Ethiopia vs Türkiye: Fertility rate

Fertility rate in 2023: 3.99 births per woman in Ethiopia and 1.63 births per woman in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 2.36 births per woman, or 2.45 times that in Türkiye.

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births per woman · UN

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What the numbers say

Ethiopia has been higher since 1957, when it overtook Türkiye.
In 2023, Ethiopia ranked 27 and Türkiye ranked 141 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Ethiopia at 1.88 births per woman and Türkiye at 1.61 births per woman in 2100.
The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.

Every year

births per woman · UN

Year	Ethiopia	Türkiye	World
2023	3.99	1.63	2.25
2022	4.08	1.63	2.27
2021	4.18	1.71	2.29
2020	4.27	1.77	2.32
2019	4.35	1.89	2.4
2018	4.37	2	2.44
2017	4.4	2.08	2.5
2016	4.47	2.12	2.54
2015	4.53	2.16	2.54
2014	4.61	2.19	2.56
2013	4.71	2.11	2.57
2012	4.89	2.11	2.61
2011	5.08	2.05	2.59
2010	5.28	2.08	2.6
2009	5.49	2.15	2.62
2008	5.7	2.17	2.63
2007	5.89	2.18	2.62
2006	6.05	2.19	2.63
2005	6.19	2.2	2.63
2004	6.3	2.2	2.65
2003	6.4	2.2	2.66
2002	6.5	2.27	2.68
2001	6.58	2.39	2.71
2000	6.65	2.49	2.75
1999	6.72	2.63	2.75
1998	6.79	2.71	2.78
1997	6.87	2.74	2.81
1996	6.93	2.78	2.85
1995	7	2.84	2.89
1994	7.05	2.87	2.93
1993	7.09	2.92	2.98
1992	7.13	2.94	3.04
1991	7.16	3	3.13
1990	7.2	3.11	3.31
1989	7.23	3.34	3.35
1988	7.26	3.45	3.39
1987	7.29	3.54	3.48
1986	7.32	3.66	3.5
1985	7.34	3.78	3.51
1984	7.36	3.91	3.55
1983	7.35	4.06	3.58
1982	7.34	4.21	3.71
1981	7.31	4.35	3.71
1980	7.29	4.45	3.74
1979	7.25	4.58	3.77
1978	7.23	4.69	3.79
1977	7.19	4.78	3.85
1976	7.13	4.93	3.97
1975	7.08	5.09	4.08
1974	7.02	5.24	4.26
1973	6.96	5.41	4.42
1972	6.9	5.55	4.55
1971	6.84	5.67	4.68
1970	6.78	5.78	4.83
1969	6.72	5.87	4.87
1968	6.7	5.96	4.96
1967	6.68	6.06	4.85
1966	6.66	6.15	4.96
1965	6.63	6.22	5.07
1964	6.61	6.29	5.12
1963	6.59	6.34	5.31
1962	6.56	6.38	5.02
1961	6.53	6.42	4.57
1960	6.51	6.38	4.7
1959	6.49	6.42	4.74
1958	6.47	6.43	4.93
1957	6.46	6.45	5.07
1956	6.46	6.46	4.93
1955	6.46	6.46	5
1954	6.46	6.47	5
1953	6.45	6.48	4.92
1952	6.44	6.47	5
1951	6.43	6.47	4.82
1950	6.43	6.47	4.85

