Ethiopia vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Fertility rate, total
Fertility rate, total over time
- Ethiopia
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.91 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 1.95 births per woman.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.
Ethiopia ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 births per woman | 3.82 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 3.49 births per woman | 3.55 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman | 4.24 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 2.41 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 4.19 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 2.09 births per woman | 2.58 births per woman | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 4.09 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 2.08 births per woman | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Ethiopia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Ethiopia, at 3.91 births per woman against 1.96 births per woman in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 1.95 births per woman, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.