Ethiopia vs Romania: Population by age group

Ethiopia
4.08 million people
in 2023
Romania
3.78 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Romania rank
34th

Population by age group over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Romania
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.08 million people against 3.78 million people in Romania, a difference of 305,360 people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Romania ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 34th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 566,889 people 1.19 million people 624,285 people Romania
1960s 665,694 people 1.45 million people 779,920 people Romania
1970s 878,355 people 2.03 million people 1.15 million people Romania
1980s 1.09 million people 2.29 million people 1.20 million people Romania
1990s 1.52 million people 2.69 million people 1.16 million people Romania
2000s 2.05 million people 3.13 million people 1.08 million people Romania
2010s 2.99 million people 3.41 million people 413,307 people Romania
2020s 3.86 million people 3.73 million people 126,055 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Ethiopia or Romania?
Ethiopia, at 4.08 million people against 3.78 million people in Romania as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Ethiopia and Romania?
305,360 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Romania?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Romania rank globally for population by age group?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 34th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by age group. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by age group
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.