Fertility & birth rates in India and South Sudan

Fertility rate in India vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in India was 1.98 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 India 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
	India	South Sudan
1960	5.92	7.16
1961	5.94	7.18
1962	5.95	7.2
1963	5.97	7.2
1964	5.98	7.22
1965	5.94	7.22
1966	5.88	7.25
1967	5.83	7.26
1968	5.76	7.26
1969	5.68	7.28
1970	5.62	7.29
1971	5.57	7.3
1972	5.48	7.31
1973	5.4	7.31
1974	5.33	7.31
1975	5.2	7.33
1976	5.13	7.33
1977	5.01	7.33
1978	4.89	7.33
1979	4.81	7.32
1980	4.78	7.33
1981	4.7	7.33
1982	4.62	7.34
1983	4.57	7.34
1984	4.52	7.35
1985	4.43	7.36
1986	4.4	7.38
1987	4.31	7.39
1988	4.22	7.38
1989	4.13	7.37
1990	4.05	7.38
1991	3.96	7.38
1992	3.88	7.37
1993	3.8	7.36
1994	3.72	7.35
1995	3.65	7.34
1996	3.58	7.32
1997	3.51	7.2
1998	3.45	7.08
1999	3.38	6.94
2000	3.35	6.8
2001	3.3	6.65
2002	3.22	6.52
2003	3.12	6.35
2004	3.05	6.19
2005	2.96	6.02
2006	2.87	5.85
2007	2.78	5.7
2008	2.71	5.57
2009	2.67	5.45
2010	2.6	5.32
2011	2.53	5.19
2012	2.47	5.06
2013	2.4	4.94
2014	2.29	4.82
2015	2.29	4.7
2016	2.28	4.58
2017	2.19	4.48
2018	2.18	4.37
2019	2.12	4.26
2020	2.05	4.16
2021	2.01	4.05
2022	1.99	3.96
2023	1.98	3.86
2024	1.96	3.79
2025	1.94	3.71
2026	1.93	3.63
2027	1.91	3.56
2028	1.9	3.49
2029	1.89	3.43
2030	1.88	3.37
2031	1.87	3.31
2032	1.86	3.26
2033	1.85	3.2
2034	1.84	3.15
2035	1.84	3.1
2036	1.83	3.06
2037	1.82	3.01
2038	1.81	2.96
2039	1.81	2.92
2040	1.8	2.88
2041	1.8	2.84
2042	1.79	2.8
2043	1.79	2.76
2044	1.78	2.73
2045	1.78	2.69
2046	1.78	2.66
2047	1.77	2.63
2048	1.77	2.6
2049	1.77	2.58
2050	1.76	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	South Sudan
1960	40.6%	42.5%
1961	40.9%	42.6%
1962	41.2%	42.6%
1963	41.5%	42.8%
1964	41.6%	43%
1965	41.7%	43.3%
1966	41.7%	43.5%
1967	41.6%	43.8%
1968	41.5%	44%
1969	41.5%	44.3%
1970	41.4%	44.5%
1971	41.2%	44.7%
1972	41.1%	44.8%
1973	41%	45%
1974	40.8%	45.1%
1975	40.7%	45.2%
1976	40.5%	45.3%
1977	40.3%	45.4%
1978	40.1%	45.5%
1979	40%	45.7%
1980	39.8%	45.8%
1981	39.7%	46%
1982	39.6%	46.2%
1983	39.5%	46.3%
1984	39.4%	46.5%
1985	39.3%	46.6%
1986	39.2%	46.7%
1987	39.1%	46.9%
1988	38.9%	46.2%
1989	38.8%	45.4%
1990	38.6%	45.4%
1991	38.4%	45.5%
1992	38.1%	45.6%
1993	37.9%	45.7%
1994	37.6%	45.8%
1995	37.3%	45.8%
1996	37%	46%
1997	36.7%	46%
1998	36.3%	45.8%
1999	35.9%	45.6%
2000	35.6%	45.5%
2001	35.2%	45.5%
2002	34.8%	45.7%
2003	34.4%	45.9%
2004	34%	45.8%
2005	33.6%	45.3%
2006	33.1%	44.8%
2007	32.7%	44.3%
2008	32.2%	43.8%
2009	31.8%	43.4%
2010	31.3%	42.8%
2011	30.9%	42.2%
2012	30.4%	41.9%
2013	29.9%	41.9%
2014	29.4%	42.5%
2015	28.9%	43.1%
2016	28.4%	43.7%
2017	27.8%	45%
2018	27.3%	44.9%
2019	26.8%	43.6%
2020	26.3%	42.4%
2021	25.9%	41.6%
2022	25.5%	40.9%
2023	25.1%	39.9%
2024	24.6%	38.9%
2025	24.2%	38%
2026	23.8%	37.1%
2027	23.4%	36.2%
2028	23%	35.5%
2029	22.7%	35%
2030	22.4%	34.7%
2031	22.1%	34.5%
2032	21.8%	34.4%
2033	21.5%	34.3%
2034	21.3%	34.3%
2035	21%	34.2%
2036	20.8%	34.1%
2037	20.6%	34%
2038	20.4%	33.8%
2039	20.2%	33.7%
2040	19.9%	33.4%
2041	19.7%	33.2%
2042	19.5%	32.9%
2043	19.3%	32.5%
2044	19.1%	32.2%
2045	18.8%	31.8%
2046	18.6%	31.4%
2047	18.4%	31%
2048	18.2%	30.5%
2049	18%	30.1%
2050	17.8%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in India vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India 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
	India	South Sudan
