Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 20.6% to 3.79% in Ethiopia in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Ethiopia reached an all time high of 3.79% in 2022 and an all time low of 2.62% in 1996. When compared to Ethiopia's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Eritrea amounted to 2.58%, 3.31% in Kenya, 2.91% in Somalia and 3.70% in Sudan in 2022.
Ethiopia has been ranked 130th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 19 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Chad | % | 3.33% | 3.41% | 3.52% | 3.63% | 3.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 10.1% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 11.1% | 11.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Egypt | % | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.8% | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 4.89% | 5.11% | 5.41% | 5.70% | 6.00% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | % | 6.34% | 6.52% | 6.79% | 7.06% | 7.32% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | % | 5.73% | 5.92% | 6.17% | 6.42% | 6.67% | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | % | 3.42% | 3.46% | 3.52% | 3.58% | 3.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | % | 5.39% | 5.50% | 5.63% | 5.77% | 5.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | % | 5.90% | 6.04% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.48% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 4.68% | 4.80% | 4.94% | 5.08% | 5.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | % | 3.77% | 3.88% | 4.00% | 4.13% | 4.26% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 5.31% | 5.53% | 5.87% | 6.20% | 6.54% |
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