Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Ethiopia

Children under 15 in Ethiopia in 2025 — 52,535,692 people. Ranked 7 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 481.9%.

2025 52.54M people +1.85% vs 2024
World rank 7of 217
Period maximum 52.54M people2025
Period minimum 9.03M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Ethiopia, 1960–2025020M40M60M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9,028,665 people1962: 9,465,094 people1964: 10,006,290 people1966: 10,693,357 people1968: 11,461,267 people1970: 12,293,108 people1972: 13,189,576 people1974: 14,054,067 people1976: 14,881,623 people1978: 15,539,509 people1980: 15,942,085 people1982: 17,054,112 people1984: 17,899,540 people1986: 18,861,190 people1988: 20,319,451 people1990: 22,002,094 people1992: 23,952,378 people1994: 25,873,048 people1996: 27,885,093 people1998: 30,019,444 people2000: 32,188,473 people2002: 34,241,592 people2004: 36,206,264 people2006: 38,114,165 people2008: 39,864,583 people2010: 41,384,975 people2012: 42,732,266 people2014: 43,909,313 people2016: 45,142,559 people2018: 46,518,301 people2020: 48,103,096 people2022: 49,784,838 people2024: 51,582,434 people2025: 52,535,692 people
Change over the period: +43.51M (+481.88%) Average annual rate: 2.75 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Ethiopia

Ethiopia 52.54M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Eastern Africa computed 206M people
Low-income countries computed 321M people
Children under 15 — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 52.54M +953,258 +1.85%
2024 51.58M +922,130 +1.82%
2023 50.66M +875,466 +1.76%
2022 49.78M +850,265 +1.74%
2021 48.93M +831,477 +1.73%
2020 48.1M +811,928 +1.72%
2019 47.29M +772,867 +1.66%
2018 46.52M +710,985 +1.55%
2017 45.81M +664,757 +1.47%
2016 45.14M +633,617 +1.42%
2015 44.51M +599,629 +1.37%
2014 43.91M +579,731 +1.34%
2013 43.33M +597,316 +1.4%
2012 42.73M +648,703 +1.54%
2011 42.08M +698,588 +1.69%
2010 41.38M +734,761 +1.81%
2009 40.65M +785,631 +1.97%
2008 39.86M +849,583 +2.18%
2007 39.02M +900,835 +2.36%
2006 38.11M +940,983 +2.53%
2005 37.17M +966,918 +2.67%
2004 36.21M +976,963 +2.77%
2003 35.23M +987,709 +2.88%
2002 34.24M +1.01M +3.05%
2001 33.23M +1.04M +3.23%
2000 32.19M +1.07M +3.45%
1999 31.12M +1.1M +3.65%
1998 30.02M +1.08M +3.74%
1997 28.94M +1.05M +3.77%
1996 27.89M +1.02M +3.79%
1995 26.87M +994,567 +3.84%
1994 25.87M +975,162 +3.92%
1993 24.9M +945,508 +3.95%
1992 23.95M +991,788 +4.32%
1991 22.96M +958,496 +4.36%
1990 22M +848,448 +4.01%
1989 21.15M +834,195 +4.11%
1988 20.32M +805,589 +4.13%
1987 19.51M +652,672 +3.46%
1986 18.86M +509,795 +2.78%
1985 18.35M +451,855 +2.52%
1984 17.9M +391,334 +2.24%
1983 17.51M +454,094 +2.66%
1982 17.05M +669,211 +4.08%
1981 16.38M +442,816 +2.78%
1980 15.94M +127,756 +0.81%
1979 15.81M +274,820 +1.77%
1978 15.54M +308,220 +2.02%
1977 15.23M +349,666 +2.35%
1976 14.88M +431,364 +2.99%
1975 14.45M +396,192 +2.82%
1974 14.05M +418,580 +3.07%
1973 13.64M +445,911 +3.38%
1972 13.19M +451,870 +3.55%
1971 12.74M +444,598 +3.62%
1970 12.29M +423,652 +3.57%
1969 11.87M +408,189 +3.56%
1968 11.46M +399,140 +3.61%
1967 11.06M +368,770 +3.45%
1966 10.69M +354,142 +3.43%
1965 10.34M +332,925 +3.33%
1964 10.01M +286,620 +2.95%
1963 9.72M +254,576 +2.69%
1962 9.47M +226,396 +2.45%
1961 9.24M +210,033 +2.33%
1960 9.03M

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.