Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1953

Ethiopia
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.45
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.45 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 860,591 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.45
Births
860,591
Births per 1,000 people
46.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.5
Population
18,674,776
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
10-1414.31.1%15,966
15-19117.89.1%113,150
20-24253.119.6%208,261
25-29286.522.2%201,991
30-34257.319.9%154,475
35-39197.115.3%99,756
40-44123.19.5%52,398
45-4938.33.0%13,827
50-542.60.2%768