Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 76.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia is 76.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia peaked at 76.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1983.
Ethiopia ranks 159th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 36.7% | — |
| 1961 | 37.3% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 38.1% | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 35.5% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 39.3% | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 39.5% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 39.5% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 37.7% | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 34.9% | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 34.7% | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 38.5% | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 40.9% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 41.3% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 30.4% | -26.4% |
| 1984 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 31.4% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 31.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 41.3% | +30.6% |
| 1988 | 40.5% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 40.3% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 41.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 43.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 50.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 52.6% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 57.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | +0.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 76.1% is above the median for low income countries, which is 68.3%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 76.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +30.6% | 31.6% | 41.3% |
| 1983 | -26.4% | 41.3% | 30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.1% | 35.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.0% | 34.7% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.9% | 30.4% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.7% | 39.3% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 44.7% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 61.1% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.3% | 71.6% | 76.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More gender data for Ethiopia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 57,452 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 95,403 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 95,403 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.76 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.98 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2.07 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.95 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2.04 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.92 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Ethiopia was 76.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1983.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Ethiopia ranks 159th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.