Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 0-14
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.