Total fertility rate - Ethiopia
Value & RankThe Total fertility rate of Ethiopia is 5.23 (children born/woman) with a global rank of 14.
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Ethiopia is similar to that of South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25, 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93, 4.83 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.Ethiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 13.1% since the end of the Great Recession
Ethiopia compared to other CountriesThe Total fertility rate of Ethiopia is similar to that of South Sudan, Angola, Afghanistan, Mozambique, Nigeria, Timor-Leste, Benin, Tanzania, Guinea, Sierra Leone with a respective Total fertility rate of 5.43, 5.43, 5.43, 5.27, 5.25, 5.11, 5.04, 4.95, 4.93, 4.83 (children born/woman) and a global rank of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19.Ethiopia since the end of the Great RecessionEthiopia's Total fertility rate had a negative growth (decline) of 13.1% since the end of the Great Recession
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South Sudan | 9 | 5.43 |
Angola | 10 | 5.43 |
Afghanistan | 11 | 5.43 |
Mozambique | 12 | 5.27 |
Nigeria | 13 | 5.25 |
Ethiopia | 14 | 5.23 |
Timor-Leste | 15 | 5.11 |
Benin | 16 | 5.04 |
Tanzania | 17 | 4.95 |
Guinea | 18 | 4.93 |
Sierra Leone | 19 | 4.83 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook