๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopiavs๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi

Total Population
138,902,185
22,785,535
Ethiopia is 6.1ร— Malawi
Median age
20.3 years
19.4 years
0.9 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
3.37%
2.60%
0.8 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.53%
2.56%
0.03 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ Malawi
Ethiopia Malawi
Young Population 38.51%53,495,993 39.58%9,018,061
Working Age Population 58.12%80,731,735 57.82%13,175,178
Elderly Population 3.37%4,674,457 2.60%592,296

In 2026, the median age is 20.3 years in Ethiopia and 19.4 years in Malawi.Ethiopia already reached Malawiโ€™s current median age in 2022, about 4 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Ethiopia is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 367,289,600.The total population of Malawi is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 59,141,254.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Ethiopia will be 54.8%, and 5.36% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Malawi will be 54.7%, and 4.88% of the population will be elderly.

Ethiopia Malawi
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2060 2062 2 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2088 2091 3 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100