Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 1997

Ethiopia
1997
Total fertility rate: 6.87
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.87 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 2,938,942 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.87
Births
2,938,942
Births per 1,000 people
47.9
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
61,404,539
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
10-149.10.7%32,385
15-19154.611.2%467,626
20-24280.420.4%727,639
25-29291.121.2%667,343
30-34270.619.7%530,704
35-39211.515.4%331,752
40-44119.98.7%143,964
45-4935.72.6%35,628
50-542.20.2%1,903