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How many babies are born in Ethiopia?

4.21 million babies born in Ethiopia in 2026. That is 3.18% of all births worldwide, and the 7th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Ethiopia: history and projections

100K1M 1 CE1000150018002100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Ethiopia’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1 CE ~20K ~470K 42.1 Modelled estimate
1000 ~94K ~2.4M 40.0 Modelled estimate
1500 ~94K ~2.4M 40.0 Modelled estimate
1800 ~592K ~12M 49.2 Historical reconstruction
1900 ~872K ~17.7M 49.2 Historical reconstruction
1950 799K 17.7M 45.2 UN estimate
2000 3.07M 67.4M 45.6 UN estimate
2023 4.11M 129M 31.9 UN estimate
2026 4.21M 139M 30.3 UN projection
2050 4.79M 225M 21.3 UN projection
2075 4.86M 309M 15.7 UN projection
2100 4.64M 367M 12.6 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Ethiopia among estimates through 2023 were in 2023, at about 4.11M. That is roughly 207 times the estimated ~19.9K births a year in 1 CE.

At 3.72 children per woman, fertility in Ethiopia is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Ethiopia each year?

An estimated 4.21 million babies are born in Ethiopia in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 11,500 a day and 3.18% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Ethiopia?

Ethiopia has an estimated 30.3 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.72 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.