Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Age dependency ratio, young
Ethiopia
66.9%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
32.7%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 66.9% against 32.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.3% | 81.0% | 2.7% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 76.0% | 11.6% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 66.6% | 23.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 57.2% | 35.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 47.3% | 47.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 38.9% | 41.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 34.1% | 35.0% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ethiopia or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Ethiopia, at 66.9% against 32.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 34.2%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Latin America & Caribbean 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.