World Bank · Health
Ethiopia: Wanted fertility rate
3.60births per woman · 2016
Wanted fertility rate is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided. Annual figures for Ethiopia from 2000 to 2016.
Every year
| Year | Value (births per woman) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.6 | |
| 2011 | 3.8 | |
| 2005 | 4 | |
| 2000 | 4.7 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by Demographic & Health Surveys. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Wanted fertility rate. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-wanted-fertility-rate (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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