Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Ethiopia, 2014

Ethiopia
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Ethiopia was 4.60 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (220 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 3,378,040 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.60
Births
3,378,040
Births per 1,000 people
33.4
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.8
Population
101,115,610
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
10-142.30.3%15,405
15-1982.79.0%474,809
20-24207.322.5%990,605
25-29219.623.9%823,160
30-34189.320.6%557,555
35-39130.514.2%331,235
40-4467.87.4%146,213
45-4920.02.2%37,156
50-541.30.1%1,904