Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1989

South Sudan
1989
Total fertility rate: 7.37
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Year

-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.37 children per woman in 1989 — 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, 250,324 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.37
Births
250,324
Births per 1,000 people
53.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
4,713,228
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%5,813
15-19158.610.8%41,901
20-24280.019.0%58,762
25-29294.520.0%51,841
30-34277.318.8%41,273
35-39238.116.2%29,199
40-44155.710.6%16,911
45-4947.53.2%4,398
50-543.00.2%225