Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Population by age group

Ethiopia
19.07 million people
in 2023
Indonesia
22.35 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
7th
Indonesia rank
5th

Population by age group over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Indonesia
5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M195019862023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 22.35 million people against 19.07 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.28 million people.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th of 236 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 3.27 million people 12.06 million people 8.79 million people Indonesia
1960s 4.36 million people 17.07 million people 12.71 million people Indonesia
1970s 5.93 million people 20.63 million people 14.70 million people Indonesia
1980s 7.60 million people 22.56 million people 14.97 million people Indonesia
1990s 11.19 million people 22.40 million people 11.21 million people Indonesia
2000s 14.29 million people 22.87 million people 8.59 million people Indonesia
2010s 15.97 million people 24.09 million people 8.12 million people Indonesia
2020s 18.43 million people 22.61 million people 4.18 million people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population by age group, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 22.35 million people against 19.07 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in population by age group between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
3.28 million people, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for population by age group?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Indonesia ranks 5th 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.