Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1952

Ethiopia
1952
Total fertility rate: 6.43
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.43 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 838,718 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.43
Births
838,718
Births per 1,000 people
45.8
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
18,326,173
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1414.41.1%15,626
15-19117.79.1%110,148
20-24252.419.6%202,773
25-29286.022.2%197,108
30-34256.719.9%150,470
35-39196.515.3%97,163
40-44122.89.5%51,104
45-4938.33.0%13,585
50-542.60.2%742