Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1953

South Sudan
1953
Total fertility rate: 7.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.13 children per woman in 1953 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (285 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 131,698 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
131,698
Births per 1,000 people
50.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,611,733
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1418.61.3%2,830
15-19154.810.8%20,598
20-24270.919.0%31,629
25-29284.819.9%27,907
30-34268.218.8%21,874
35-39230.016.1%15,816
40-44152.210.7%8,774
45-4945.93.2%2,157
50-542.90.2%111