Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Brazil vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Brazil vs South Sudan population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	South Sudan
1960	6.05	7.16
1961	6.02	7.18
1962	5.98	7.2
1963	5.93	7.2
1964	5.82	7.22
1965	5.68	7.22
1966	5.52	7.25
1967	5.34	7.26
1968	5.17	7.26
1969	5.04	7.28
1970	4.93	7.29
1971	4.84	7.3
1972	4.74	7.31
1973	4.64	7.31
1974	4.5	7.31
1975	4.42	7.33
1976	4.34	7.33
1977	4.27	7.33
1978	4.2	7.33
1979	4.12	7.32
1980	4.04	7.33
1981	3.94	7.33
1982	3.84	7.34
1983	3.72	7.34
1984	3.6	7.35
1985	3.48	7.36
1986	3.36	7.38
1987	3.23	7.39
1988	3.11	7.38
1989	3.01	7.37
1990	2.9	7.38
1991	2.81	7.38
1992	2.71	7.37
1993	2.66	7.36
1994	2.6	7.35
1995	2.57	7.34
1996	2.51	7.32
1997	2.47	7.2
1998	2.42	7.08
1999	2.34	6.94
2000	2.25	6.8
2001	2.16	6.65
2002	2.08	6.52
2003	2.01	6.35
2004	1.97	6.19
2005	1.94	6.02
2006	1.9	5.85
2007	1.85	5.7
2008	1.82	5.57
2009	1.8	5.45
2010	1.79	5.32
2011	1.78	5.19
2012	1.77	5.06
2013	1.76	4.94
2014	1.78	4.82
2015	1.78	4.7
2016	1.73	4.58
2017	1.74	4.48
2018	1.74	4.37
2019	1.71	4.26
2020	1.65	4.16
2021	1.64	4.05
2022	1.63	3.96
2023	1.62	3.86
2024	1.61	3.79
2025	1.6	3.71
2026	1.59	3.63
2027	1.58	3.56
2028	1.58	3.49
2029	1.58	3.43
2030	1.58	3.37
2031	1.57	3.31
2032	1.57	3.26
2033	1.57	3.2
2034	1.57	3.15
2035	1.57	3.1
2036	1.57	3.06
2037	1.57	3.01
2038	1.57	2.96
2039	1.57	2.92
2040	1.57	2.88
2041	1.57	2.84
2042	1.57	2.8
2043	1.57	2.76
2044	1.57	2.73
2045	1.57	2.69
2046	1.57	2.66
2047	1.56	2.63
2048	1.56	2.6
2049	1.56	2.58
2050	1.56	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	South Sudan
1960	44.2%	42.5%
1961	44.3%	42.6%
1962	44.4%	42.6%
1963	44.5%	42.8%
1964	44.4%	43%
1965	44.2%	43.3%
1966	44%	43.5%
1967	43.8%	43.8%
1968	43.4%	44%
1969	43%	44.3%
1970	42.7%	44.5%
1971	42.2%	44.7%
1972	41.8%	44.8%
1973	41.4%	45%
1974	40.9%	45.1%
1975	40.5%	45.2%
1976	40%	45.3%
1977	39.6%	45.4%
1978	39.1%	45.5%
1979	38.8%	45.7%
1980	38.4%	45.8%
1981	38.1%	46%
1982	37.9%	46.2%
1983	37.7%	46.3%
1984	37.4%	46.5%
1985	37.2%	46.6%
1986	36.9%	46.7%
1987	36.6%	46.9%
1988	36.3%	46.2%
1989	35.9%	45.4%
1990	35.5%	45.4%
1991	35%	45.5%
1992	34.5%	45.6%
1993	34%	45.7%
1994	33.4%	45.8%
1995	32.8%	45.8%
1996	32.2%	46%
1997	31.6%	46%
1998	31%	45.8%
1999	30.5%	45.6%
2000	29.9%	45.5%
2001	29.3%	45.5%
2002	28.7%	45.7%
2003	28.2%	45.9%
2004	27.6%	45.8%
2005	27.1%	45.3%
2006	26.6%	44.8%
2007	26.1%	44.3%
2008	25.7%	43.8%
2009	25.2%	43.4%
2010	24.7%	42.8%
2011	24.2%	42.2%
2012	23.7%	41.9%
2013	23.3%	41.9%
2014	22.8%	42.5%
2015	22.4%	43.1%
2016	22%	43.7%
2017	21.7%	45%
2018	21.4%	44.9%
2019	21.1%	43.6%
2020	20.8%	42.4%
2021	20.5%	41.6%
2022	20.2%	40.9%
2023	19.9%	39.9%
2024	19.7%	38.9%
2025	19.4%	38%
2026	19.1%	37.1%
2027	18.8%	36.2%
2028	18.5%	35.5%
2029	18.2%	35%
2030	17.9%	34.7%
2031	17.7%	34.5%
2032	17.4%	34.4%
2033	17.1%	34.3%
2034	16.9%	34.3%
2035	16.6%	34.2%
2036	16.4%	34.1%
2037	16.2%	34%
2038	16.1%	33.8%
2039	15.9%	33.7%
2040	15.8%	33.4%
2041	15.6%	33.2%
2042	15.5%	32.9%
2043	15.4%	32.5%
2044	15.3%	32.2%
2045	15.2%	31.8%
2046	15.1%	31.4%
2047	15%	31%
2048	14.9%	30.5%
2049	14.8%	30.1%
2050	14.6%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil and +1.65% in South Sudan. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brazil	South Sudan
