Ethiopia vs United States of America: Number of births

Ethiopia
4.11 million births
in 2023
United States of America
3.66 million births
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
7th
United States of America rank
8th

Number of births over time

  • Ethiopia
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 4.11 million births against 3.66 million births in United States of America, a difference of 448,200 births.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States of America ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 893,110 births 4.07 million births 3.18 million births United States of America
1960s 1.18 million births 4.00 million births 2.82 million births United States of America
1970s 1.58 million births 3.50 million births 1.92 million births United States of America
1980s 2.03 million births 3.85 million births 1.83 million births United States of America
1990s 2.76 million births 3.94 million births 1.18 million births United States of America
2000s 3.24 million births 4.06 million births 815,725 births United States of America
2010s 3.49 million births 3.92 million births 423,328 births United States of America
2020s 4.04 million births 3.68 million births 353,838 births Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Ethiopia or United States of America?
Ethiopia, at 4.11 million births against 3.66 million births in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Ethiopia and United States of America?
448,200 births, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States of America?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and United States of America rank globally for number of births?
Ethiopia ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of births
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

Number of live births in a calendar year.