Ethiopia vs Namibia: Share of births by age of mother
Ethiopia
12.2%
in 2023
Namibia
12.3%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
62nd
Namibia rank
61st
Share of births by age of mother over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 12.3% against 12.2% in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.1% | 10.2% | 4.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 16.5% | 11.8% | 4.7% | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 13.1% | 6.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 14.3% | 5.8% | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 17.9% | 14.2% | 3.7% | Ethiopia |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 15.6% | 1.9% | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.0% | 0.5% | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 12.2% | 0.3% | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 12.3% against 12.2% in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 0.1%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for share of births by age of mother?
- Ethiopia ranks 62nd and Namibia ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.