Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Ethiopia
50.66 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
91.67 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
7th
Pakistan rank
4th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 91.67 million people against 50.66 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 41.01 million people.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.8 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th of 236 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Pakistan Difference Ahead
1950s 8.27 million people 16.65 million people 8.38 million people Pakistan
1960s 10.29 million people 22.01 million people 11.72 million people Pakistan
1970s 14.18 million people 30.27 million people 16.08 million people Pakistan
1980s 18.30 million people 42.20 million people 23.90 million people Pakistan
1990s 26.45 million people 58.77 million people 32.32 million people Pakistan
2000s 36.59 million people 72.04 million people 35.45 million people Pakistan
2010s 44.27 million people 83.47 million people 39.20 million people Pakistan
2020s 49.37 million people 90.39 million people 41.02 million people Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Ethiopia or Pakistan?
Pakistan, at 91.67 million people against 50.66 million people in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Ethiopia and Pakistan?
41.01 million people, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Pakistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Pakistan rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 4th 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

Indicator
Share 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 0-14.