Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in South Sudan, 2038

South Sudan
2038
Total fertility rate: 2.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   2038  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of South Sudan is projected at 2.96 children per woman in 2038 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 27.8 years old. In total, 404,709 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Total fertility rate
2.96
Births
404,709
Births per 1,000 people
26.0
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
15,595,970
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
10-147.61.3%6,005
15-1983.814.1%59,291
20-24156.926.4%112,207
25-29125.321.1%100,578
30-34104.017.5%72,878
35-3974.712.6%39,885
40-4433.75.7%11,505
45-497.71.3%2,213
50-540.50.1%146