Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1988

South Sudan
1988
Total fertility rate: 7.38
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.38 children per woman in 1988 — 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, 251,436 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.38
Births
251,436
Births per 1,000 people
51.9
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
0.59
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,848,028
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
10-1418.61.3%5,860
15-19158.310.7%41,473
20-24280.219.0%58,671
25-29294.520.0%52,233
30-34277.418.8%41,572
35-39238.116.2%29,350
40-44156.510.6%17,602
45-4947.53.2%4,444
50-543.00.2%230