Fertility in Ethiopia, 2005

Ethiopia
2005
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 6.19 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (266 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,299,599 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
3,299,599
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
78,367,470
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%31,759
15-19142.011.5%575,294
20-24258.220.9%808,850
25-29266.421.5%725,300
30-34247.320.0%573,158
35-39183.314.8%373,047
40-44102.18.3%171,320
45-4930.52.5%39,110
50-541.80.1%1,763