๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopiavs๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan

Total Population
138,902,185
53,282,716
Ethiopia is 2.6ร— Sudan
Median age
20.3 years
19.8 years
0.5 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
3.37%
3.47%
0.1 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
2.53%
3.14%
0.61 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น Ethiopia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan
Ethiopia Sudan
Young Population 38.51%53,495,993 39.82%21,216,351
Working Age Population 58.12%80,731,735 56.71%30,217,817
Elderly Population 3.37%4,674,457 3.47%1,848,548

In 2026, the median age is 20.3 years in Ethiopia and 19.8 years in Sudan.Ethiopia already reached Sudanโ€™s current median age in 2024, about 2 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 Sudan is projected to keep growing until 2100, reaching 136,890,755.

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 Sudan will be 58.5%, and 5.30% of the population will be elderly.

Ethiopia Sudan
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) None between 1950 and 2100 None between 1950 and 2100
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2060 2061 1 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2088 2094 6 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) Not reached by 2100 Not reached by 2100