Fertility in South Sudan, 1960

South Sudan
1960
Total fertility rate: 7.16
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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-5 -1   1960  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.16 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (286 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 152,520 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.16
Births
152,520
Births per 1,000 people
52.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.60
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,931,559
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
10-1419.41.4%3,287
15-19154.510.8%23,703
20-24272.119.0%35,644
25-29285.819.9%32,860
30-34269.218.8%26,002
35-39231.016.1%18,340
40-44152.510.6%10,014
45-4946.03.2%2,540
50-542.90.2%130