Bangladesh vs Ethiopia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Bangladesh
48.63 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
50.66 million people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
9th
Ethiopia rank
7th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Bangladesh
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 50.66 million people against 48.63 million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 2.03 million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 9th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 7 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.81 million people | 8.27 million people | 10.54 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1960s | 25.66 million people | 10.29 million people | 15.37 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 34.48 million people | 14.18 million people | 20.29 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 43.78 million people | 18.30 million people | 25.48 million people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 49.01 million people | 26.45 million people | 22.56 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 51.39 million people | 36.59 million people | 14.80 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 50.05 million people | 44.27 million people | 5.78 million people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 48.69 million people | 49.37 million people | 679,700 people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Bangladesh or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 50.66 million people against 48.63 million people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 2.03 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Ethiopia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Bangladesh ranks 9th 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 Share 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 0-14.