Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita was 0.0183 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia is 0.0183 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0183 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 units per person, in 2002.
Ethiopia ranks 185th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0175 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0175 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0173 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0172 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0171 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0171 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.017 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0169 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0167 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0166 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0164 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0162 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.016 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0159 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0158 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0157 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0154 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.015 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0149 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0145 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0144 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0143 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0142 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0143 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0144 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0151 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0156 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0159 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.016 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0163 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0167 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0171 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0173 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0179 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0183 units per person | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0172 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 0.0175 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.017 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 0.0171 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0163 units per person | 0.0157 units per person | 0.0168 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0142 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0141 units per person | 0.0147 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0158 units per person | 0.0149 units per person | 0.0167 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 units per person | 0.0169 units per person | 0.0183 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 182 Madagascar 0.0186 units per person compare
- 183 Mozambique 0.0185 units per person compare
- 184 Tanzania 0.0184 units per person compare
- 186 Sierra Leone 0.0183 units per person compare
- 187 Liberia 0.018 units per person compare
- 188 South Sudan 0.0179 units per person compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1,501 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0183 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0183 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, female, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 units per person in 2002.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population ages 65 and above, female, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, female, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, female ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, female World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.