Ethiopia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Population ages 0-14, total

Ethiopia
52.54 million
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
533.68 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
10th

Population ages 0-14, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 533.68 million against 52.54 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 481.15 million.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 218 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1960s 10.29 million 111.35 million 101.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 14.18 million 150.24 million 136.06 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 18.30 million 203.37 million 185.07 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 26.45 million 266.06 million 239.61 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 36.59 million 341.78 million 305.19 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 44.27 million 437.74 million 393.47 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 50.27 million 512.24 million 461.97 million Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, total, Ethiopia or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 533.68 million against 52.54 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14, total between Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
481.15 million, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for population ages 0-14, total?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 10th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14, total
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.