Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Age dependency ratio, young
Ethiopia
66.9%
in 2025
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
34.6%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ethiopia
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 66.9% against 34.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 32.3%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.9 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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 (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.3% | 59.0% | 19.3% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 54.8% | 32.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 50.0% | 40.5% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 47.0% | 45.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 37.3% | 57.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 33.7% | 46.6% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 35.0% | 34.1% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Ethiopia, at 66.9% against 34.6% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 32.3%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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.