Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2028

South Sudan
2028
Total fertility rate: 3.49
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2028  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan is projected at 3.49 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 381,724 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
3.49
Births
381,724
Births per 1,000 people
29.5
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
20.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
12,941,500
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
10-1410.41.5%7,538
15-1993.413.4%76,355
20-24173.724.8%125,539
25-29147.921.2%82,382
30-34124.517.8%44,638
35-3991.613.1%28,039
40-4444.66.4%12,971
45-4912.41.8%4,026
50-540.80.1%235