Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1986

South Sudan
1986
Total fertility rate: 7.38
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Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.38 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (295 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 249,145 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.38
Births
249,145
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,921,240
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%5,705
15-19158.410.7%39,568
20-24280.419.0%57,887
25-29294.620.0%52,151
30-34277.518.8%41,314
35-39237.516.1%29,947
40-44157.410.7%17,903
45-4947.43.2%4,437
50-543.00.2%232