1960	10,237,489	42,945
1961	10,468,816	45,186
1962	10,743,409	47,406
1963	11,016,705	46,333
1964	11,285,378	64,786
1965	10,925,714	51,682
1966	11,089,894	38,523
1967	11,279,897	41,357
1968	12,006,807	44,213
1969	12,167,671	42,015
1970	12,417,866	44,776
1971	12,787,104	72,308
1972	13,041,792	74,803
1973	13,412,707	94,765
1974	13,795,836	97,181
1975	13,958,642	99,882
1976	14,435,504	102,346
1977	14,575,662	104,886
1978	14,898,145	107,352
1979	15,392,957	109,540
1980	16,018,786	112,307
1981	16,422,159	115,163
1982	16,790,507	118,641
1983	17,219,127	104,107
1984	17,698,810	90,970
1985	17,968,697	95,342
1986	18,455,495	99,502
1987	18,496,213	5,756
1988	18,702,916	-125,447
1989	18,848,915	83,735
1990	18,893,588	82,900
1991	19,049,524	87,873
1992	19,132,757	28,874
1993	19,152,399	32,779
1994	19,310,798	165,407
1995	19,396,161	110,417
1996	19,442,699	116,728
1997	19,494,098	121,454
1998	19,569,575	-12,157
1999	19,648,424	180,721
2000	19,984,160	196,055
2001	20,182,573	204,108
2002	20,024,621	212,014
2003	19,720,507	225,822
2004	19,469,758	231,877
2005	19,034,839	239,272
2006	18,641,737	246,706
2007	18,331,648	256,546
2008	18,234,926	268,268
2009	18,286,055	278,859
2010	17,991,935	287,409
2011	17,793,362	303,181
2012	17,552,365	312,974
2013	17,107,541	315,983
2014	16,165,943	227,611
2015	16,211,195	148,542
2016	16,202,593	110,553
2017	15,394,041	72,193
2018	15,451,168	168,497
2019	14,859,846	209,708
2020	13,366,946	212,332
2021	10,227,523	213,567
2022	13,912,130	211,166
2023	13,711,993	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: India vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	South Sudan
1985	658	3,845
1986	624	3,720
1987	592	8,045
1988	562	5,535
1989	538	5,103
1990	516	4,877
1991	498	4,764
1992	482	7,597
1993	467	7,537
1994	451	1,666
1995	437	4,430
1996	422	4,357
1997	407	4,172
1998	393	7,514
1999	378	2,048
2000	362	1,658
2001	349	1,580
2002	330	1,521
2003	313	1,199
2004	296	1,150
2005	277	1,074
2006	258	1,005
2007	240	933
2008	223	858
2009	205	823
2010	188	776
2011	173	770
2012	160	755
2013	148	771
2014	137	1,216
2015	129	1,436
2016	121	1,629
2017	113	1,662
2018	107	913
2019	101	745
2020	101	729
2021	155	749
2022	90	704
2023	80	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India 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
	India	South Sudan
1960	24.1%	35.5%
1961	23.8%	35.2%
1962	23.5%	34.9%
1963	23.2%	34.6%
1964	22.9%	34.3%
1965	22.7%	34%
1966	22.4%	33.6%
1967	22.2%	33.3%
1968	22%	32.9%
1969	21.7%	32.6%
1970	21.5%	32.3%
1971	21.2%	31.9%
1972	20.8%	31.6%
1973	20.5%	31.3%
1974	20.1%	30.9%
1975	19.6%	30.6%
1976	19.1%	30.2%
1977	18.6%	29.9%
1978	18%	29.5%
1979	17.5%	29.2%
1980	16.9%	28.9%
1981	16.4%	28.5%
1982	15.9%	28.2%
1983	15.5%	27.8%
1984	15%	27.5%
1985	14.6%	27.1%
1986	14.2%	26.7%
1987	13.8%	36%
1988	13.4%	76.7%
1989	13%	30.7%
1990	12.7%	30.3%
1991	12.3%	29.7%
1992	12%	33.8%
1993	11.6%	33.1%
1994	11.3%	23%
1995	11%	27%
1996	10.6%	26.1%
1997	10.3%	25.2%
1998	9.89%	42.6%
1999	9.53%	19.2%
2000	9.16%	18.3%
2001	8.8%	17.4%
2002	8.45%	16.5%
2003	8.11%	15.7%
2004	7.77%	14.8%
2005	7.44%	14.1%
2006	7.11%	13.4%
2007	6.79%	12.7%
2008	6.46%	12.1%
2009	6.14%	11.5%
2010	5.82%	10.9%
2011	5.5%	10.5%
2012	5.2%	10.1%
2013	4.91%	9.92%
2014	4.63%	18.2%
2015	4.36%	23.7%
2016	4.11%	26.4%
2017	3.87%	27.8%
2018	3.64%	13.2%
2019	3.43%	9.87%
2020	3.24%	9.87%
2021	3.06%	9.87%
2022	2.91%	9.87%
2023	2.77%	9.87%