Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Old-age dependency ratio
Ethiopia
5.5%
in 2023
Nigeria
5.5%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
204th
Nigeria rank
206th
Old-age dependency ratio over time
- Ethiopia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 204th and Nigeria ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.5% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 6.1% | 1.0% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 6.0% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 5.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 5.7% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 5.6% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher old-age dependency ratio, Ethiopia or Nigeria?
- Ethiopia, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in old-age dependency ratio between Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for old-age dependency ratio?
- Ethiopia ranks 204th and Nigeria ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Old-age dependency ratio. 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).