Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1985

South Sudan
1985
Total fertility rate: 7.36
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Year

-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.36 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 245,010 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.36
Births
245,010
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.83
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,834,296
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
10-1418.41.3%5,535
15-19158.210.8%38,331
20-24279.619.0%57,020
25-29293.820.0%51,362
30-34276.718.8%40,536
35-39236.716.1%30,054
40-44157.010.7%17,574
45-4947.23.2%4,367
50-543.00.2%230