Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1972

South Sudan
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.31
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.31 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 193,135 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.31
Births
193,135
Births per 1,000 people
54.5
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,542,498
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%3,969
15-19158.010.8%28,977
20-24277.919.0%43,228
25-29291.919.9%42,286
30-34274.918.8%33,333
35-39235.716.1%24,410
40-44156.110.7%13,491
45-4947.23.2%3,275
50-543.00.2%165