Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Working-age population, aged 15-64, total was 0.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5%
World rank
99th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2021
All-time low
0.5%
in 1995
Years of data
10
1995–2021

Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia, 1995–2021

00.20.40.61995200820211995: 0.492 % of total population1999: 0.496 % of total population2000: 0.497 % of total population2004: 0.495 % of total population2005: 0.496 % of total population2010: 0.503 % of total population2011: 0.503 % of total population2013: 0.521 % of total population2015: 0.518 % of total population2021: 0.534 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia is 0.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia peaked at 0.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.

That places Ethiopia 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 2
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 3
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 96 Kenya 0.6% compare
  2. 97 Pakistan 0.6% compare
  3. 98 Belize 0.5% compare
  4. 100 Togo 0.5% compare
  5. 101 Gambia 0.5% compare
  6. 102 Nigeria 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total in Ethiopia was 0.5% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
How does Ethiopia rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, total?
Ethiopia ranks 99th out of 112 countries with data for 2021.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
112 places, 1,653 data points, 1970–2021
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