Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1954

South Sudan
1954
Total fertility rate: 7.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.14 children per woman in 1954 — 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 30.1 years old. In total, 134,688 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.14
Births
134,688
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,657,094
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
10-1418.51.3%2,897
15-19154.710.8%20,916
20-24271.119.0%32,354
25-29284.819.9%28,658
30-34268.318.8%22,422
35-39230.116.1%16,122
40-44152.110.7%8,991
45-4945.93.2%2,212
50-542.90.2%114