Fertility & birth rates in Chile and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Chile vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Chile was 1.17 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 Chile 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
	Chile	South Sudan
1960	4.7	7.16
1961	4.66	7.18
1962	4.6	7.2
1963	4.54	7.2
1964	4.46	7.22
1965	4.36	7.22
1966	4.26	7.25
1967	4.14	7.26
1968	4.03	7.26
1969	3.9	7.28
1970	3.78	7.29
1971	3.65	7.3
1972	3.53	7.31
1973	3.41	7.31
1974	3.29	7.31
1975	3.18	7.33
1976	3.08	7.33
1977	2.98	7.33
1978	2.89	7.33
1979	2.81	7.32
1980	2.74	7.33
1981	2.69	7.33
1982	2.65	7.34
1983	2.62	7.34
1984	2.6	7.35
1985	2.59	7.36
1986	2.59	7.38
1987	2.59	7.39
1988	2.59	7.38
1989	2.59	7.37
1990	2.58	7.38
1991	2.56	7.38
1992	2.48	7.37
1993	2.43	7.36
1994	2.38	7.35
1995	2.35	7.34
1996	2.28	7.32
1997	2.2	7.2
1998	2.15	7.08
1999	2.07	6.94
2000	2.05	6.8
2001	2.01	6.65
2002	1.93	6.52
2003	1.89	6.35
2004	1.84	6.19
2005	1.83	6.02
2006	1.8	5.85
2007	1.83	5.7
2008	1.85	5.57
2009	1.86	5.45
2010	1.84	5.32
2011	1.82	5.19
2012	1.8	5.06
2013	1.79	4.94
2014	1.77	4.82
2015	1.74	4.7
2016	1.69	4.58
2017	1.56	4.48
2018	1.54	4.37
2019	1.43	4.26
2020	1.31	4.16
2021	1.18	4.05
2022	1.25	3.96
2023	1.17	3.86
2024	1.14	3.79
2025	1.13	3.71
2026	1.12	3.63
2027	1.12	3.56
2028	1.12	3.49
2029	1.12	3.43
2030	1.13	3.37
2031	1.13	3.31
2032	1.14	3.26
2033	1.15	3.2
2034	1.15	3.15
2035	1.16	3.1
2036	1.17	3.06
2037	1.17	3.01
2038	1.18	2.96
2039	1.19	2.92
2040	1.19	2.88
2041	1.2	2.84
2042	1.2	2.8
2043	1.21	2.76
2044	1.21	2.73
2045	1.22	2.69
2046	1.22	2.66
2047	1.22	2.63
2048	1.23	2.6
2049	1.24	2.58
2050	1.24	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Chile	South Sudan
1960	39.7%	42.5%
1961	39.7%	42.6%
1962	39.7%	42.6%
1963	39.6%	42.8%
1964	39.4%	43%
1965	39.2%	43.3%
1966	39%	43.5%
1967	38.8%	43.8%
1968	38.5%	44%
1969	38.3%	44.3%
1970	38%	44.5%
1971	37.6%	44.7%
1972	37.2%	44.8%
1973	36.8%	45%
1974	36.3%	45.1%
1975	35.8%	45.2%
1976	35.3%	45.3%
1977	34.8%	45.4%
1978	34.3%	45.5%
1979	33.8%	45.7%
1980	33.3%	45.8%
1981	32.9%	46%
1982	32.4%	46.2%
1983	32%	46.3%
1984	31.5%	46.5%
1985	31.2%	46.6%
1986	30.8%	46.7%
1987	30.5%	46.9%
1988	30.2%	46.2%
1989	30%	45.4%
1990	29.8%	45.4%
1991	29.6%	45.5%
1992	29.3%	45.6%
1993	29.1%	45.7%
1994	28.9%	45.8%
1995	28.6%	45.8%
1996	28.3%	46%
1997	28%	46%
1998	27.7%	45.8%
1999	27.3%	45.6%
2000	26.8%	45.5%
2001	26.3%	45.5%
2002	25.8%	45.7%
2003	25.3%	45.9%
2004	24.7%	45.8%
2005	24.1%	45.3%
2006	23.5%	44.8%
2007	22.9%	44.3%
2008	22.4%	43.8%
2009	22%	43.4%
2010	21.5%	42.8%
2011	21.1%	42.2%
2012	20.8%	41.9%
2013	20.5%	41.9%
2014	20.2%	42.5%
2015	19.9%	43.1%
2016	19.7%	43.7%
2017	19.3%	45%
2018	19%	44.9%
2019	18.7%	43.6%
2020	18.4%	42.4%
2021	18.1%	41.6%
2022	17.8%	40.9%
2023	17.4%	39.9%
2024	17%	38.9%
2025	16.5%	38%
2026	16.1%	37.1%
2027	15.7%	36.2%
2028	15.3%	35.5%
2029	14.9%	35%
2030	14.4%	34.7%
2031	14%	34.5%
2032	13.7%	34.4%
2033	13.4%	34.3%
2034	13.1%	34.3%
2035	12.8%	34.2%
2036	12.7%	34.1%
2037	12.5%	34%
2038	12.4%	33.8%
2039	12.3%	33.7%
2040	12.2%	33.4%
2041	12.1%	33.2%
2042	12%	32.9%
2043	12%	32.5%
2044	11.9%	32.2%
2045	11.8%	31.8%
2046	11.7%	31.4%
2047	11.7%	31%
2048	11.6%	30.5%
2049	11.5%	30.1%
2050	11.5%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17% of the population in Chile and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Chile and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Chile vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.45% in Chile 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
