Fertility & birth rates in Angola and Ethiopia

Fertility rate in Angola vs Ethiopia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Angola was 5.12 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.99 in Ethiopia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Angola vs Ethiopia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Angola	Ethiopia
1960	6.71	6.51
1961	6.79	6.53
1962	6.87	6.56
1963	6.95	6.59
1964	7.04	6.61
1965	7.12	6.63
1966	7.19	6.66
1967	7.27	6.68
1968	7.33	6.7
1969	7.39	6.72
1970	7.43	6.78
1971	7.47	6.84
1972	7.49	6.9
1973	7.5	6.96
1974	7.5	7.02
1975	7.49	7.08
1976	7.49	7.13
1977	7.48	7.19
1978	7.47	7.23
1979	7.46	7.25
1980	7.46	7.29
1981	7.46	7.31
1982	7.46	7.34
1983	7.46	7.35
1984	7.46	7.36
1985	7.45	7.34
1986	7.44	7.32
1987	7.41	7.29
1988	7.37	7.26
1989	7.33	7.23
1990	7.27	7.2
1991	7.21	7.16
1992	7.14	7.13
1993	7.07	7.09
1994	6.99	7.05
1995	6.92	7
1996	6.85	6.93
1997	6.79	6.87
1998	6.73	6.79
1999	6.68	6.72
2000	6.64	6.65
2001	6.6	6.58
2002	6.57	6.5
2003	6.53	6.4
2004	6.5	6.3
2005	6.46	6.19
2006	6.42	6.05
2007	6.37	5.89
2008	6.32	5.7
2009	6.26	5.49
2010	6.19	5.28
2011	6.12	5.08
2012	6.04	4.89
2013	5.95	4.71
2014	5.86	4.61
2015	5.77	4.53
2016	5.69	4.47
2017	5.6	4.4
2018	5.52	4.37
2019	5.44	4.35
2020	5.37	4.27
2021	5.3	4.18
2022	5.21	4.08
2023	5.12	3.99
2024	5.05	3.91
2025	4.95	3.81
2026	4.89	3.72
2027	4.81	3.64
2028	4.74	3.57
2029	4.66	3.5
2030	4.56	3.43
2031	4.48	3.36
2032	4.39	3.3
2033	4.31	3.24
2034	4.24	3.19
2035	4.16	3.14
2036	4.09	3.08
2037	3.99	3.03
2038	3.94	2.99
2039	3.86	2.94
2040	3.8	2.9
2041	3.73	2.86
2042	3.66	2.83
2043	3.59	2.79
2044	3.53	2.75
2045	3.48	2.72
2046	3.43	2.68
2047	3.38	2.65
2048	3.33	2.62
2049	3.29	2.59
2050	3.24	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Angola	Ethiopia
1960	41.3%	42.2%
1961	41.6%	42.2%
1962	42.1%	42.1%
1963	42.5%	42.2%
1964	43.1%	42.3%
1965	43.7%	42.5%
1966	44.2%	42.9%
1967	44.7%	43.2%
1968	45.1%	43.5%
1969	45.5%	43.8%
1970	45.9%	44.2%
1971	46.3%	44.5%
1972	46.3%	44.9%
1973	46.1%	45.2%
1974	45.9%	45.4%
1975	45.6%	45.6%
1976	45.5%	45.7%
1977	45.2%	45.9%
1978	45%	46.1%
1979	44.8%	46.2%
1980	44.7%	46.3%
1981	44.5%	46.4%
1982	44.4%	46.5%
1983	44.4%	46.4%
1984	44.3%	46.2%
1985	44.3%	46.1%
1986	44.5%	46%
1987	44.6%	46%
1988	44.8%	46%
1989	45%	46.1%
1990	45.2%	46.2%
1991	45.4%	46.2%
1992	45.5%	46.2%
1993	45.7%	46.4%
1994	45.8%	46.5%
1995	45.9%	46.7%
1996	45.9%	46.9%
1997	45.8%	47.1%
1998	45.8%	47.4%
1999	45.7%	47.6%
2000	45.6%	47.7%
2001	45.5%	47.8%
2002	45.4%	47.8%
2003	45.3%	47.7%
2004	45.3%	47.6%
2005	45.2%	47.4%
2006	45.1%	47.2%
2007	45.1%	46.9%
2008	45.1%	46.6%
2009	45.1%	46.2%
2010	45.1%	45.7%
2011	45.1%	45.2%
2012	45.2%	44.6%
2013	45.2%	44%
2014	45.2%	43.4%
2015	45.3%	42.9%
2016	45.3%	42.3%
2017	45.3%	41.8%
2018	45.2%	41.3%
2019	45.1%	40.9%
2020	45%	40.5%
2021	44.9%	40.1%
2022	44.8%	39.7%
2023	44.6%	39.4%
2024	44.4%	39.1%
2025	44.1%	38.8%
2026	43.8%	38.5%
2027	43.5%	38.3%
2028	43.2%	38.1%
2029	42.9%	37.8%
2030	42.6%	37.6%
2031	42.3%	37.3%
2032	41.9%	37%
2033	41.6%	36.6%
2034	41.3%	36.2%
2035	41%	35.8%
2036	40.6%	35.4%
2037	40.3%	34.9%
2038	40%	34.5%
2039	39.6%	34%
2040	39.3%	33.6%
2041	39%	33.2%
2042	38.7%	32.8%
2043	38.3%	32.4%
2044	38%	32%
2045	37.6%	31.7%
2046	37.3%	31.3%
2047	36.9%	31%
2048	36.6%	30.7%
2049	36.3%	30.3%
2050	35.9%	30%

Children aged 0-14 make up 44.4% of the population in Angola and 39.1% in Ethiopia in 2024, compared to 45.2% and 46.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Angola and Ethiopia compared.

