Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2003

Ethiopia
2003
Total fertility rate: 6.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.40 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 3,199,498 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.40
Births
3,199,498
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.7
Population
73,832,663
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
10-146.20.5%29,273
15-19141.311.1%518,029
20-24262.920.6%786,457
25-29276.821.7%713,353
30-34253.519.8%567,781
35-39192.315.0%371,464
40-44111.38.7%173,451
45-4932.32.5%37,938
50-541.90.1%1,749