Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1957

South Sudan
1957
Total fertility rate: 7.14
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.14 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 143,945 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.14
Births
143,945
Births per 1,000 people
51.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,804,096
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%3,135
15-19154.310.8%22,155
20-24271.419.0%34,168
25-29285.019.9%30,961
30-34268.418.8%24,244
35-39230.316.1%17,213
40-44151.810.6%9,552
45-4946.03.2%2,393
50-542.90.2%122