Ethiopia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Population ages 0-14
Ethiopia
38.8%
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
22.1%
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Ethiopia
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 38.8% against 22.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 16.7%.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 6 and Latin America & Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.7% | 43.2% | 0.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 1970s | 45.4% | 41.5% | 3.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 46.2% | 38.3% | 7.9% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 46.7% | 34.6% | 12.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 30.1% | 17.2% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 25.9% | 17.3% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 23.0% | 16.5% | 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?
- Ethiopia, at 38.8% against 22.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 16.7%, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for population ages 0-14?
- Ethiopia ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st 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.