Fertility in South Sudan, 1970

South Sudan
1970
Total fertility rate: 7.29
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1970
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-5 -1   1970  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.29 children per woman in 1970 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 185,783 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.29
Births
185,783
Births per 1,000 people
54.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.62
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,409,614
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%3,804
15-19157.310.8%27,436
20-24277.519.0%42,792
25-29290.919.9%40,280
30-34273.918.8%31,909
35-39235.016.1%23,534
40-44155.510.7%12,777
45-4947.03.2%3,096
50-543.00.2%158