Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2014

South Sudan
2014
Total fertility rate: 4.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan was 4.82 children per woman in 2014 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (210 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 429,073 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.82
Births
429,073
Births per 1,000 people
38.2
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
11,235,072
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
10-1411.71.2%7,702
15-19110.111.4%59,035
20-24209.721.7%105,714
25-29201.620.9%89,495
30-34177.118.3%79,765
35-39138.114.3%53,889
40-4484.68.8%26,239
45-4930.33.1%6,882
50-542.10.2%353