Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1972

Ethiopia
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.90
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.90 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (284 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.2 years old. In total, 1,467,649 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.90
Births
1,467,649
Births per 1,000 people
50.0
Mean age of mothers
29.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.14
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.6
Population
29,374,608
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
10-1418.21.3%31,033
15-19182.913.3%252,890
20-24271.819.7%338,805
25-29284.220.6%328,626
30-34259.618.8%248,996
35-39206.515.0%166,207
40-44119.48.7%80,403
45-4934.92.5%19,715
50-542.10.2%974