Fertility in South Sudan, 1955

South Sudan
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.13
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.13 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 137,655 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
137,655
Births per 1,000 people
50.9
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,705,082
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%2,971
15-19154.510.8%21,271
20-24271.019.0%33,003
25-29284.719.9%29,395
30-34268.118.8%22,991
35-39230.016.1%16,451
40-44151.910.6%9,185
45-4945.93.2%2,269
50-542.90.2%117