Ethiopia - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Ethiopia was 76.85 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 99.06 in 1997 and 76.85 in 2020.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 85.53 |
| 1961 | 85.81 |
| 1962 | 85.79 |
| 1963 | 85.60 |
| 1964 | 85.37 |
| 1965 | 85.16 |
| 1966 | 85.99 |
| 1967 | 86.55 |
| 1968 | 86.94 |
| 1969 | 87.26 |
| 1970 | 87.56 |
| 1971 | 88.56 |
| 1972 | 89.47 |
| 1973 | 90.26 |
| 1974 | 90.82 |
| 1975 | 91.04 |
| 1976 | 91.45 |
| 1977 | 91.80 |
| 1978 | 92.18 |
| 1979 | 92.73 |
| 1980 | 93.51 |
| 1981 | 94.76 |
| 1982 | 95.64 |
| 1983 | 96.22 |
| 1984 | 96.53 |
| 1985 | 96.64 |
| 1986 | 97.28 |
| 1987 | 97.65 |
| 1988 | 97.84 |
| 1989 | 97.91 |
| 1990 | 97.86 |
| 1991 | 98.49 |
| 1992 | 98.85 |
| 1993 | 98.98 |
| 1994 | 98.92 |
| 1995 | 98.70 |
| 1996 | 98.97 |
| 1997 | 99.06 |
| 1998 | 98.97 |
| 1999 | 98.70 |
| 2000 | 98.27 |
| 2001 | 98.65 |
| 2002 | 98.77 |
| 2003 | 98.74 |
| 2004 | 98.64 |
| 2005 | 98.43 |
| 2006 | 97.84 |
| 2007 | 97.04 |
| 2008 | 95.98 |
| 2009 | 94.67 |
| 2010 | 93.17 |
| 2011 | 91.36 |
| 2012 | 89.50 |
| 2013 | 87.62 |
| 2014 | 85.75 |
| 2015 | 83.92 |
| 2016 | 82.46 |
| 2017 | 80.96 |
| 2018 | 79.48 |
| 2019 | 78.10 |
| 2020 | 76.85 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Ethiopia was 6.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.38 in 2012 and a minimum value of 4.75 in 1965.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.90 |
| 1961 | 4.89 |
| 1962 | 4.86 |
| 1963 | 4.81 |
| 1964 | 4.77 |
| 1965 | 4.75 |
| 1966 | 4.83 |
| 1967 | 4.90 |
| 1968 | 4.98 |
| 1969 | 5.03 |
| 1970 | 5.07 |
| 1971 | 5.16 |
| 1972 | 5.22 |
| 1973 | 5.27 |
| 1974 | 5.30 |
| 1975 | 5.32 |
| 1976 | 5.49 |
| 1977 | 5.66 |
| 1978 | 5.84 |
| 1979 | 6.02 |
| 1980 | 6.20 |
| 1981 | 6.19 |
| 1982 | 6.15 |
| 1983 | 6.08 |
| 1984 | 6.01 |
| 1985 | 5.93 |
| 1986 | 6.03 |
| 1987 | 6.12 |
| 1988 | 6.19 |
| 1989 | 6.23 |
| 1990 | 6.25 |
| 1991 | 6.26 |
| 1992 | 6.24 |
| 1993 | 6.19 |
| 1994 | 6.16 |
| 1995 | 6.14 |
| 1996 | 6.16 |
| 1997 | 6.18 |
| 1998 | 6.19 |
| 1999 | 6.19 |
| 2000 | 6.15 |
| 2001 | 6.18 |
| 2002 | 6.18 |
| 2003 | 6.18 |
| 2004 | 6.18 |
| 2005 | 6.18 |
| 2006 | 6.23 |
| 2007 | 6.28 |
| 2008 | 6.31 |
| 2009 | 6.35 |
| 2010 | 6.38 |
| 2011 | 6.38 |
| 2012 | 6.38 |
| 2013 | 6.38 |
| 2014 | 6.37 |
| 2015 | 6.35 |
| 2016 | 6.34 |
| 2017 | 6.31 |
| 2018 | 6.28 |
| 2019 | 6.26 |
| 2020 | 6.25 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Ethiopia was 70.59 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 92.88 in 1997 and a minimum value of 70.59 in 2020.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 80.63 |
| 1961 | 80.92 |
| 1962 | 80.94 |
| 1963 | 80.79 |
| 1964 | 80.60 |
| 1965 | 80.40 |
| 1966 | 81.16 |
| 1967 | 81.65 |
| 1968 | 81.97 |
| 1969 | 82.23 |
| 1970 | 82.49 |
| 1971 | 83.40 |
| 1972 | 84.24 |
| 1973 | 84.99 |
| 1974 | 85.51 |
| 1975 | 85.72 |
| 1976 | 85.96 |
| 1977 | 86.14 |
| 1978 | 86.34 |
| 1979 | 86.71 |
| 1980 | 87.31 |
| 1981 | 88.57 |
| 1982 | 89.50 |
| 1983 | 90.14 |
| 1984 | 90.53 |
| 1985 | 90.70 |
| 1986 | 91.25 |
| 1987 | 91.54 |
| 1988 | 91.65 |
| 1989 | 91.68 |
| 1990 | 91.61 |
| 1991 | 92.23 |
| 1992 | 92.61 |
| 1993 | 92.78 |
| 1994 | 92.76 |
| 1995 | 92.56 |
| 1996 | 92.82 |
| 1997 | 92.88 |
| 1998 | 92.78 |
| 1999 | 92.52 |
| 2000 | 92.12 |
| 2001 | 92.47 |
| 2002 | 92.58 |
| 2003 | 92.56 |
| 2004 | 92.47 |
| 2005 | 92.25 |
| 2006 | 91.61 |
| 2007 | 90.77 |
| 2008 | 89.67 |
| 2009 | 88.33 |
| 2010 | 86.80 |
| 2011 | 84.97 |
| 2012 | 83.11 |
| 2013 | 81.24 |
| 2014 | 79.38 |
| 2015 | 77.57 |
| 2016 | 76.12 |
| 2017 | 74.65 |
| 2018 | 73.20 |
| 2019 | 71.84 |
| 2020 | 70.59 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