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Ethiopia	Türkiye	World
2024	3.913.11–4.68	1.621.39–1.85	2.25
2025	3.812.98–4.68	1.621.36–1.87	2.24
2026	3.722.84–4.64	1.621.33–1.9	2.23
2027	3.642.74–4.62	1.621.32–1.92	2.22
2028	3.572.59–4.59	1.621.29–1.93	2.21
2029	3.52.48–4.59	1.611.26–1.95	2.2
2030	3.432.39–4.55	1.611.26–1.95	2.2
2031	3.372.31–4.5	1.611.24–1.96	2.19
2032	3.32.25–4.45	1.611.24–1.98	2.18
2033	3.242.17–4.45	1.611.24–1.98	2.17
2034	3.192.11–4.42	1.611.22–1.98	2.16
2035	3.142.09–4.4	1.611.22–2	2.15
2036	3.082–4.34	1.611.18–2	2.15
2037	3.031.95–4.27	1.611.2–2.02	2.14
2038	2.991.9–4.23	1.611.18–2.03	2.13
2039	2.941.86–4.22	1.611.18–2.05	2.13
2040	2.91.79–4.17	1.611.16–2.06	2.13
2041	2.861.77–4.14	1.611.16–2.04	2.12
2042	2.831.76–4.07	1.611.17–2.05	2.12
2043	2.791.72–4.04	1.611.16–2.05	2.12
2044	2.751.69–4.05	1.611.15–2.06	2.12
2045	2.721.68–4.01	1.621.12–2.07	2.12
2046	2.681.65–3.96	1.621.14–2.08	2.11
2047	2.651.63–3.96	1.621.12–2.09	2.11
2048	2.621.62–3.91	1.621.12–2.09	2.11
2049	2.591.59–3.9	1.621.14–2.1	2.1
2050	2.551.56–3.81	1.621.11–2.1	2.1
2051	2.531.55–3.8	1.621.1–2.11	2.09
2052	2.51.53–3.76	1.621.09–2.12	2.09
2053	2.471.53–3.76	1.611.08–2.11	2.08
2054	2.451.5–3.74	1.611.08–2.12	2.07
2055	2.421.47–3.76	1.611.07–2.12	2.07
2056	2.41.47–3.68	1.611.08–2.13	2.06
2057	2.381.47–3.67	1.611.07–2.14	2.05
2058	2.361.45–3.61	1.611.06–2.15	2.04
2059	2.341.45–3.6	1.611.05–2.15	2.04
2060	2.321.42–3.58	1.611.06–2.14	2.03
2061	2.31.42–3.57	1.611.04–2.15	2.02
2062	2.281.39–3.56	1.621.03–2.16	2.02
2063	2.261.38–3.54	1.611.02–2.15	2.01
2064	2.241.36–3.54	1.621.03–2.16	2
2065	2.231.36–3.54	1.621.03–2.17	2
2066	2.211.36–3.59	1.611.02–2.17	1.99
2067	2.21.34–3.58	1.611.01–2.17	1.98
2068	2.181.35–3.57	1.611.02–2.17	1.98
2069	2.161.32–3.51	1.611.01–2.17	1.97
2070	2.151.32–3.47	1.611–2.15	1.97
2071	2.141.3–3.45	1.611.01–2.16	1.96
2072	2.131.3–3.43	1.611.03–2.18	1.96
2073	2.111.3–3.41	1.611.01–2.18	1.95
2074	2.11.29–3.36	1.610.98–2.18	1.95
2075	2.091.27–3.36	1.610.98–2.17	1.94
2076	2.081.26–3.31	1.610.98–2.17	1.94
2077	2.061.24–3.28	1.620.97–2.19	1.94
2078	2.051.24–3.3	1.620.97–2.2	1.93
2079	2.041.23–3.28	1.620.97–2.2	1.93
2080	2.031.23–3.27	1.620.97–2.2	1.92
2081	2.021.22–3.24	1.620.95–2.22	1.92
2082	2.011.22–3.24	1.620.95–2.22	1.91
2083	21.23–3.22	1.620.97–2.22	1.91
2084	1.991.19–3.18	1.620.97–2.23	1.91
2085	1.981.18–3.15	1.620.97–2.24	1.9
2086	1.971.19–3.13	1.620.98–2.25	1.9
2087	1.961.19–3.12	1.620.98–2.25	1.89
2088	1.961.2–3.09	1.620.98–2.25	1.89
2089	1.951.19–3.08	1.620.98–2.26	1.88
2090	1.941.18–3.07	1.620.96–2.26	1.88
2091	1.941.17–3.05	1.620.96–2.24	1.88
2092	1.931.17–3.01	1.620.96–2.26	1.87
2093	1.921.13–3.04	1.620.96–2.24	1.87
2094	1.921.16–3.02	1.620.94–2.25	1.86
2095	1.911.15–3.01	1.620.96–2.27	1.86
2096	1.91.15–3.01	1.620.95–2.26	1.85
2097	1.91.13–2.99	1.610.96–2.26	1.85
2098	1.891.12–2.99	1.610.93–2.26	1.85
2099	1.891.12–2.98	1.610.95–2.26	1.84
2100	1.881.12–2.97	1.610.95–2.27	1.84

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The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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