Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1991

Ethiopia
1991
Total fertility rate: 7.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 7.16 children per woman in 1991 — 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 29.5 years old. In total, 2,498,200 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
2,498,200
Births per 1,000 people
50.2
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
49,717,198
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
10-1415.31.1%45,586
15-19172.312.0%431,851
20-24286.220.0%631,245
25-29293.920.5%550,073
30-34273.619.1%408,090
35-39222.215.5%263,541
40-44129.19.0%133,380
45-4937.02.6%32,886
50-542.20.2%1,546