Fertility in Sudan, 1961

Sudan
1961
Total fertility rate: 6.66
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Sudan was 6.66 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (291 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 410,984 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.66
Births
410,984
Births per 1,000 people
47.6
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.1
Population
8,634,941
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
10-1424.21.8%12,692
15-19179.913.5%78,325
20-24273.420.5%100,364
25-29290.721.8%90,623
30-34261.519.6%69,228
35-39176.713.3%39,344
40-4491.86.9%15,915
45-4931.82.4%4,248
50-542.20.2%243