Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ethiopia or Sudan?

Ethiopia, at 973 births against 935 births in Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ethiopia and Sudan?

38 births, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ethiopia vs Sudan: Births, by age of mother

Ethiopia

973 births

in 2023

Sudan

935 births

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

7th

Sudan rank

8th

Births, by age of mother over time

Ethiopia
Sudan

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 973 births against 935 births in Sudan, a difference of 38 births.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Ethiopia has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	780.1 births	204.8 births	575.3 births	Ethiopia
1960s	939.9 births	263.8 births	676.1 births	Ethiopia
1970s	1,003 births	431.9 births	571.2 births	Ethiopia
1980s	1,203 births	520.6 births	682.7 births	Ethiopia
1990s	1,744 births	464.4 births	1,279 births	Ethiopia
2000s	1,803 births	673.7 births	1,129 births	Ethiopia
2010s	1,744 births	960.3 births	783.6 births	Ethiopia
2020s	1,080 births	951.25 births	128.25 births	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Ethiopia or Sudan?: Ethiopia, at 973 births against 935 births in Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Ethiopia and Sudan?: 38 births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Sudan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Ethiopia ranks 7th and Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.