Fertility in South Sudan, 1961

South Sudan
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.18
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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-5 -1   1961  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.18 children per woman in 1961 — 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, 155,643 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.18
Births
155,643
Births per 1,000 people
52.3
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
2,976,724
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
10-1419.31.3%3,267
15-19155.010.8%24,304
20-24272.719.0%36,323
25-29286.519.9%33,413
30-34269.918.8%26,627
35-39231.616.1%18,779
40-44152.910.6%10,211
45-4946.03.2%2,581
50-542.90.2%133