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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Ethiopia

Share of population under 15 in Ethiopia in 2025 — 38.8%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2025 38.8% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 217
Period maximum 47.8%2001
Period minimum 38.8%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Ethiopia, 1960–202537.54042.54547.55019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 42.2%1962: 42.1%1964: 42.3%1966: 42.9%1968: 43.5%1970: 44.2%1972: 44.9%1974: 45.4%1976: 45.7%1978: 46.1%1980: 46.3%1982: 46.5%1984: 46.2%1986: 46%1988: 46%1990: 46.2%1992: 46.2%1994: 46.5%1996: 46.9%1998: 47.4%2000: 47.7%2002: 47.8%2004: 47.6%2006: 47.2%2008: 46.6%2010: 45.7%2012: 44.6%2014: 43.4%2016: 42.3%2018: 41.3%2020: 40.5%2022: 39.7%2024: 39.1%2025: 38.8%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Ethiopia 38.8%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Eastern Africa computed 40.3%
Low-income countries computed 40.7%
Share of population under 15 — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 38.8 −0.3 pp
2024 39.1 −0.3 pp
2023 39.4 −0.3 pp
2022 39.7 −0.4 pp
2021 40.1 −0.4 pp
2020 40.5 −0.4 pp
2019 40.9 −0.4 pp
2018 41.3 −0.5 pp
2017 41.8 −0.5 pp
2016 42.3 −0.6 pp
2015 42.9 −0.6 pp
2014 43.4 −0.6 pp
2013 44 −0.6 pp
2012 44.6 −0.6 pp
2011 45.2 −0.5 pp
2010 45.7 −0.5 pp
2009 46.2 −0.4 pp
2008 46.6 −0.3 pp
2007 46.9 −0.3 pp
2006 47.2 −0.2 pp
2005 47.4 −0.2 pp
2004 47.6 −0.1 pp
2003 47.7 −0.1 pp
2002 47.8 −0 pp
2001 47.8 +0.1 pp
2000 47.7 +0.2 pp
1999 47.6 +0.2 pp
1998 47.4 +0.3 pp
1997 47.1 +0.2 pp
1996 46.9 +0.2 pp
1995 46.7 +0.2 pp
1994 46.5 +0.2 pp
1993 46.4 +0.2 pp
1992 46.2 +0 pp
1991 46.2 −0 pp
1990 46.2 +0.1 pp
1989 46.1 +0.1 pp
1988 46 +0.1 pp
1987 46 −0 pp
1986 46 −0.1 pp
1985 46.1 −0.1 pp
1984 46.2 −0.2 pp
1983 46.4 −0.1 pp
1982 46.5 +0.1 pp
1981 46.4 +0.1 pp
1980 46.3 +0.1 pp
1979 46.2 +0.1 pp
1978 46.1 +0.1 pp
1977 45.9 +0.2 pp
1976 45.7 +0.2 pp
1975 45.6 +0.2 pp
1974 45.4 +0.2 pp
1973 45.2 +0.3 pp
1972 44.9 +0.4 pp
1971 44.5 +0.4 pp
1970 44.2 +0.3 pp
1969 43.8 +0.3 pp
1968 43.5 +0.3 pp
1967 43.2 +0.3 pp
1966 42.9 +0.3 pp
1965 42.5 +0.2 pp
1964 42.3 +0.1 pp
1963 42.2 +0 pp
1962 42.1 −0 pp
1961 42.2 −0.1 pp
1960 42.2 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

SO Somalia 46.6 MZ Mozambique 44.2 BI Burundi 44 UG Uganda 43.1 TZ Tanzania 42.3 ZM Zambia 41 ZW Zimbabwe 40.3 MW Malawi 40.1 MG Madagascar 38.9 ET Ethiopia 38.8 SS South Sudan 38 ER Eritrea 37.6 RW Rwanda 37 KM Comoros 36.9 KE Kenya 36.3 DJ Djibouti 28.8 SC Seychelles 19.8 MU Mauritius 14.5
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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