Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2012

Ethiopia
2012
Total fertility rate: 4.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 4.89 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (227 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,311,138 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.89
Births
3,311,138
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.9
Population
95,798,767
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
10-143.50.4%22,190
15-1992.39.4%497,654
20-24216.822.2%947,336
25-29226.823.2%759,482
30-34196.620.1%551,141
35-39141.814.5%336,925
40-4475.17.7%155,034
45-4922.72.3%39,422
50-541.40.1%1,959