Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1968

South Sudan
1968
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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Year

-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.26 children per woman in 1968 — 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, 179,286 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
179,286
Births per 1,000 people
54.0
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,321,528
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%3,638
15-19156.610.8%25,921
20-24276.319.0%42,735
25-29290.019.9%38,302
30-34273.018.8%30,848
35-39234.416.1%22,582
40-44155.110.7%12,151
45-4946.83.2%2,959
50-542.90.2%152