Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1998

South Sudan
1998
Total fertility rate: 7.08
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 7.08 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (283 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 287,771 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.08
Births
287,771
Births per 1,000 people
51.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
5,620,068
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
10-1420.01.4%6,142
15-19153.510.8%46,050
20-24268.919.0%71,314
25-29282.519.9%63,039
30-34266.118.8%46,553
35-39228.316.1%32,604
40-44151.010.6%17,575
45-4945.73.2%4,264
50-542.80.2%232