Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Age dependency breakdown
Ethiopia
5.5%
in 2023
Tanzania
5.6%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
204th
Tanzania rank
202nd
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 204th and Tanzania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 4.7% | 0.4% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.3% | 0.1% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 0.0% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.6% | 0.2% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Ethiopia ranks 204th and Tanzania ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).