Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1964

Ethiopia
1964
Total fertility rate: 6.61
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Year

-5 -1   1964  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.61 children per woman in 1964 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.7 years old. In total, 1,160,789 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.61
Births
1,160,789
Births per 1,000 people
49.0
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
23,666,548
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
10-1414.51.1%19,277
15-19135.010.2%172,605
20-24265.420.0%286,957
25-29290.622.0%266,410
30-34260.019.6%201,271
35-39200.015.1%130,945
40-44117.78.9%64,942
45-4937.92.9%17,442
50-542.50.2%940