Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2007

South Sudan
2007
Total fertility rate: 5.70
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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 5.70 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (237 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 354,907 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.70
Births
354,907
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
8,388,788
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
10-1414.91.3%7,193
15-19115.010.1%44,703
20-24232.320.4%81,819
25-29237.120.8%84,322
30-34213.518.7%66,728
35-39172.315.1%42,783
40-44112.89.9%21,126
45-4940.63.6%5,914
50-542.80.2%319