Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1966

South Sudan
1966
Total fertility rate: 7.25
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Year

-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.25 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 173,079 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.25
Births
173,079
Births per 1,000 people
53.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,236,423
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%3,461
15-19158.410.9%25,667
20-24275.519.0%41,295
25-29289.619.9%36,653
30-34272.718.8%29,936
35-39234.116.1%21,509
40-44154.810.7%11,563
45-4946.73.2%2,845
50-542.90.2%148