Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1982

South Sudan
1982
Total fertility rate: 7.34
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.34 children per woman in 1982 — 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, 234,260 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.34
Births
234,260
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,557,686
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
10-1418.21.2%4,975
15-19158.810.8%35,858
20-24279.119.0%54,634
25-29293.220.0%48,888
30-34276.118.8%38,515
35-39236.916.1%30,387
40-44156.510.7%16,574
45-4947.03.2%4,206
50-543.00.2%220