8% | 78.3% | 2.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 82.3% | 87.6% | 5.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 83.2% | 90.5% | 7.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 92.4% | 8.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 82.4% | 94.5% | 12.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 80.3% | 2.8% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 69.1% | 0.6% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Eritrea or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 66.9% against 64.6% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Eritrea and Ethiopia?
- 2.3%, 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, young?
- Eritrea ranks 34th and Ethiopia 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, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.