Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2004

South Sudan
2004
Total fertility rate: 6.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 6.19 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (251 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 329,197 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.19
Births
329,197
Births per 1,000 people
45.5
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
7,233,041
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
10-1417.91.4%7,702
15-19131.710.6%41,656
20-24246.119.8%80,968
25-29251.120.2%76,294
30-34233.418.8%60,105
35-39189.015.2%37,353
40-44126.310.2%19,576
45-4942.83.4%5,259
50-542.90.2%283