Ethiopia vs Iraq: Age dependency breakdown

Ethiopia
5.52
in 2023
Iraq
5.71
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
204th
Iraq rank
201st

Age dependency breakdown over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Iraq
0246810195019862023

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 5.71 against 5.52 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 204th and Iraq ranks 201st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Iraq Difference Ahead
1950s 5.46 4.9 0.5533 Ethiopia
1960s 5.07 7.09 2.02 Iraq
1970s 5.43 8.98 3.55 Iraq
1980s 5.38 8.37 2.99 Iraq
1990s 5.34 6.45 1.11 Iraq
2000s 5.28 5.55 0.2675 Iraq
2010s 5.39 5.45 0.0605 Iraq
2020s 5.46 5.75 0.2896 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Ethiopia or Iraq?
Iraq, at 5.71 against 5.52 in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Ethiopia and Iraq?
0.19, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Iraq?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Iraq rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
Ethiopia ranks 204th and Iraq ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ethiopia vs Iraq: Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-breakdown/ethiopia/iraq/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/age-dependency-breakdown/ethiopia/iraq/">Ethiopia vs Iraq: Age dependency breakdown</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Age dependency breakdown
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed