Ethiopia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Ethiopia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Ethiopia is 3.99, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.09 — a -43.7% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ethiopia	World
1960	6.51	4.69
1961	6.53	4.56
1962	6.56	5.02
1963	6.59	5.31
1964	6.61	5.13
1965	6.63	5.08
1966	6.66	4.97
1967	6.68	4.87
1968	6.7	4.98
1969	6.72	4.88
1970	6.78	4.84
1971	6.84	4.69
1972	6.9	4.55
1973	6.96	4.42
1974	7.02	4.26
1975	7.08	4.07
1976	7.13	3.97
1977	7.19	3.84
1978	7.23	3.77
1979	7.25	3.76
1980	7.29	3.73
1981	7.31	3.71
1982	7.34	3.72
1983	7.35	3.59
1984	7.36	3.57
1985	7.34	3.53
1986	7.32	3.51
1987	7.29	3.48
1988	7.26	3.39
1989	7.23	3.35
1990	7.2	3.31
1991	7.16	3.13
1992	7.13	3.04
1993	7.09	2.97
1994	7.05	2.92
1995	7	2.87
1996	6.93	2.82
1997	6.87	2.78
1998	6.79	2.75
1999	6.72	2.72
2000	6.65	2.73
2001	6.58	2.69
2002	6.5	2.66
2003	6.4	2.64
2004	6.3	2.63
2005	6.19	2.61
2006	6.05	2.61
2007	5.89	2.6
2008	5.7	2.6
2009	5.49	2.59
2010	5.28	2.57
2011	5.08	2.55
2012	4.89	2.56
2013	4.71	2.53
2014	4.61	2.52
2015	4.53	2.49
2016	4.47	2.49
2017	4.4	2.46
2018	4.37	2.39
2019	4.35	2.35
2020	4.27	2.28
2021	4.18	2.25
2022	4.08	2.22
2023	3.99	2.2
2024	3.91	2.19
2025	3.81	2.18
2026	3.72	2.18
2027	3.64	2.17
2028	3.57	2.16
2029	3.5	2.15
2030	3.43	2.14
2031	3.36	2.13
2032	3.3	2.12
2033	3.24	2.12
2034	3.19	2.11
2035	3.14	2.1
2036	3.08	2.09
2037	3.03	2.09
2038	2.99	2.08
2039	2.94	2.08
2040	2.9	2.08
2041	2.86	2.07
2042	2.83	2.07
2043	2.79	2.07
2044	2.75	2.07
2045	2.72	2.06
2046	2.68	2.06
2047	2.65	2.06
2048	2.62	2.05
2049	2.59	2.05
2050	2.55	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.6% were to women under 20 years old, 56.1% to women ages 20-29, and 32.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18.1%, 47.7%, and 34.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Ethiopia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Ethiopia	World
1960	42.2%	37.4%
1961	42.2%	37.5%
1962	42.1%	37.6%
1963	42.2%	37.8%
1964	42.3%	38%
1965	42.5%	38%
1966	42.9%	38%
1967	43.2%	38%
1968	43.5%	37.9%
1969	43.8%	37.8%
1970	44.2%	37.7%
1971	44.5%	37.6%
1972	44.9%	37.5%
1973	45.2%	37.3%
1974	45.4%	37.2%
1975	45.6%	37.1%
1976	45.7%	36.9%
1977	45.9%	36.7%
1978	46.1%	36.3%
1979	46.2%	35.9%
1980	46.3%	35.5%
1981	46.4%	35.2%
1982	46.5%	34.9%
1983	46.4%	34.6%
1984	46.2%	34.3%
1985	46.1%	34%
1986	46%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46%	33.4%
1989	46.1%	33.2%
1990	46.2%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46.2%	32.7%
1993	46.4%	32.5%
1994	46.5%	32.3%
1995	46.7%	32.1%
1996	46.9%	31.8%
1997	47.1%	31.5%
1998	47.4%	31.1%
1999	47.6%	30.8%
2000	47.7%	30.4%
2001	47.8%	30%
2002	47.8%	29.6%
2003	47.7%	29.2%
2004	47.6%	28.8%
2005	47.4%	28.5%
2006	47.2%	28.1%
2007	46.9%	27.9%
2008	46.6%	27.6%
2009	46.2%	27.5%
2010	45.7%	27.3%
2011	45.2%	27.1%
2012	44.6%	27%
2013	44%	26.9%
2014	43.4%	26.8%
2015	42.9%	26.6%
2016	42.3%	26.5%
2017	41.8%	26.4%
2018	41.3%	26.2%
2019	40.9%	26%
2020	40.5%	25.8%
2021	40.1%	25.6%
2022	39.7%	25.3%
2023	39.4%	25%
2024	39.1%	24.7%
2025	38.8%	24.4%
2026	38.5%	24.1%
2027	38.3%	23.8%
2028	38.1%	23.4%
2029	37.8%	23.1%
2030	37.6%	22.8%
2031	37.3%	22.6%
2032	37%	22.3%
2033	36.6%	22.1%
2034	36.2%	21.9%
2035	35.8%	21.7%
2036	35.4%	21.6%
2037	34.9%	21.5%
2038	34.5%	21.4%
2039	34%	21.3%
2040	33.6%	21.2%
2041	33.2%	21.1%
2042	32.8%	21%
2043	32.4%	21%
2044	32%	20.9%
2045	31.7%	20.8%
2046	31.3%	20.7%
2047	31%	20.7%
2048	30.7%	20.6%
2049	30.3%	20.5%
2050	30%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Ethiopia was 42.2% in 1960, 46.4% in 1993, and 39.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Ethiopia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Ethiopia, excluding migration, has been +2.64% annually. On average, 3,023,737 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Ethiopia
1960	511,694
1961	538,518
1962	563,650
1963	590,998
1964	618,667
1965	642,359
1966	616,281
1967	695,283
1968	715,602
1969	736,428
1970	760,821
1971	787,047
1972	779,808
1973	807,535
1974	777,306
1975	801,425
1976	899,577
1977	929,381
1978	943,388
1979	987,203
1980	1,007,516
1981	1,018,838
1982	1,080,853
1983	863,472
1984	920,670
1985	997,050
1986	1,050,277
1987	1,356,853
1988	1,393,356
1989	1,441,769
1990	1,479,663
1991	1,579,416
1992	1,673,839
1993	1,734,851
1994	1,788,133
1995	1,831,068
1996	1,896,364
1997	1,945,112
1998	1,984,989
1999	2,010,987
2000	2,083,622
2001	2,137,791
2002	2,189,683
2003	2,231,223
2004	2,296,999
2005	2,353,375
2006	2,393,585
2007	2,436,753
2008	2,465,283
2009	2,467,118
2010	2,498,048
2011	2,527,811
2012	2,533,398
2013	2,546,020
2014	2,623,647
2015	2,713,529
2016	2,809,889
2017	2,899,143
2018	3,015,231
2019	3,132,780
2020	3,199,718
2021	3,204,673
2022	3,300,114
2023	3,338,649

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Ethiopia was 195 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.2% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -77.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ethiopia	World
1985	1,329	460
1986	1,317	438
1987	1,289	429
1988	1,306	414
1989	1,296	401
1990	1,320	391
1991	1,239	395
1992	1,218	395
1993	1,168	389
1994	1,113	382
1995	1,060	371
1996	1,008	366
1997	957	358
1998	911	360
1999	901	340
2000	870	328
2001	856	321
2002	826	311
2003	797	301
2004	764	291
2005	754	283
2006	729	276
2007	704	269
2008	678	264
2009	649	258
2010	619	253
2011	588	247
2012	545	239
2013	494	235
2014	444	231
2015	401	228
2016	364	220
2017	327	215
2018	297	211
2019	269	207
2020	244	211
2021	250	242
2022	207	203
2023	195	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Ethiopia was 46.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 4.65% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 140.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Ethiopia	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	27.8%	17.3%
1967	24.9%	17%
1968	24.8%	16.5%
1969	24.8%	15.5%
1970	24.7%	15.2%
1971	24.7%	15.1%
1972	24.7%	14.4%
1973	24.6%	14.1%
1974	28.3%	13.7%
1975	28.2%	13.4%
1976	24.5%	13%
1977	24.5%	12.5%
1978	24.4%	12.1%
1979	24.2%	11.7%
1980	24%	11.4%
1981	23.8%	11%
1982	23.5%	10.8%
1983	32%	10.6%
1984	31.4%	10.4%
1985	30.3%	10.1%
1986	29.7%	9.81%
1987	21.5%	9.47%
1988	21%	9.31%
1989	20.6%	9.02%
1990	20.2%	8.81%
1991	19.7%	8.66%
1992	19.1%	8.46%
1993	18.5%	8.19%
1994	17.9%	7.98%
1995	17.2%	7.76%
1996	16.6%	7.52%
1997	15.9%	7.28%
1998	15.3%	7.05%
1999	14.7%	6.76%
2000	14%	6.48%
2001	13.4%	6.21%
2002	12.8%	5.94%
2003	12.1%	5.65%
2004	11.5%	5.43%
2005	10.9%	5.16%
2006	10.3%	4.92%
2007	9.74%	4.7%
2008	9.23%	4.5%
2009	8.76%	4.31%
2010	8.32%	4.11%
2011	7.91%	3.97%
2012	7.53%	3.77%
2013	7.16%	3.61%
2014	6.82%	3.48%
2015	6.49%	3.35%
2016	6.17%	3.23%
2017	5.89%	3.11%
2018	5.64%	2.97%
2019	5.41%	2.86%
2020	5.2%	2.75%
2021	5%	2.66%
2022	4.82%	2.59%
2023	4.65%	2.49%