Fertility & birth rates in Denmark and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Denmark vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Denmark was 1.5 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 Denmark 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
	Denmark	South Sudan
1960	2.57	7.16
1961	2.55	7.18
1962	2.55	7.2
1963	2.67	7.2
1964	2.6	7.22
1965	2.61	7.22
1966	2.62	7.25
1967	2.35	7.26
1968	2.12	7.26
1969	2	7.28
1970	1.95	7.29
1971	2.04	7.3
1972	2.03	7.31
1973	1.92	7.31
1974	1.9	7.31
1975	1.92	7.33
1976	1.75	7.33
1977	1.66	7.33
1978	1.67	7.33
1979	1.6	7.32
1980	1.55	7.33
1981	1.44	7.33
1982	1.43	7.34
1983	1.38	7.34
1984	1.4	7.35
1985	1.45	7.36
1986	1.48	7.38
1987	1.5	7.39
1988	1.56	7.38
1989	1.62	7.37
1990	1.67	7.38
1991	1.68	7.38
1992	1.76	7.37
1993	1.75	7.36
1994	1.81	7.35
1995	1.8	7.34
1996	1.75	7.32
1997	1.75	7.2
1998	1.72	7.08
1999	1.73	6.94
2000	1.77	6.8
2001	1.74	6.65
2002	1.72	6.52
2003	1.76	6.35
2004	1.78	6.19
2005	1.8	6.02
2006	1.85	5.85
2007	1.84	5.7
2008	1.89	5.57
2009	1.84	5.45
2010	1.87	5.32
2011	1.75	5.19
2012	1.73	5.06
2013	1.67	4.94
2014	1.69	4.82
2015	1.71	4.7
2016	1.79	4.58
2017	1.75	4.48
2018	1.73	4.37
2019	1.7	4.26
2020	1.68	4.16
2021	1.72	4.05
2022	1.55	3.96
2023	1.5	3.86
2024	1.51	3.79
2025	1.51	3.71
2026	1.51	3.63
2027	1.52	3.56
2028	1.52	3.49
2029	1.52	3.43
2030	1.53	3.37
2031	1.53	3.31
2032	1.53	3.26
2033	1.53	3.2
2034	1.53	3.15
2035	1.54	3.1
2036	1.54	3.06
2037	1.54	3.01
2038	1.54	2.96
2039	1.54	2.92
2040	1.55	2.88
2041	1.55	2.84
2042	1.55	2.8
2043	1.55	2.76
2044	1.56	2.73
2045	1.56	2.69
2046	1.56	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
	Denmark	South Sudan
1960	25.2%	42.5%
1961	24.7%	42.6%
1962	24.2%	42.6%
1963	24%	42.8%
1964	23.8%	43%
1965	23.8%	43.3%
1966	23.8%	43.5%
1967	23.8%	43.8%
1968	23.7%	44%
1969	23.5%	44.3%
1970	23.3%	44.5%
1971	23.1%	44.7%
1972	23%	44.8%
1973	22.9%	45%
1974	22.7%	45.1%
1975	22.6%	45.2%
1976	22.4%	45.3%
1977	22.1%	45.4%
1978	21.8%	45.5%
1979	21.3%	45.7%
1980	20.8%	45.8%
1981	20.3%	46%
1982	19.7%	46.2%
1983	19.2%	46.3%
1984	18.8%	46.5%
1985	18.4%	46.6%
1986	18.1%	46.7%
1987	17.7%	46.9%
1988	17.5%	46.2%
1989	17.2%	45.4%
1990	17.1%	45.4%
1991	17%	45.5%
1992	17%	45.6%
1993	17.1%	45.7%
1994	17.2%	45.8%
1995	17.4%	45.8%
1996	17.6%	46%
1997	17.9%	46%
1998	18.1%	45.8%
1999	18.3%	45.6%
2000	18.5%	45.5%
2001	18.7%	45.5%
2002	18.8%	45.7%
2003	18.8%	45.9%
2004	18.8%	45.8%
2005	18.8%	45.3%
2006	18.7%	44.8%
2007	18.5%	44.3%
2008	18.4%	43.8%
2009	18.2%	43.4%
2010	18%	42.8%
2011	17.8%	42.2%
2012	17.6%	41.9%
2013	17.3%	41.9%
2014	17.1%	42.5%
2015	16.9%	43.1%
2016	16.8%	43.7%
2017	16.7%	45%
2018	16.6%	44.9%
2019	16.4%	43.6%
2020	16.3%	42.4%
2021	16.2%	41.6%
2022	16%	40.9%
2023	15.9%	39.9%
2024	15.7%	38.9%
2025	15.6%	38%
2026	15.5%	37.1%
2027	15.4%	36.2%
2028	15.4%	35.5%
2029	15.4%	35%
2030	15.4%	34.7%
2031	15.4%	34.5%
2032	15.3%	34.4%
2033	15.2%	34.3%
2034	15.2%	34.3%
2035	15.1%	34.2%
2036	15%	34.1%
2037	15%	34%
2038	15%	33.8%
2039	15%	33.7%
2040	14.9%	33.4%
2041	14.9%	33.2%
2042	14.9%	32.9%
2043	14.8%	32.5%
2044	14.8%	32.2%
2045	14.7%	31.8%
2046	14.7%	31.4%
2047	14.6%	31%
2048	14.6%	30.5%
2049	14.5%	30.1%
