Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1994

Ethiopia
1994
Total fertility rate: 7.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 7.05 children per woman in 1994 — 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 29.7 years old. In total, 2,759,859 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.05
Births
2,759,859
Births per 1,000 people
49.6
Mean age of mothers
29.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
55,611,508
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
10-1412.90.9%41,241
15-19162.011.5%453,568
20-24275.919.5%668,715
25-29295.520.9%632,261
30-34275.219.5%486,852
35-39221.615.7%300,096
40-44129.09.1%139,258
45-4937.22.6%36,130
50-542.20.2%1,739