Fertility in Sudan, 1955

Sudan
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.68
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Sudan was 6.68 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (301 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 345,407 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.68
Births
345,407
Births per 1,000 people
48.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.28
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
7,181,692
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
10-1424.31.8%10,475
15-19173.513.0%63,925
20-24253.218.9%79,704
25-29301.322.5%80,909
30-34273.020.4%61,802
35-39184.513.8%31,754
40-4493.27.0%12,857
45-4932.22.4%3,771
50-542.20.2%208