Ethiopia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Population ages 65 and above, total

Ethiopia
4.46 million
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
39.81 million
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 39.81 million against 4.46 million in Ethiopia, a difference of 35.34 million.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.9 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 665,705 5.68 million 5.01 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 878,366 7.60 million 6.73 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1980s 1.09 million 10.13 million 9.05 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.52 million 14.29 million 12.77 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2.05 million 19.71 million 17.67 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 2.99 million 26.97 million 23.97 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2020s 4.03 million 36.01 million 31.99 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Ethiopia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 39.81 million against 4.46 million in Ethiopia as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
35.34 million, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.