Egypt vs Ethiopia: Population ages 20-24, male
Egypt
5.04 million
in 2025
Ethiopia
6.86 million
in 2025
Egypt rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
9th
Population ages 20-24, male over time
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 6.86 million against 5.04 million in Egypt, a difference of 1.81 million.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Ethiopia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.15 million | 1.08 million | 69,858 | Egypt |
| 1970s | 1.73 million | 1.23 million | 498,600 | Egypt |
| 1980s | 2.29 million | 1.66 million | 629,101 | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.00 million | 2.38 million | 621,271 | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3.98 million | 3.26 million | 719,760 | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4.48 million | 4.99 million | 517,268 | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.85 million | 6.40 million | 1.55 million | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 20-24, male, Egypt or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 6.86 million against 5.04 million in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 20-24, male between Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 1.81 million, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Ethiopia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Ethiopia rank globally for population ages 20-24, male?
- Egypt ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 9th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as Population ages 20-24, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population between the ages 20 to 24.