Brazil vs Ethiopia: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Brazil
42.09 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia
50.66 million people
in 2023
Brazil rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Brazil
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 50.66 million people against 42.09 million people in Brazil, a difference of 8.57 million people.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 7 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26.59 million people | 8.27 million people | 18.31 million people | Brazil |
| 1960s | 36.38 million people | 10.29 million people | 26.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 43.27 million people | 14.18 million people | 29.09 million people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 49.85 million people | 18.30 million people | 31.55 million people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 52.93 million people | 26.45 million people | 26.48 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 50.26 million people | 36.59 million people | 13.67 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 45.57 million people | 44.27 million people | 1.30 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 42.70 million people | 49.37 million people | 6.67 million 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, Brazil or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 50.66 million people against 42.09 million people in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 8.57 million people, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ethiopia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Ethiopia rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Brazil ranks 10th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.