Ethiopia vs Japan: Population ages 15-64, total
Ethiopia
78.47 million
in 2025
Japan
72.50 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
11th
Japan rank
14th
Population ages 15-64, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Japan
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 78.47 million against 72.50 million in Japan, a difference of 5.97 million.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 14th of 217 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.12 million | 66.07 million | 52.95 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 16.17 million | 75.59 million | 59.42 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 20.24 million | 81.94 million | 61.70 million | Japan |
| 1990s | 28.59 million | 87.07 million | 58.48 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 38.78 million | 84.36 million | 45.58 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 55.51 million | 77.50 million | 21.99 million | Japan |
| 2020s | 72.82 million | 73.37 million | 551,017 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, total, Ethiopia or Japan?
- Ethiopia, at 78.47 million against 72.50 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, total between Ethiopia and Japan?
- 5.97 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Japan rank globally for population ages 15-64, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 14th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.