Fertility rate, total in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Fertility rate, total was 3.91 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
3.91 births per woman
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
27th
of 217 countries
All-time high
7.36 births per woman
in 1984
All-time low
3.91 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Ethiopia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Ethiopia is 3.91 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Ethiopia peaked at 7.36 births per woman in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.91 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Ethiopia 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.51 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.53 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.56 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.59 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.61 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.63 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.66 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.68 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.7 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.72 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.78 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.84 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.89 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.96 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.02 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.08 births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 7.13 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 7.19 births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 7.23 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 7.25 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.29 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 7.31 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.34 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.35 births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.36 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.34 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.32 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.29 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.26 births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.23 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.2 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.16 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.12 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.09 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.05 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 7 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.93 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.87 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.79 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.72 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.65 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.58 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.19 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.05 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.89 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7 births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.49 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.28 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.08 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.89 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.71 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.61 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.53 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.47 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.37 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.35 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.27 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.18 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.08 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.99 births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.91 births per woman | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.62 births per woman | 6.51 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 births per woman | 6.78 births per woman | 7.25 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 births per woman | 7.23 births per woman | 7.36 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 births per woman | 6.72 births per woman | 7.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 births per woman | 5.49 births per woman | 6.65 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 births per woman | 4.35 births per woman | 5.28 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.09 births per woman | 3.91 births per woman | 4.27 births per woman | 5 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1902 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1976 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Ethiopia?
- Fertility rate, total in Ethiopia was 3.91 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 births per woman in 1984.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.91 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fertility rate, total?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.