Fertility & birth rates in Dominican Republic and Sudan

Fertility rate in Dominican Republic vs Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Dominican Republic was 2.24 children per woman in 2023, compared to 4.32 in Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Dominican Republic vs 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
	Dominican Republic	Sudan
1960	7.56	6.66
1961	7.49	6.66
1962	7.4	6.7
1963	7.3	6.76
1964	7.19	6.8
1965	7.05	6.84
1966	6.95	6.88
1967	6.76	6.91
1968	6.55	6.95
1969	6.37	6.97
1970	6.18	6.99
1971	6.01	7.02
1972	5.84	6.98
1973	5.67	6.94
1974	5.44	6.91
1975	5.24	6.87
1976	5.05	6.82
1977	4.84	6.78
1978	4.64	6.72
1979	4.47	6.65
1980	4.3	6.59
1981	4.15	6.53
1982	4.01	6.47
1983	3.95	6.41
1984	3.82	6.34
1985	3.69	6.28
1986	3.6	6.23
1987	3.53	6.18
1988	3.5	6.13
1989	3.48	6.11
1990	3.41	6.07
1991	3.35	6.05
1992	3.29	6.02
1993	3.23	5.97
1994	3.16	5.91
1995	3.1	5.86
1996	3.04	5.79
1997	2.92	5.72
1998	2.84	5.65
1999	2.85	5.62
2000	2.87	5.6
2001	2.83	5.56
2002	2.76	5.53
2003	2.7	5.49
2004	2.64	5.46
2005	2.57	5.4
2006	2.51	5.33
2007	2.51	5.27
2008	2.55	5.21
2009	2.57	5.17
2010	2.56	5.14
2011	2.53	5.09
2012	2.5	5.03
2013	2.47	4.97
2014	2.45	4.91
2015	2.43	4.9
2016	2.41	4.83
2017	2.4	4.76
2018	2.4	4.68
2019	2.37	4.62
2020	2.33	4.54
2021	2.29	4.46
2022	2.27	4.38
2023	2.24	4.32
2024	2.22	4.26
2025	2.19	4.19
2026	2.17	4.13
2027	2.15	4.06
2028	2.13	4
2029	2.11	3.95
2030	2.08	3.88
2031	2.07	3.82
2032	2.05	3.77
2033	2.03	3.7
2034	2.02	3.66
2035	2	3.6
2036	1.99	3.54
2037	1.98	3.49
2038	1.96	3.45
2039	1.95	3.4
2040	1.94	3.36
2041	1.93	3.32
2042	1.93	3.28
2043	1.92	3.24
2044	1.91	3.2
2045	1.9	3.17
2046	1.89	3.13
2047	1.89	3.1
2048	1.88	3.07
2049	1.87	3.03
2050	1.87	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Dominican Republic	Sudan
1960	48.6%	46.5%
1961	48.9%	46.6%
1962	49.1%	46.6%
1963	49.2%	46.7%
1964	49.3%	46.9%
1965	49.4%	47%
1966	49.3%	47.1%
1967	49.2%	47.2%
1968	48.9%	47.3%
1969	48.6%	47.4%
1970	48.2%	47.5%
1971	47.7%	47.6%
1972	47.3%	47.7%
1973	46.8%	47.9%
1974	46.3%	48.1%
1975	45.8%	48%
1976	45.2%	47.8%
1977	44.7%	47.7%
1978	44.2%	47.4%
1979	43.7%	47.1%
1980	43.2%	46.8%
1981	42.7%	46.6%
1982	42.3%	46.4%
1983	41.8%	46.3%
1984	41.4%	46.2%
1985	41%	46.1%
1986	40.6%	46.1%
1987	40.2%	46%
1988	39.8%	46%
1989	39.4%	46.1%
1990	39.1%	46.1%
1991	38.7%	46.2%
1992	38.4%	46.3%
1993	38%	46.3%
1994	37.7%	46.3%
1995	37.3%	46.3%
1996	37%	46.2%
1997	36.6%	46.2%
1998	36.1%	46.1%
1999	35.7%	45.9%
2000	35.3%	45.8%
2001	35%	45.7%
2002	34.6%	45.6%
2003	34.2%	45.6%
2004	33.7%	45.5%
2005	33.2%	45.4%
2006	32.7%	45.3%
2007	32.2%	45.1%
2008	31.7%	44.9%
2009	31.3%	44.7%
2010	30.9%	44.6%
2011	30.5%	44.6%
2012	30.1%	44.5%
2013	29.8%	44.4%
2014	29.5%	44%
2015	29.2%	43.6%
2016	28.8%	43.1%
2017	28.5%	42.6%
2018	28.2%	42%
2019	27.9%	41.7%
2020	27.7%	41.4%
2021	27.4%	41.2%
2022	27.2%	40.9%
2023	26.9%	40.6%
2024	26.6%	40.5%
2025	26.2%	40.2%
2026	25.8%	39.8%
2027	25.4%	39.5%
2028	25.1%	39.3%
2029	24.7%	39.1%
2030	24.3%	38.9%
2031	24%	38.6%
2032	23.6%	38.3%
2033	23.3%	37.9%
2034	22.9%	37.5%
2035	22.6%	37.1%
2036	22.3%	36.7%
2037	22%	36.3%
2038	21.7%	35.9%
2039	21.5%	35.5%
2040	21.3%	35.1%
2041	21%	34.7%
2042	20.8%	34.3%
2043	20.6%	33.9%
2044	20.4%	33.6%
2045	20.3%	33.2%
2046	20.1%	32.8%
2047	19.9%	32.5%
2048	19.8%	32.2%
2049	19.6%	31.9%
2050	19.5%	31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 26.6% of the population in the Dominican Republic and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 39.1% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Dominican Republic and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Dominican Republic vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.34% in the Dominican Republic and +2.79% in 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
