Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2012

South Sudan
2012
Total fertility rate: 5.06
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 5.06 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (215 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.5 years old. In total, 421,012 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.06
Births
421,012
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
29.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
10,756,240
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
10-1412.31.2%7,410
15-19113.011.2%57,544
20-24215.421.3%99,500
25-29210.820.8%92,615
30-34186.718.4%79,018
35-39147.214.5%52,474
40-4492.39.1%25,312
45-4933.63.3%6,785
50-542.30.2%356