Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2007

Ethiopia
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 5.89 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (262 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,328,656 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.89
Births
3,328,656
Births per 1,000 people
40.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
83,103,218
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
10-145.80.5%31,619
15-19125.810.7%556,580
20-24246.621.0%836,891
25-29262.222.3%747,927
30-34235.120.0%570,561
35-39176.415.0%374,180
40-4494.08.0%168,375
45-4928.82.4%40,721
50-541.70.1%1,805