	Dominican Republic	Sudan
1960	117,346	262,235
1961	120,316	272,562
1962	122,977	287,317
1963	124,994	302,132
1964	127,504	315,166
1965	125,345	327,799
1966	132,096	342,118
1967	133,091	356,599
1968	133,666	370,917
1969	135,445	385,712
1970	137,835	401,013
1971	140,473	417,641
1972	143,255	428,340
1973	146,283	439,201
1974	147,652	444,456
1975	149,339	454,813
1976	151,201	470,019
1977	152,825	483,089
1978	154,043	497,987
1979	154,779	524,942
1980	157,697	552,930
1981	158,419	585,087
1982	159,597	606,362
1983	163,136	570,198
1984	164,263	577,405
1985	164,091	583,382
1986	165,674	649,649
1987	167,552	658,416
1988	171,291	672,604
1989	175,365	683,743
1990	176,748	699,953
1991	177,371	714,612
1992	177,481	731,177
1993	177,691	743,249
1994	176,882	764,645
1995	175,439	780,700
1996	174,008	792,926
1997	168,419	802,245
1998	164,287	814,752
1999	167,742	835,840
2000	171,684	858,536
2001	170,193	880,284
2002	166,740	897,965
2003	163,267	898,226
2004	158,789	889,382
2005	155,405	907,017
2006	151,122	963,740
2007	152,066	992,819
2008	156,664	1,001,826
2009	160,893	1,041,810
2010	162,072	1,068,381
2011	162,094	1,070,888
2012	160,915	1,073,062
2013	159,330	1,078,446
2014	157,260	1,097,962
2015	154,258	1,145,259
2016	151,550	1,174,422
2017	151,565	1,208,046
2018	150,852	1,257,387
2019	144,869	1,291,747
2020	137,417	1,295,781
2021	128,866	1,293,817
2022	138,767	1,333,992
2023	132,360	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart: Dominican Republic vs Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 124 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Dominican Republic, compared to 256 deaths in Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominican Republic	Sudan
1985	249	980
1986	241	938
1987	231	914
1988	221	877
1989	213	881
1990	203	840
1991	193	873
1992	185	863
1993	176	839
1994	166	775
1995	152	730
1996	138	712
1997	122	681
1998	109	669
1999	92	662
2000	76	645
2001	68	616
2002	68	588
2003	71	593
2004	78	536
2005	83	506
2006	87	485
2007	90	445
2008	94	426
2009	96	382
2010	92	370
2011	91	357
2012	89	340
2013	91	327
2014	95	309
2015	102	298
2016	106	288
2017	104	277
2018	107	268
2019	118	262
2020	121	273
2021	153	305
2022	124	263
2023	124	256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.14% in the Dominican Republic and 5.01% in 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
	Dominican Republic	Sudan
1960	14.8%	17.8%
1961	14.6%	17.5%
1962	14.5%	17.2%
1963	14.3%	17%
1964	14.1%	16.7%
1965	13.8%	16.5%
1966	13.5%	16.3%
1967	13.3%	16.2%
1968	13%	16%
1969	12.7%	15.9%
1970	12.4%	15.8%
1971	12%	15.7%
1972	11.7%	15.6%
1973	11.3%	15.5%
1974	10.9%	15.4%
1975	10.5%	15.3%
1976	10.1%	15.2%
1977	9.71%	15.1%
1978	9.35%	15%
1979	9.01%	14.9%
1980	8.68%	14.8%
1981	8.36%	14.6%
1982	8.05%	14.5%
1983	7.76%	18.2%
1984	7.48%	18%
1985	7.21%	17.8%
1986	6.94%	14%
1987	6.69%	13.8%
1988	6.44%	13.6%
1989	6.19%	13.4%
1990	5.95%	13.2%
1991	5.7%	13%
1992	5.46%	12.7%
1993	5.22%	12.5%
1994	5%	12.2%
1995	4.78%	11.9%
1996	4.58%	11.6%
1997	4.4%	11.3%
1998	4.24%	11%
1999	4.1%	10.7%
2000	3.98%	10.3%
2001	3.88%	9.99%
2002	3.8%	9.65%
2003	3.73%	9.31%
2004	3.67%	10.3%
2005	3.62%	10%
2006	3.59%	8.4%
2007	3.56%	8.13%
2008	3.54%	7.88%
2009	3.52%	7.64%
2010	3.51%	7.42%
2011	3.5%	7.22%
2012	3.49%	7.02%
2013	3.5%	6.83%
2014	3.5%	6.64%
2015	3.5%	6.45%
2016	3.5%	6.26%
2017	3.5%	6.07%
2018	3.47%	5.89%
2019	3.43%	5.71%
2020	3.38%	5.53%
2021	3.31%	5.36%
2022	3.22%	5.18%
2023	3.14%	5.01%