1960	2,190,392	42,945
1961	2,240,178	45,186
1962	2,286,666	47,406
1963	2,326,400	46,333
1964	2,338,478	64,786
1965	2,336,415	51,682
1966	2,325,332	38,523
1967	2,307,560	41,357
1968	2,301,561	44,213
1969	2,324,190	42,015
1970	2,362,073	44,776
1971	2,407,319	72,308
1972	2,454,698	74,803
1973	2,501,309	94,765
1974	2,524,254	97,181
1975	2,585,130	99,882
1976	2,648,647	102,346
1977	2,715,328	104,886
1978	2,778,815	107,352
1979	2,836,759	109,540
1980	2,887,768	112,307
1981	2,928,262	115,163
1982	2,948,552	118,641
1983	2,952,335	104,107
1984	2,931,496	90,970
1985	2,912,908	95,342
1986	2,880,440	99,502
1987	2,825,485	5,756
1988	2,768,082	-125,447
1989	2,717,923	83,735
1990	2,652,959	82,900
1991	2,606,167	87,873
1992	2,547,698	28,874
1993	2,545,874	32,779
1994	2,532,951	165,407
1995	2,546,195	110,417
1996	2,530,690	116,728
1997	2,531,758	121,454
1998	2,514,728	-12,157
1999	2,450,869	180,721
2000	2,372,043	196,055
2001	2,291,210	204,108
2002	2,207,017	212,014
2003	2,128,819	225,822
2004	2,108,072	231,877
2005	2,083,281	239,272
2006	2,026,119	246,706
2007	1,970,372	256,546
2008	1,908,051	268,268
2009	1,878,542	278,859
2010	1,847,336	287,409
2011	1,815,758	303,181
2012	1,782,516	312,974
2013	1,758,716	315,983
2014	1,757,948	227,611
2015	1,742,275	148,542
2016	1,609,488	110,553
2017	1,610,402	72,193
2018	1,583,935	168,497
2019	1,472,104	209,708
2020	1,146,174	212,332
2021	919,507	213,567
2022	1,054,897	211,166
2023	1,107,434	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	South Sudan
1985	186	3,845
1986	176	3,720
1987	167	8,045
1988	161	5,535
1989	150	5,103
1990	140	4,877
1991	128	4,764
1992	118	7,597
1993	113	7,537
1994	108	1,666
1995	103	4,430
1996	98	4,357
1997	92	4,172
1998	84	7,514
1999	75	2,048
2000	69	1,658
2001	66	1,580
2002	66	1,521
2003	67	1,199
2004	70	1,150
2005	71	1,074
2006	72	1,005
2007	73	933
2008	71	858
2009	69	823
2010	66	776
2011	62	770
2012	60	755
2013	61	771
2014	63	1,216
2015	63	1,436
2016	64	1,629
2017	61	1,662
2018	62	913
2019	65	745
2020	85	729
2021	128	749
2022	104	704
2023	67	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil and 9.87% in South Sudan. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brazil	South Sudan
1960	16.9%	35.5%
1961	16.5%	35.2%
1962	16%	34.9%
1963	15.6%	34.6%
1964	15.2%	34.3%
1965	14.9%	34%
1966	14.5%	33.6%
1967	14.2%	33.3%
1968	13.9%	32.9%
1969	13.6%	32.6%
1970	13.2%	32.3%
1971	12.9%	31.9%
1972	12.6%	31.6%
1973	12.2%	31.3%
1974	11.9%	30.9%
1975	11.6%	30.6%
1976	11.2%	30.2%
1977	10.8%	29.9%
1978	10.4%	29.5%
1979	10%	29.2%
1980	9.57%	28.9%
1981	9.14%	28.5%
1982	8.73%	28.2%
1983	8.34%	27.8%
1984	7.98%	27.5%
1985	7.67%	27.1%
1986	7.38%	26.7%
1987	7.11%	36%
1988	6.84%	76.7%
1989	6.58%	30.7%
1990	6.31%	30.3%
1991	6.02%	29.7%
1992	5.72%	33.8%
1993	5.41%	33.1%
1994	5.09%	23%
1995	4.77%	27%
1996	4.47%	26.1%
1997	4.19%	25.2%
1998	3.93%	42.6%
1999	3.68%	19.2%
2000	3.45%	18.3%
2001	3.22%	17.4%
2002	3.01%	16.5%
2003	2.81%	15.7%
2004	2.63%	14.8%
2005	2.46%	14.1%
2006	2.31%	13.4%
2007	2.17%	12.7%
2008	2.05%	12.1%
2009	1.95%	11.5%
2010	1.86%	10.9%
2011	1.79%	10.5%
2012	1.72%	10.1%
2013	1.67%	9.92%
2014	1.63%	18.2%
2015	1.6%	23.7%
2016	1.68%	26.4%
2017	1.54%	27.8%
2018	1.52%	13.2%
2019	1.5%	9.87%
2020	1.49%	9.87%
2021	1.47%	9.87%
2022	1.46%	9.87%
2023	1.44%	9.87%