Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1987

South Sudan
1987
Total fertility rate: 7.39
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Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.39 children per woman in 1987 — 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, 250,885 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.39
Births
250,885
Births per 1,000 people
50.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,962,395
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%5,811
15-19158.410.7%40,584
20-24280.619.0%58,340
25-29294.920.0%52,338
30-34277.818.8%41,578
35-39238.116.1%29,610
40-44157.310.7%17,930
45-4947.53.2%4,459
50-543.00.2%232