What is birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia?

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia was 31.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The highest recorded value was 51.56 births per 1,000 people in 1985.

What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ethiopia?

The lowest recorded value was 31.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Ethiopia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?

Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Ethiopia data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia

Name: Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Ethiopia: Birth rate vs. death rate was 31.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

31.9 births per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.6%

World rank

25th

of 236 countries

All-time high

51.56 births per 1,000 people

in 1985

All-time low

31.9 births per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 31.9 births per 1,000 people for birth rate vs. death rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia peaked at 51.56 births per 1,000 people in 1985 and was at its lowest, 31.9 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Ethiopia 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia, 1950 to 2023.
Year	births per 1,000 people	Change
1950	45.22 births per 1,000 people	—
1951	45.48 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1952	45.77 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1953	46.08 births per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1954	46.31 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1955	46.45 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1956	46.59 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1957	46.87 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1958	47.27 births per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1959	47.6 births per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1960	47.87 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1961	48.13 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1962	48.45 births per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1963	48.72 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1964	49.05 births per 1,000 people	+0.7%
1965	49.27 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1966	49.51 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1967	49.59 births per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1968	49.54 births per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1969	49.56 births per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1970	49.73 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1971	49.86 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1972	49.96 births per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1973	50.12 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1974	50.37 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1975	50.63 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1976	50.72 births per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1977	51.24 births per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1978	50.99 births per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1979	51.29 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1980	51.44 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1981	50.33 births per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1982	50.82 births per 1,000 people	+1.0%
1983	51.1 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1984	51.38 births per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1985	51.56 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1986	51.5 births per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1987	51.18 births per 1,000 people	-0.6%
1988	50.93 births per 1,000 people	-0.5%
1989	50.81 births per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1990	50.79 births per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1991	50.25 births per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1992	50.4 births per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1993	50.06 births per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1994	49.63 births per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1995	49 births per 1,000 people	-1.3%
1996	48.55 births per 1,000 people	-0.9%
1997	47.86 births per 1,000 people	-1.4%
1998	46.98 births per 1,000 people	-1.8%
1999	46.39 births per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2000	45.59 births per 1,000 people	-1.7%
2001	44.99 births per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2002	44.26 births per 1,000 people	-1.6%
2003	43.33 births per 1,000 people	-2.1%
2004	42.71 births per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2005	42.1 births per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2006	41.09 births per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2007	40.05 births per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2008	38.89 births per 1,000 people	-2.9%
2009	37.54 births per 1,000 people	-3.5%
2010	36.57 births per 1,000 people	-2.6%
2011	35.67 births per 1,000 people	-2.5%
2012	34.56 births per 1,000 people	-3.1%
2013	33.64 births per 1,000 people	-2.7%
2014	33.41 births per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2015	33.33 births per 1,000 people	-0.2%
2016	33.33 births per 1,000 people	-0.0%
2017	33.22 births per 1,000 people	-0.3%
2018	33.39 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2019	33.55 births per 1,000 people	+0.5%
2020	33.31 births per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2021	32.88 births per 1,000 people	-1.3%
2022	32.41 births per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2023	31.9 births per 1,000 people	-1.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

Ethiopia's 31.9 births per 1,000 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 32.09 births per 1,000 people, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Ethiopia's 31.9 births per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31.17 births per 1,000 people, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	46.36 births per 1,000 people	45.22 births per 1,000 people	47.6 births per 1,000 people	10
1960s	48.97 births per 1,000 people	47.87 births per 1,000 people	49.59 births per 1,000 people	10
1970s	50.49 births per 1,000 people	49.73 births per 1,000 people	51.29 births per 1,000 people	10
1980s	51.1 births per 1,000 people	50.33 births per 1,000 people	51.56 births per 1,000 people	10
1990s	48.99 births per 1,000 people	46.39 births per 1,000 people	50.79 births per 1,000 people	10
2000s	42.06 births per 1,000 people	37.54 births per 1,000 people	45.59 births per 1,000 people	10
2010s	34.07 births per 1,000 people	33.22 births per 1,000 people	36.57 births per 1,000 people	10
2020s	32.63 births per 1,000 people	31.9 births per 1,000 people	33.31 births per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

22 Togo 32.64 births per 1,000 people compare
23 Madagascar 32.09 births per 1,000 people compare
24 Cote d'Ivoire 31.99 births per 1,000 people compare
26 Burkina Faso 31.64 births per 1,000 people compare
27 Malawi 31.38 births per 1,000 people compare
28 Liberia 30.96 births per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Ethiopia

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)

All data for Ethiopia →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia?: Birth rate vs. death rate in Ethiopia was 31.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The highest recorded value was 51.56 births per 1,000 people in 1985.
What is the lowest birth rate vs. death rate recorded in Ethiopia?: The lowest recorded value was 31.9 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Ethiopia rank for birth rate vs. death rate?: Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate vs. death rate rising or falling in Ethiopia?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate vs. death rate
Unit: births per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.