Fertility in Sudan, 1960

Sudan
1960
Total fertility rate: 6.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Sudan was 6.66 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 398,709 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
398,709
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.2
Population
8,364,489
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
10-1424.41.8%12,358
15-19177.713.3%74,873
20-24270.220.3%96,545
25-29292.421.9%88,747
30-34264.119.8%68,067
35-39178.313.4%38,586
40-4492.46.9%15,125
45-4931.92.4%4,165
50-542.20.2%239