Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1956

South Sudan
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.13 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 140,769 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.13
Births
140,769
Births per 1,000 people
51.1
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.76
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,754,592
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%3,052
15-19154.410.8%21,687
20-24271.219.0%33,615
25-29284.819.9%30,165
30-34268.218.8%23,604
35-39230.116.1%16,820
40-44151.810.6%9,376
45-4946.03.2%2,329
50-542.90.2%119