Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1979

South Sudan
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.32 children per woman in 1979 — 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, 221,243 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.32
Births
221,243
Births per 1,000 people
52.3
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
4,232,605
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
10-1418.51.3%4,556
15-19158.610.8%33,804
20-24278.119.0%51,335
25-29292.320.0%45,275
30-34275.018.8%38,248
35-39236.216.1%28,284
40-44155.710.6%15,562
45-4947.13.2%3,981
50-543.00.2%202