Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2011

South Sudan
2011
Total fertility rate: 5.19
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 5.19 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (218 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 409,377 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.19
Births
409,377
Births per 1,000 people
39.8
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.08
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
10,288,109
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
10-1413.01.2%7,420
15-19114.111.0%56,057
20-24218.321.0%93,479
25-29216.020.8%92,981
30-34191.918.5%76,946
35-39152.314.6%50,979
40-4496.79.3%24,548
45-4935.13.4%6,619
50-542.40.2%351