Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1978

South Sudan
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.33
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Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.33 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (293 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 217,463 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.33
Births
217,463
Births per 1,000 people
52.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
4,127,656
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%4,460
15-19158.810.8%33,213
20-24278.519.0%50,276
25-29292.720.0%44,181
30-34275.518.8%38,305
35-39236.516.1%27,620
40-44155.910.6%15,316
45-4947.23.2%3,897
50-543.00.2%196