Ethiopia vs Samoa: Age dependency ratio, young
Ethiopia
66.9%
in 2025
Samoa
68.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
31st
Samoa rank
28th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Ethiopia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 68.1% against 66.9% in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 78.3% | 110.3% | 32.0% | Samoa |
| 1970s | 87.6% | 103.6% | 16.0% | Samoa |
| 1980s | 90.5% | 82.6% | 7.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 72.9% | 19.4% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 71.5% | 23.1% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 67.3% | 13.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 69.1% | 0.0% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Ethiopia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 68.1% against 66.9% in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Ethiopia and Samoa?
- 1.2%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Samoa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Samoa rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Ethiopia ranks 31st and Samoa ranks 28th of 217 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.