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Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Ethiopia

Share of population aged 65 and over in Ethiopia in 2025 — 3.3%. Ranked 184 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2025 3.3% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 184of 217
Period maximum 3.3%2025
Period minimum 2.6%2000

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Ethiopia, 1960–20252.62.833.23.419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.8%1962: 2.8%1964: 2.7%1966: 2.7%1968: 2.8%1970: 2.8%1972: 2.8%1974: 2.8%1976: 2.8%1978: 2.8%1980: 2.8%1982: 2.8%1984: 2.7%1986: 2.7%1988: 2.7%1990: 2.7%1992: 2.8%1994: 2.7%1996: 2.7%1998: 2.6%2000: 2.6%2002: 2.6%2004: 2.6%2006: 2.6%2008: 2.7%2010: 2.7%2012: 2.8%2014: 2.9%2016: 3%2018: 3%2020: 3.1%2022: 3.1%2024: 3.2%2025: 3.3%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 3.3%
World 10.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 3.2%
Eastern Africa computed 3%
Low-income countries computed 3.3%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.3 +0.1 pp
2024 3.2 +0.1 pp
2023 3.2 +0 pp
2022 3.1 +0 pp
2021 3.1 +0 pp
2020 3.1 +0 pp
2019 3 +0 pp
2018 3 +0 pp
2017 3 +0 pp
2016 3 +0 pp
2015 2.9 +0 pp
2014 2.9 +0 pp
2013 2.9 +0 pp
2012 2.8 +0 pp
2011 2.8 +0 pp
2010 2.7 +0 pp
2009 2.7 +0 pp
2008 2.7 +0 pp
2007 2.7 +0 pp
2006 2.6 +0 pp
2005 2.6 +0 pp
2004 2.6 +0 pp
2003 2.6 +0 pp
2002 2.6 −0 pp
2001 2.6 +0 pp
2000 2.6 −0 pp
1999 2.6 −0 pp
1998 2.6 −0 pp
1997 2.6 −0 pp
1996 2.7 −0 pp
1995 2.7 −0 pp
1994 2.7 −0 pp
1993 2.7 −0 pp
1992 2.8 +0 pp
1991 2.8 +0 pp
1990 2.7 +0 pp
1989 2.7 +0 pp
1988 2.7 +0 pp
1987 2.7 +0 pp
1986 2.7 −0 pp
1985 2.7 −0 pp
1984 2.7 −0 pp
1983 2.8 −0 pp
1982 2.8 −0 pp
1981 2.8 −0 pp
1980 2.8 −0 pp
1979 2.8 −0 pp
1978 2.8 −0 pp
1977 2.8 −0 pp
1976 2.8 −0 pp
1975 2.8 −0 pp
1974 2.8 −0 pp
1973 2.8 +0 pp
1972 2.8 +0 pp
1971 2.8 +0 pp
1970 2.8 +0 pp
1969 2.8 +0 pp
1968 2.8 +0 pp
1967 2.7 +0 pp
1966 2.7 +0 pp
1965 2.7 −0 pp
1964 2.7 −0 pp
1963 2.7 −0 pp
1962 2.8 −0 pp
1961 2.8 −0 pp
1960 2.8 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MU Mauritius 14.1 SC Seychelles 8.7 DJ Djibouti 5 KM Comoros 4.5 ER Eritrea 4.3 RW Rwanda 4 ZW Zimbabwe 3.6 MG Madagascar 3.5 ET Ethiopia 3.3 SS South Sudan 3.1 TZ Tanzania 3 KE Kenya 3 MZ Mozambique 2.7 SO Somalia 2.6 MW Malawi 2.6 BI Burundi 2.5 UG Uganda 2.2 ZM Zambia 2
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About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

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

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