Fertility in South Sudan, 2001

South Sudan
2001
Total fertility rate: 6.65
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 6.65 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (267 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 308,610 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
308,610
Births per 1,000 people
48.9
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
6,308,392
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
10-1417.01.3%5,900
15-19146.611.0%46,029
20-24256.419.2%76,037
25-29266.720.0%70,057
30-34251.318.9%52,816
35-39209.715.7%34,517
40-44138.910.4%18,411
45-4943.53.3%4,606
50-542.80.2%236