Ethiopia vs Romania: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Ethiopia
4.08 million people
in 2023
Romania
3.78 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Romania rank
34th
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Ethiopia
- Romania
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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ethiopia or Romania?
- Ethiopia, at 4.08 million people against 3.78 million people in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- 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 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
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.