	Chile	South Sudan
1960	198,461	42,945
1961	198,788	45,186
1962	200,905	47,406
1963	202,370	46,333
1964	202,741	64,786
1965	203,341	51,682
1966	204,661	38,523
1967	204,377	41,357
1968	203,577	44,213
1969	202,764	42,015
1970	200,402	44,776
1971	198,523	72,308
1972	198,162	74,803
1973	197,666	94,765
1974	196,322	97,181
1975	196,890	99,882
1976	196,986	102,346
1977	197,163	104,886
1978	196,483	107,352
1979	197,198	109,540
1980	198,281	112,307
1981	198,211	115,163
1982	199,522	118,641
1983	202,352	104,107
1984	205,407	90,970
1985	208,910	95,342
1986	213,571	99,502
1987	218,034	5,756
1988	221,602	-125,447
1989	224,854	83,735
1990	226,941	82,900
1991	227,180	87,873
1992	219,224	28,874
1993	215,003	32,779
1994	209,834	165,407
1995	208,017	110,417
1996	199,897	116,728
1997	190,433	121,454
1998	185,815	-12,157
1999	177,995	180,721
2000	175,362	196,055
2001	171,659	204,108
2002	162,322	212,014
2003	154,287	225,822
2004	150,138	231,877
2005	147,009	239,272
2006	142,277	246,706
2007	145,043	256,546
2008	147,105	268,268
2009	147,576	278,859
2010	145,527	287,409
2011	141,053	303,181
2012	134,617	312,974
2013	133,785	315,983
2014	131,373	227,611
2015	127,074	148,542
2016	120,545	110,553
2017	106,268	72,193
2018	103,950	168,497
2019	86,006	209,708
2020	52,378	212,332
2021	27,530	213,567
2022	41,041	211,166
2023	48,518	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Chile vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Chile, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Chile	South Sudan
1985	73	3,845
1986	70	3,720
1987	67	8,045
1988	64	5,535
1989	62	5,103
1990	56	4,877
1991	54	4,764
1992	52	7,597
1993	49	7,537
1994	47	1,666
1995	44	4,430
1996	41	4,357
1997	39	4,172
1998	36	7,514
1999	35	2,048
2000	33	1,658
2001	32	1,580
2002	30	1,521
2003	29	1,199
2004	28	1,150
2005	27	1,074
2006	27	1,005
2007	26	933
2008	24	858
2009	24	823
2010	22	776
2011	20	770
2012	18	755
2013	17	771
2014	16	1,216
2015	14	1,436
2016	13	1,629
2017	12	1,662
2018	11	913
2019	11	745
2020	12	729
2021	14	749
2022	12	704
2023	10	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.72% in Chile 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
	Chile	South Sudan
1960	15.3%	35.5%
1961	14.9%	35.2%
1962	14.3%	34.9%
1963	13.6%	34.6%
1964	12.7%	34.3%
1965	11.6%	34%
1966	10.4%	33.6%
1967	9.36%	33.3%
1968	8.69%	32.9%
1969	8.26%	32.6%
1970	8.01%	32.3%
1971	7.86%	31.9%
1972	7.73%	31.6%
1973	7.54%	31.3%
1974	7.14%	30.9%
1975	6.46%	30.6%
1976	5.63%	30.2%
1977	4.85%	29.9%
1978	4.2%	29.5%
1979	3.69%	29.2%
1980	3.29%	28.9%
1981	2.98%	28.5%
1982	2.71%	28.2%
1983	2.47%	27.8%
1984	2.3%	27.5%
1985	2.23%	27.1%
1986	2.22%	26.7%
1987	2.2%	36%
1988	2.14%	76.7%
1989	2.03%	30.7%
1990	1.91%	30.3%
1991	1.76%	29.7%
1992	1.63%	33.8%
1993	1.5%	33.1%
1994	1.39%	23%
1995	1.31%	27%
1996	1.26%	26.1%
1997	1.22%	25.2%
1998	1.19%	42.6%
1999	1.15%	19.2%
2000	1.09%	18.3%
2001	1.03%	17.4%
2002	0.98%	16.5%
2003	0.95%	15.7%
2004	0.93%	14.8%
2005	0.91%	14.1%
2006	0.9%	13.4%
2007	0.89%	12.7%
2008	0.89%	12.1%
2009	0.88%	11.5%
2010	0.87%	10.9%
2011	0.86%	10.5%
2012	0.84%	10.1%
2013	0.82%	9.92%
2014	0.81%	18.2%
2015	0.79%	23.7%
2016	0.77%	26.4%
2017	0.75%	27.8%
2018	0.72%	13.2%
2019	0.7%	9.87%
2020	0.68%	9.87%
2021	0.67%	9.87%
2022	0.68%	9.87%
2023	0.72%	9.87%