Ethiopia vs Netherlands: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Ethiopia
4.08 million people
in 2023
Netherlands
3.64 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Netherlands rank
35th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.08 million people against 3.64 million people in Netherlands, a difference of 436,720 people.

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

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

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Netherlands Difference Ahead
1950s 566,889 people 891,072 people 324,183 people Netherlands
1960s 665,694 people 1.16 million people 498,979 people Netherlands
1970s 878,355 people 1.46 million people 581,208 people Netherlands
1980s 1.09 million people 1.75 million people 659,753 people Netherlands
1990s 1.52 million people 2.03 million people 507,748 people Netherlands
2000s 2.05 million people 2.30 million people 256,873 people Netherlands
2010s 2.99 million people 2.97 million people 19,021 people Ethiopia
2020s 3.86 million people 3.53 million people 330,855 people Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ethiopia or Netherlands?
Ethiopia, at 4.08 million people against 3.64 million people in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ethiopia and Netherlands?
436,720 people, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Netherlands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Netherlands rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Netherlands ranks 35th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
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+.