Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1979

Ethiopia
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 7.25 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.3 years old. In total, 1,756,120 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
1,756,120
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
29.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
34,238,652
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
10-1419.51.3%41,579
15-19184.612.7%324,608
20-24284.319.6%394,326
25-29294.120.3%347,526
30-34272.418.8%307,540
35-39228.315.8%215,319
40-44129.48.9%101,795
45-4934.32.4%22,377
50-541.90.1%1,045