Population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population ages 15-64 was 57.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 57.9% for population ages 15-64 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia peaked at 57.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2001.
That places Ethiopia 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.9% | — |
| 1961 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 55.1% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 55.1% | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 55.0% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 54.7% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 54.4% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 53.7% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 53.0% | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 52.6% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 52.0% | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 51.8% | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 51.6% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 51.5% | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 50.8% | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 51.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 51.3% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.2% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 51.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 50.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 50.6% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 49.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 51.8% | 51.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.1% | 50.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 49.8% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.6% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 51.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.5% | 57.9% | 6 |
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More education data for Ethiopia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2015)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 7.33 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 587,015 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.64 % change on previous year (2012)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 151,765 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186,951 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,906 (2014)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 14.17 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Ethiopia was 57.9% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2001.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.