Fertility & birth rates in Italy and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Italy vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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 Italy 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
	Italy	South Sudan
1960	2.4	7.16
1961	2.44	7.18
1962	2.46	7.2
1963	2.51	7.2
1964	2.66	7.22
1965	2.6	7.22
1966	2.58	7.25
1967	2.5	7.26
1968	2.46	7.26
1969	2.47	7.28
1970	2.38	7.29
1971	2.4	7.3
1972	2.35	7.31
1973	2.3	7.31
1974	2.28	7.31
1975	2.17	7.33
1976	2.04	7.33
1977	1.93	7.33
1978	1.84	7.33
1979	1.73	7.32
1980	1.64	7.33
1981	1.58	7.33
1982	1.56	7.34
1983	1.51	7.34
1984	1.46	7.35
1985	1.42	7.36
1986	1.35	7.38
1987	1.33	7.39
1988	1.36	7.38
1989	1.33	7.37
1990	1.33	7.38
1991	1.3	7.38
1992	1.3	7.37
1993	1.25	7.36
1994	1.21	7.35
1995	1.19	7.34
1996	1.2	7.32
1997	1.22	7.2
1998	1.22	7.08
1999	1.23	6.94
2000	1.26	6.8
2001	1.25	6.65
2002	1.27	6.52
2003	1.29	6.35
2004	1.34	6.19
2005	1.33	6.02
2006	1.37	5.85
2007	1.39	5.7
2008	1.44	5.57
2009	1.44	5.45
2010	1.44	5.32
2011	1.42	5.19
2012	1.42	5.06
2013	1.39	4.94
2014	1.38	4.82
2015	1.36	4.7
2016	1.36	4.58
2017	1.34	4.48
2018	1.31	4.37
2019	1.27	4.26
2020	1.24	4.16
2021	1.25	4.05
2022	1.24	3.96
2023	1.2	3.86
2024	1.21	3.79
2025	1.22	3.71
2026	1.22	3.63
2027	1.23	3.56
2028	1.24	3.49
2029	1.24	3.43
2030	1.25	3.37
2031	1.26	3.31
2032	1.26	3.26
2033	1.27	3.2
2034	1.28	3.15
2035	1.28	3.1
2036	1.29	3.06
2037	1.29	3.01
2038	1.3	2.96
2039	1.3	2.92
2040	1.31	2.88
2041	1.31	2.84
2042	1.31	2.8
2043	1.32	2.76
2044	1.32	2.73
2045	1.33	2.69
2046	1.33	2.66
2047	1.34	2.63
2048	1.34	2.6
2049	1.35	2.58
2050	1.35	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	South Sudan
1960	25%	42.5%
1961	25%	42.6%
1962	24.7%	42.6%
1963	24.5%	42.8%
1964	24.5%	43%
1965	24.5%	43.3%
1966	24.5%	43.5%
1967	24.6%	43.8%
1968	24.6%	44%
1969	24.7%	44.3%
1970	24.7%	44.5%
1971	24.6%	44.7%
1972	24.6%	44.8%
1973	24.6%	45%
1974	24.5%	45.1%
1975	24.3%	45.2%
1976	24.1%	45.3%
1977	23.7%	45.4%
1978	23.4%	45.5%
1979	22.8%	45.7%
1980	22.3%	45.8%
1981	21.6%	46%
1982	21.1%	46.2%
1983	20.5%	46.3%
1984	19.9%	46.5%
1985	19.3%	46.6%
1986	18.7%	46.7%
1987	18.1%	46.9%
1988	17.5%	46.2%
1989	17%	45.4%
1990	16.5%	45.4%
1991	15.8%	45.5%
1992	15.2%	45.6%
1993	15%	45.7%
1994	14.8%	45.8%
1995	14.6%	45.8%
1996	14.5%	46%
1997	14.4%	46%
1998	14.3%	45.8%
1999	14.3%	45.6%
2000	14.3%	45.5%
2001	14.2%	45.5%
2002	14.2%	45.7%
2003	14.2%	45.9%
2004	14.2%	45.8%
2005	14.1%	45.3%
2006	14.1%	44.8%
2007	14%	44.3%
2008	14%	43.8%
2009	14%	43.4%
2010	14%	42.8%
2011	14%	42.2%
2012	14%	41.9%
2013	13.9%	41.9%
2014	13.8%	42.5%
2015	13.7%	43.1%
2016	13.6%	43.7%
2017	13.4%	45%
2018	13.2%	44.9%
2019	13%	43.6%
2020	12.8%	42.4%
2021	12.6%	41.6%
2022	12.4%	40.9%
2023	12.1%	39.9%
2024	11.9%	38.9%
2025	11.7%	38%
2026	11.4%	37.1%
2027	11.2%	36.2%
2028	11%	35.5%
2029	10.9%	35%
2030	10.7%	34.7%
2031	10.6%	34.5%
2032	10.5%	34.4%
2033	10.4%	34.3%
2034	10.3%	34.3%
2035	10.3%	34.2%
2036	10.3%	34.1%
2037	10.3%	34%
2038	10.3%	33.8%
2039	10.4%	33.7%
2040	10.4%	33.4%
2041	10.5%	33.2%
2042	10.5%	32.9%
2043	10.6%	32.5%
2044	10.7%	32.2%
2045	10.7%	31.8%
2046	10.8%	31.4%
2047	10.8%	31%
2048	10.9%	30.5%
2049	10.9%	30.1%