Natural population change in Angola vs Ethiopia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.2% in Angola and +2.64% in Ethiopia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Angola	Ethiopia
1960	128,489	511,694
1961	127,085	538,518
1962	130,405	563,650
1963	133,580	590,998
1964	136,824	618,667
1965	139,850	642,359
1966	142,844	616,281
1967	145,936	695,283
1968	148,744	715,602
1969	151,349	736,428
1970	153,706	760,821
1971	154,990	787,047
1972	159,339	779,808
1973	166,926	807,535
1974	174,858	777,306
1975	178,409	801,425
1976	184,430	899,577
1977	192,847	929,381
1978	202,655	943,388
1979	212,942	987,203
1980	224,031	1,007,516
1981	236,340	1,018,838
1982	248,932	1,080,853
1983	254,860	863,472
1984	269,506	920,670
1985	283,633	997,050
1986	297,320	1,050,277
1987	291,683	1,356,853
1988	307,331	1,393,356
1989	318,602	1,441,769
1990	328,596	1,479,663
1991	354,778	1,579,416
1992	346,125	1,673,839
1993	354,529	1,734,851
1994	376,280	1,788,133
1995	406,610	1,831,068
1996	418,526	1,896,364
1997	430,723	1,945,112
1998	428,722	1,984,989
1999	446,188	2,010,987
2000	465,975	2,083,622
2001	488,432	2,137,791
2002	512,813	2,189,683
2003	556,111	2,231,223
2004	585,950	2,296,999
2005	617,934	2,353,375
2006	647,814	2,393,585
2007	682,742	2,436,753
2008	716,519	2,465,283
2009	750,290	2,467,118
2010	782,310	2,498,048
2011	813,495	2,527,811
2012	845,130	2,533,398
2013	876,208	2,546,020
2014	905,106	2,623,647
2015	930,277	2,713,529
2016	954,491	2,809,889
2017	979,700	2,899,143
2018	1,005,547	3,015,231
2019	1,030,776	3,132,780
2020	1,053,677	3,199,718
2021	1,072,267	3,204,673
2022	1,104,864	3,300,114
2023	1,126,862	3,338,649

Maternal mortality chart: Angola vs Ethiopia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 183 deaths per 100,000 live births in Angola, compared to 195 deaths in Ethiopia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Angola	Ethiopia
1985	877	1,329
1986	864	1,317
1987	920	1,289
1988	895	1,306
1989	884	1,296
1990	876	1,320
1991	826	1,239
1992	877	1,218
1993	855	1,168
1994	812	1,113
1995	772	1,060
1996	747	1,008
1997	717	957
1998	723	911
1999	687	901
2000	659	870
2001	629	856
2002	602	826
2003	538	797
2004	499	764
2005	462	754
2006	437	729
2007	401	704
2008	372	678
2009	348	649
2010	321	619
2011	301	588
2012	278	545
2013	267	494
2014	262	444
2015	249	401
2016	236	364
2017	220	327
2018	208	297
2019	202	269
2020	195	244
2021	211	250
2022	185	207
2023	183	195

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.4% in Angola and 4.65% in Ethiopia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Angola	Ethiopia
1966	-	27.8%
1967	-	24.9%
1968	-	24.8%
1969	-	24.8%
1970	-	24.7%
1971	-	24.7%
1972	-	24.7%
1973	-	24.6%
1974	-	28.3%
1975	-	28.2%
1976	-	24.5%
1977	-	24.5%
1978	-	24.4%
1979	-	24.2%
1980	23.8%	24%
1981	23.5%	23.8%
1982	23.3%	23.5%
1983	23%	32%
1984	22.8%	31.4%
1985	22.6%	30.3%
1986	22.5%	29.7%
1987	22.4%	21.5%
1988	22.3%	21%
1989	22.3%	20.6%
1990	22.3%	20.2%
1991	22.3%	19.7%
1992	22.2%	19.1%
1993	22.2%	18.5%
1994	22.2%	17.9%
1995	22.1%	17.2%
1996	21.9%	16.6%
1997	21.6%	15.9%
1998	21.3%	15.3%
1999	20.8%	14.7%
2000	20.3%	14%
2001	19.7%	13.4%
2002	19%	12.8%
2003	18.2%	12.1%
2004	17.4%	11.5%
2005	16.5%	10.9%
2006	15.6%	10.3%
2007	14.6%	9.74%
2008	13.7%	9.23%
2009	12.8%	8.76%
2010	12%	8.32%
2011	11.2%	7.91%
2012	10.5%	7.53%
2013	9.83%	7.16%
2014	9.28%	6.82%
2015	8.82%	6.49%
2016	8.41%	6.17%
2017	8.05%	5.89%
2018	7.73%	5.64%
2019	7.44%	5.41%
2020	7.16%	5.2%
2021	6.9%	5%
2022	6.64%	4.82%
2023	6.4%	4.65%