Fertility in South Sudan, 1959

South Sudan
1959
Total fertility rate: 7.15
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.15 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 149,593 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.15
Births
149,593
Births per 1,000 people
51.8
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,888,785
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
10-1419.21.3%3,264
15-19154.310.8%23,141
20-24271.719.0%35,079
25-29285.419.9%32,287
30-34268.818.8%25,413
35-39230.616.1%17,941
40-44152.110.6%9,844
45-4946.03.2%2,497
50-542.90.2%128