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

Ethiopia
4.08 million people
in 2023
Taiwan
4.27 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Taiwan rank
30th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 4.27 million people against 4.08 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 186,500 people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 30th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1950s 566,889 people 209,425 people 357,464 people Ethiopia
1960s 665,694 people 319,981 people 345,714 people Ethiopia
1970s 878,355 people 513,288 people 365,067 people Ethiopia
1980s 1.09 million people 929,905 people 157,485 people Ethiopia
1990s 1.52 million people 1.54 million people 14,193 people Taiwan
2000s 2.05 million people 2.18 million people 131,798 people Taiwan
2010s 2.99 million people 2.92 million people 68,408 people Ethiopia
2020s 3.86 million people 4.01 million people 158,415 people Taiwan

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 Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 4.27 million people against 4.08 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ethiopia and Taiwan?
186,500 people, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Taiwan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Taiwan rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 30th 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+.