Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita was 0 thousands per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in thousands per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0 thousands per person. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0 thousands per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 thousands per person, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 183rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | thousands per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 thousands per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0 thousands per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 0 thousands per person | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0 thousands per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 thousands per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0 thousands per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0 thousands per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0 thousands per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0 thousands per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0 thousands per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0 thousands per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0 thousands per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0 thousands per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0 thousands per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 thousands per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 thousands per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0 thousands per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0 thousands per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0 thousands per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0 thousands per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0 thousands per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0 thousands per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 thousands per person | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0 thousands per person | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 thousands per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0 thousands per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0 thousands per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 thousands per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0 thousands per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0 thousands per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0 thousands per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 thousands per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0 thousands per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 thousands per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0 thousands per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0 thousands per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0 thousands per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0 thousands per person | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 0 thousands per person | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 0 thousands per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 180 Sudan 0 thousands per person compare
- 181 Liberia 0 thousands per person compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 0 thousands per person compare
- 184 Kuwait 0 thousands per person compare
- 185 Mauritania 0 thousands per person compare
- 186 Guinea-Bissau 0 thousands per person compare
More population data for Ethiopia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.28 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4782 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2918 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.484 (2100)
- Population density 325.45 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 23.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.484 (2100)
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia?
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita in Ethiopia was 0 thousands per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 thousands per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 thousands per person in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population aged 65 years or older UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population aged 65 years or older (thousands) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.