Ethiopia Civil Registration

Ethiopia

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Ethiopia at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Ethiopia at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Ethiopia at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
• 1845-1915: French Overseas Civil Registration at Archivesnationales; index & images

Offices to Contact

Federal Vital Event Registration Agency
General Wingate St
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Telephone: +251 11 157 3357

Historical Background

Ethiopia has 80 different ethnic groups. It is a very poor country, so civil registration is not extensive.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

Regarding the child:

• Name
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Weight at birth
• Place of occurrence [of the birth]
• Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
• Date of registration
• Place of registration
• Attendant at birth
• Type of birth (single, twin, triplet and so forth)

Regarding the mother of the child:

• Date of birth
• Type of assistance and qualification of health attendants (if any) during delivery
• Marital status
• Ethnicity
• Place of usual residence
• Place/country of birth
• Occupational and educational status
• Citizenship
• ID number

Regarding the father of the child:

• Date of birth
• Marital status
• Ethnicity
• Place of usual residence
• Occupational and educational status
• Citizenship
• ID number
• Name of father (grandfather of the child)

Marriage Records

• Date of occurrence
• Date of registration
• Place of occurrence
• Place of registration

Regarding the spouses:

• Date of birth or age of spouses
• Place of usual residence of spouses
• Ethnicity of spouses
• Religion of spouses
• Citizenship of spouses
• Identification number of bride

Death Records

Regarding the deceased:

• Name
• Gender
• Ethnicity
• Date of birth or age
• Marital status
• Citizenship
• Occupation
• Educational status
• Place of usual residence
• Parents’ place of residence for deceased persons below age 15 years
• Date of death
• Place of occurrence of the death
• Type of place of occurrence (hospital, home, etc.)
• Date of registration, Place of registration
• Cause of death, Certifier
• Name of the cemetery/place of burial

Fetal death is not registered