Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2011

Ethiopia
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 5.08 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (232 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,322,715 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.08
Births
3,322,715
Births per 1,000 people
35.7
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.12
Boys per 100 girls at birth
106.0
Population
93,149,970
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
10-144.70.5%28,775
15-19102.910.1%535,324
20-24223.622.0%932,388
25-29231.722.8%737,423
30-34201.119.8%548,649
35-39147.714.5%340,626
40-4478.37.7%157,664
45-4923.92.4%39,929
50-541.50.1%1,939