Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1971

South Sudan
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.30
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.30 children per woman in 1971 — 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, 189,270 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.30
Births
189,270
Births per 1,000 people
54.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.81
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,468,646
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
10-1418.71.3%3,887
15-19157.610.8%28,194
20-24277.719.0%42,897
25-29291.319.9%41,311
30-34274.318.8%32,558
35-39235.316.1%23,970
40-44155.710.7%13,114
45-4947.13.2%3,180
50-543.00.2%161