Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 3.99 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.99
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
27th
of 229 countries
All-time high
7.36
in 1984
All-time low
3.99
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia is 3.99, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia peaked at 7.36 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 3.99, in 2023.
Ethiopia ranks 27th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.43 | — |
| 1951 | 6.43 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.43 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.45 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 6.46 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 6.46 | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.46 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.46 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.47 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.49 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.51 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 6.53 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.56 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.59 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.61 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.63 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 6.66 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 6.68 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 6.7 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 6.72 | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.78 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 6.84 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.89 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.96 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.02 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.08 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 7.13 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 7.19 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 7.23 | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 7.25 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 7.29 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 7.31 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 7.34 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.35 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 7.36 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 7.34 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 7.32 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 7.29 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.26 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 7.23 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 7.2 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 7.16 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 7.12 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 7.09 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 7.05 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 7 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.93 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 6.87 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 6.79 | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.72 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 6.65 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 6.58 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.4 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 6.3 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 6.19 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 6.05 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 5.89 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 5.7 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 5.49 | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 5.28 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 5.08 | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 4.89 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 4.71 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.61 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.53 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4.47 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.37 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 4.35 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.27 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4.18 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 4.08 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3.99 | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.46 | 6.43 | 6.49 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.62 | 6.51 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.04 | 6.78 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 | 7.23 | 7.36 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.99 | 6.72 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.17 | 5.49 | 6.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.67 | 4.35 | 5.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 | 3.99 | 4.27 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More poverty & inequality data for Ethiopia
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 2,632 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.9299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.497 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 10.17 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1515 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1954 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 38.6% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Ethiopia was 3.99 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.36 in 1984.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.99 in 2023.
- How does Ethiopia rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Ethiopia ranks 27th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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