Ethiopia Civil Registration

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

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