Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2004

Ethiopia
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.30 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (272 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 3,249,389 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.30
Births
3,249,389
Births per 1,000 people
42.7
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.39
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
76,077,206
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
10-146.10.5%30,060
15-19141.711.3%546,819
20-24260.820.7%795,805
25-29271.821.6%720,263
30-34250.619.9%570,230
35-39187.914.9%373,043
40-44106.78.5%172,868
45-4931.42.5%38,540
50-541.80.1%1,762