2050	14.5%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Denmark and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 17.1% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Denmark and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Denmark vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.09% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	South Sudan
1960	32,515	42,945
1961	33,205	45,186
1962	32,070	47,406
1963	36,539	46,333
1964	36,832	64,786
1965	37,596	51,682
1966	38,858	38,523
1967	33,363	41,357
1968	27,243	44,213
1969	23,481	42,015
1970	22,673	44,776
1971	26,801	72,308
1972	24,958	74,803
1973	21,092	94,765
1974	19,676	97,181
1975	20,746	99,882
1976	11,667	102,346
1977	11,703	104,886
1978	9,187	107,352
1979	4,605	109,540
1980	1,537	112,307
1981	-3,073	115,163
1982	-2,559	118,641
1983	-6,649	104,107
1984	-5,623	90,970
1985	-4,603	95,342
1986	-2,561	99,502
1987	-1,538	5,756
1988	0	-125,447
1989	2,053	83,735
1990	2,056	82,900
1991	4,639	87,873
1992	6,722	28,874
1993	4,670	32,779
1994	8,850	165,407
1995	6,280	110,417
1996	6,842	116,728
1997	7,927	121,454
1998	7,956	-12,157
1999	6,919	180,721
2000	9,078	196,055
2001	6,967	204,108
2002	5,376	212,014
2003	7,007	225,822
2004	9,188	231,877
2005	9,755	239,272
2006	9,787	246,706
2007	8,192	256,546
2008	10,438	268,268
2009	8,285	278,859
2010	8,876	287,409
2011	6,685	303,181
2012	5,592	312,974
2013	3,931	315,983
2014	5,644	227,611
2015	5,683	148,542
2016	9,165	110,553
2017	8,071	72,193
2018	6,373	168,497
2019	6,977	209,708
2020	5,831	212,332
2021	5,857	213,567
2022	-1,180	211,166
2023	-595	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Denmark vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Denmark, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Denmark	South Sudan
1985	12	3,845
1986	12	3,720
1987	12	8,045
1988	13	5,535
1989	13	5,103
1990	12	4,877
1991	12	4,764
1992	12	7,597
1993	12	7,537
1994	12	1,666
1995	12	4,430
1996	11	4,357
1997	10	4,172
1998	9	7,514
1999	9	2,048
2000	9	1,658
2001	9	1,580
2002	9	1,521
2003	8	1,199
2004	8	1,150
2005	8	1,074
2006	7	1,005
2007	7	933
2008	7	858
2009	7	823
2010	7	776
2011	6	770
2012	6	755
2013	5	771
2014	5	1,216
2015	5	1,436
2016	5	1,629
2017	5	1,662
2018	5	913
2019	4	745
2020	4	729
2021	8	749
2022	6	704
2023	4	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Denmark 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
	Denmark	South Sudan
1960	2.5%	35.5%
1961	2.45%	35.2%
1962	2.38%	34.9%
1963	2.3%	34.6%
1964	2.21%	34.3%
1965	2.11%	34%
1966	2.01%	33.6%
1967	1.9%	33.3%
1968	1.81%	32.9%
1969	1.73%	32.6%
1970	1.66%	32.3%
1971	1.58%	31.9%
1972	1.49%	31.6%
1973	1.39%	31.3%
1974	1.31%	30.9%
1975	1.23%	30.6%
1976	1.17%	30.2%
1977	1.11%	29.9%
1978	1.06%	29.5%
1979	1.03%	29.2%
1980	1%	28.9%
1981	0.98%	28.5%
1982	0.96%	28.2%
1983	0.96%	27.8%
1984	0.96%	27.5%
1985	0.97%	27.1%
1986	0.97%	26.7%
1987	0.97%	36%
1988	0.96%	76.7%
1989	0.93%	30.7%
1990	0.89%	30.3%
1991	0.84%	29.7%
1992	0.79%	33.8%
1993	0.74%	33.1%
1994	0.69%	23%
1995	0.65%	27%
1996	0.63%	26.1%
1997	0.6%	25.2%
1998	0.59%	42.6%
1999	0.57%	19.2%
2000	0.56%	18.3%
2001	0.55%	17.4%
2002	0.54%	16.5%
2003	0.52%	15.7%
2004	0.5%	14.8%
2005	0.48%	14.1%
2006	0.46%	13.4%
2007	0.45%	12.7%
2008	0.43%	12.1%
2009	0.42%	11.5%
2010	0.41%	10.9%
2011	0.41%	10.5%
2012	0.41%	10.1%
2013	0.41%	9.92%
2014	0.41%	18.2%
2015	0.41%	23.7%
2016	0.4%	26.4%
2017	0.4%	27.8%
2018	0.39%	13.2%
2019	0.38%	9.87%
2020	0.37%	9.87%
2021	0.36%	9.87%
2022	0.35%	9.87%
2023	0.34%	9.87%