Fertility in Sudan, 1959

Sudan
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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The total fertility rate of Sudan was 6.66 children per woman in 1959 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (294 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 386,731 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
386,731
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
8,106,484
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
10-1424.51.8%12,007
15-19175.513.2%71,673
20-24266.720.0%92,812
25-29293.822.0%86,941
30-34266.520.0%66,900
35-39179.713.5%37,821
40-4492.36.9%14,259
45-4932.02.4%4,086
50-542.20.2%237