Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14

Ethiopia
38.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
22.4%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th

Population ages 0-14 over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 38.8% against 22.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 16.4%.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 42.7% 43.6% 0.9% Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1970s 45.4% 42.0% 3.4% Ethiopia
1980s 46.2% 38.7% 7.5% Ethiopia
1990s 46.7% 34.9% 11.8% Ethiopia
2000s 47.3% 30.5% 16.9% Ethiopia
2010s 43.2% 26.2% 17.0% Ethiopia
2020s 39.6% 23.3% 16.3% Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 0-14, Ethiopia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Ethiopia, at 38.8% against 22.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
16.4%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 0-14?
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.