Brazil vs Ethiopia: Population by labor force status

Brazil
41.26 million people
in 2025
Ethiopia
52.54 million people
in 2025
Brazil rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
7th

Population by labor force status over time

  • Brazil
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 52.54 million people against 41.26 million people in Brazil, a difference of 11.28 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 7th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by labor force status
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,496 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Population below working age (under 15 years old).