Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1986

Ethiopia
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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 7.32 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 2,113,363 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.32
Births
2,113,363
Births per 1,000 people
51.5
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.4
Population
41,037,656
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
10-1417.11.2%43,048
15-19178.812.2%385,384
20-24290.119.8%525,675
25-29296.920.3%431,249
30-34273.518.7%323,377
35-39234.416.0%249,752
40-44135.29.2%126,438
45-4935.62.4%27,191
50-542.00.1%1,248