Brazil vs Ethiopia: Population by age group

Brazil
13.36 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
19.07 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th

Population by age group over time

  • Brazil
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 19.07 million people against 13.36 million people in Brazil, a difference of 5.71 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 6 and Ethiopia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1950s 10.88 million people 3.27 million people 7.62 million people Brazil
1960s 13.98 million people 4.36 million people 9.61 million people Brazil
1970s 15.57 million people 5.93 million people 9.64 million people Brazil
1980s 18.08 million people 7.60 million people 10.49 million people Brazil
1990s 17.41 million people 11.19 million people 6.22 million people Brazil
2000s 16.15 million people 14.29 million people 1.86 million people Brazil
2010s 14.53 million people 15.97 million people 1.44 million people Ethiopia
2020s 13.73 million people 18.43 million people 4.70 million people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Brazil or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 19.07 million people against 13.36 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Brazil and Ethiopia?
5.71 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ethiopia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Ethiopia rank globally for population by age group?
Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th 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 0-4.