Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1974

South Sudan
1974
Total fertility rate: 7.31
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Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.31 children per woman in 1974 — 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, 200,821 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.31
Births
200,821
Births per 1,000 people
53.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.98
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
3,723,259
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%4,134
15-19158.210.8%30,436
20-24277.819.0%45,158
25-29291.919.9%42,909
30-34275.118.8%35,068
35-39235.916.1%25,267
40-44156.010.7%14,197
45-4947.23.2%3,474
50-543.00.2%175