Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 1999

South Sudan
1999
Total fertility rate: 6.94
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 6.94 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (277 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 292,466 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.94
Births
292,466
Births per 1,000 people
50.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
5,771,628
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
10-1419.31.4%5,998
15-19150.810.8%45,973
20-24263.519.0%72,149
25-29276.819.9%64,998
30-34260.818.8%47,902
35-39223.716.1%33,125
40-44148.010.6%17,788
45-4944.83.2%4,311
50-542.70.2%222