Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1997

South Sudan
1997
Total fertility rate: 7.20
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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.20 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 284,491 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.20
Births
284,491
Births per 1,000 people
51.6
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
5,509,136
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
10-1419.61.4%6,209
15-19155.910.8%46,121
20-24273.619.0%70,768
25-29287.519.9%61,349
30-34270.718.8%45,721
35-39232.316.1%32,355
40-44153.610.7%17,471
45-4946.23.2%4,259
50-542.90.2%239