Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1985

Ethiopia
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 7.34 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 2,054,312 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.34
Births
2,054,312
Births per 1,000 people
51.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
39,842,136
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
10-1418.61.3%45,307
15-19182.112.4%380,662
20-24290.919.8%506,683
25-29296.420.2%409,327
30-34273.418.6%312,850
35-39234.616.0%250,153
40-44135.19.2%122,272
45-4934.72.4%25,881
50-541.90.1%1,176