Summary and Statistical Report of the 2007 Population and Housing ...
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<strong>Summary</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Statistical</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>2007</strong> <strong>Population</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Housing</strong> Census Results 15Figure 2. 2: <strong>Population</strong> Pyramid <strong>of</strong> Ethiopia: 1994Figure 2. 2: Age Pyramid <strong>of</strong> <strong>Population</strong> <strong>of</strong> Country Total: 199475+70-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-090-0420 15 10 5 0 5 10 15 20The distribution <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> national population by broad age groups depicted in Figure 2.3 showsthat <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> young population under age 15 has declined from 49.8 percent in 1984 to45.0 percent in <strong>2007</strong>. Conversely, <strong>the</strong> proportion <strong>of</strong> population in <strong>the</strong> working age group 15-64has increased from 50.2 percent in 1984 to 51.9 percent in 1994. The proportion <strong>of</strong> populationaged 65 years <strong>and</strong> over was 3.4 percent in 1984 <strong>and</strong> remained constant at 3.2 percent both in1994 <strong>and</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Censuses. In general, <strong>the</strong>re was no significant change percentage-wise in <strong>the</strong>population <strong>of</strong> elder persons between 1984,1994 <strong>and</strong> <strong>2007</strong> .