2050	10.9%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Italy vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	South Sudan
1960	426,697	42,945
1961	459,880	45,186
1962	427,387	47,406
1963	440,767	46,333
1964	527,089	64,786
1965	474,222	51,682
1966	488,427	38,523
1967	439,074	41,357
1968	399,268	44,213
1969	390,827	42,015
1970	376,753	44,776
1971	383,922	72,308
1972	364,355	74,803
1973	328,508	94,765
1974	336,176	97,181
1975	271,660	99,882
1976	228,445	102,346
1977	190,248	104,886
1978	168,465	107,352
1979	129,531	109,540
1980	84,650	112,307
1981	73,452	115,163
1982	79,161	118,641
1983	33,939	104,107
1984	50,919	90,970
1985	28,297	95,342
1986	11,319	99,502
1987	16,980	5,756
1988	33,977	-125,447
1989	28,336	83,735
1990	22,688	82,900
1991	11,352	87,873
1992	22,718	28,874
1993	0	32,779
1994	-17,053	165,407
1995	-34,107	110,417
1996	-22,744	116,728
1997	-22,756	121,454
1998	-39,835	-12,157
1999	-22,766	180,721
2000	-17,082	196,055
2001	-11,396	204,108
2002	-22,836	212,014
2003	-40,179	225,822
2004	11,566	231,877
2005	-17,450	239,272
2006	0	246,706
2007	-5,876	256,546
2008	-11,842	268,268
2009	-17,866	278,859
2010	-23,928	287,409
2011	-48,021	303,181
2012	-78,248	312,974
2013	-90,468	315,983
2014	-96,513	227,611
2015	-162,620	148,542
2016	-138,265	110,553
2017	-192,007	72,193
2018	-192,475	168,497
2019	-215,025	209,708
2020	-338,801	212,332
2021	-301,579	213,567
2022	-318,674	211,166
2023	-283,168	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Italy vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	South Sudan
1985	22	3,845
1986	22	3,720
1987	21	8,045
1988	20	5,535
1989	19	5,103
1990	18	4,877
1991	18	4,764
1992	17	7,597
1993	16	7,537
1994	15	1,666
1995	15	4,430
1996	14	4,357
1997	13	4,172
1998	12	7,514
1999	11	2,048
2000	11	1,658
2001	10	1,580
2002	10	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	8	823
2010	8	776
2011	8	770
2012	8	755
2013	8	771
2014	8	1,216
2015	8	1,436
2016	8	1,629
2017	8	1,662
2018	7	913
2019	7	745
2020	8	729
2021	7	749
2022	10	704
2023	6	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	South Sudan
1960	5.19%	35.5%
1961	4.98%	35.2%
1962	4.76%	34.9%
1963	4.53%	34.6%
1964	4.31%	34.3%
1965	4.11%	34%
1966	3.93%	33.6%
1967	3.78%	33.3%
1968	3.64%	32.9%
1969	3.51%	32.6%
1970	3.36%	32.3%
1971	3.18%	31.9%
1972	2.98%	31.6%
1973	2.76%	31.3%
1974	2.53%	30.9%
1975	2.31%	30.6%
1976	2.11%	30.2%
1977	1.95%	29.9%
1978	1.82%	29.5%
1979	1.7%	29.2%
1980	1.61%	28.9%
1981	1.52%	28.5%
1982	1.43%	28.2%
1983	1.35%	27.8%
1984	1.27%	27.5%
1985	1.2%	27.1%
1986	1.14%	26.7%
1987	1.08%	36%
1988	1.04%	76.7%
1989	1%	30.7%
1990	0.97%	30.3%
1991	0.93%	29.7%
1992	0.89%	33.8%
1993	0.85%	33.1%
1994	0.8%	23%
1995	0.75%	27%
1996	0.7%	26.1%
1997	0.66%	25.2%
1998	0.62%	42.6%
1999	0.59%	19.2%
2000	0.56%	18.3%
2001	0.53%	17.4%
2002	0.51%	16.5%
2003	0.48%	15.7%
2004	0.46%	14.8%
2005	0.45%	14.1%
2006	0.43%	13.4%
2007	0.42%	12.7%
2008	0.41%	12.1%
2009	0.41%	11.5%
2010	0.4%	10.9%
2011	0.39%	10.5%
2012	0.38%	10.1%
2013	0.37%	9.92%
2014	0.36%	18.2%
2015	0.35%	23.7%
2016	0.34%	26.4%
2017	0.33%	27.8%
2018	0.32%	13.2%
2019	0.31%	9.87%
2020	0.3%	9.87%
2021	0.29%	9.87%
2022	0.28%	9.87%
2023	0.28%	9.87%