Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1971

Ethiopia
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.84
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Year

-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.84 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,426,100 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.84
Births
1,426,100
Births per 1,000 people
49.9
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.18
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
28,600,106
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
10-1416.31.2%26,635
15-19175.912.9%237,884
20-24272.519.9%341,139
25-29285.420.9%320,327
30-34259.018.9%242,416
35-39204.414.9%160,270
40-44117.18.6%76,946
45-4935.42.6%19,510
50-542.10.2%974