Fertility & birth rates in Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 2.7 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 Kyrgyzstan 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
	Kyrgyzstan	South Sudan
1960	5.31	7.16
1961	5.36	7.18
1962	5.42	7.2
1963	5.48	7.2
1964	5.43	7.22
1965	5.38	7.22
1966	5.32	7.25
1967	5.26	7.26
1968	5.18	7.26
1969	5.18	7.28
1970	5.2	7.29
1971	5.18	7.3
1972	5.14	7.31
1973	5.02	7.31
1974	4.89	7.31
1975	4.76	7.33
1976	4.68	7.33
1977	4.59	7.33
1978	4.53	7.33
1979	4.38	7.32
1980	4.22	7.33
1981	4.19	7.33
1982	4.2	7.34
1983	4.17	7.34
1984	4.2	7.35
1985	4.2	7.36
1986	4.22	7.38
1987	4.16	7.39
1988	4.03	7.38
1989	3.88	7.37
1990	3.63	7.38
1991	3.58	7.38
1992	3.52	7.37
1993	3.2	7.36
1994	2.9	7.35
1995	3.1	7.34
1996	2.8	7.32
1997	2.6	7.2
1998	2.7	7.08
1999	2.6	6.94
2000	2.4	6.8
2001	2.4	6.65
2002	2.4	6.52
2003	2.5	6.35
2004	2.6	6.19
2005	2.5	6.02
2006	2.7	5.85
2007	2.7	5.7
2008	2.8	5.57
2009	2.9	5.45
2010	3.1	5.32
2011	3.1	5.19
2012	3.2	5.06
2013	3.1	4.94
2014	3.2	4.82
2015	3.2	4.7
2016	3.1	4.58
2017	3	4.48
2018	3.3	4.37
2019	3.3	4.26
2020	3.1	4.16
2021	2.89	4.05
2022	2.8	3.96
2023	2.7	3.86
2024	2.68	3.79
2025	2.65	3.71
2026	2.63	3.63
2027	2.6	3.56
2028	2.57	3.49
2029	2.55	3.43
2030	2.53	3.37
2031	2.5	3.31
2032	2.47	3.26
2033	2.45	3.2
2034	2.43	3.15
2035	2.4	3.1
2036	2.38	3.06
2037	2.36	3.01
2038	2.35	2.96
2039	2.33	2.92
2040	2.31	2.88
2041	2.29	2.84
2042	2.28	2.8
2043	2.26	2.76
2044	2.24	2.73
2045	2.23	2.69
2046	2.21	2.66
2047	2.2	2.63
2048	2.18	2.6
2049	2.17	2.58
2050	2.15	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kyrgyzstan	South Sudan
1960	38.6%	42.5%
1961	39.4%	42.6%
1962	40.1%	42.6%
1963	40.6%	42.8%
1964	40.9%	43%
1965	41.1%	43.3%
1966	41%	43.5%
1967	40.8%	43.8%
1968	40.7%	44%
1969	40.5%	44.3%
1970	40.3%	44.5%
1971	40.3%	44.7%
1972	40.2%	44.8%
1973	40.1%	45%
1974	39.9%	45.1%
1975	39.6%	45.2%
1976	39.4%	45.3%
1977	39.1%	45.4%
1978	38.8%	45.5%
1979	38.5%	45.7%
1980	38.2%	45.8%
1981	38%	46%
1982	37.8%	46.2%
1983	37.8%	46.3%
1984	37.7%	46.5%
1985	37.5%	46.6%
1986	37.5%	46.7%
1987	37.4%	46.9%
1988	37.5%	46.2%
1989	37.5%	45.4%
1990	37.5%	45.4%
1991	37.6%	45.5%
1992	37.6%	45.6%
1993	37.9%	45.7%
1994	38.2%	45.8%
1995	38%	45.8%
1996	37.6%	46%
1997	37.1%	46%
1998	36.4%	45.8%
1999	35.8%	45.6%
2000	35.2%	45.5%
2001	34.6%	45.5%
2002	33.9%	45.7%
2003	33.3%	45.9%
2004	32.7%	45.8%
2005	32.2%	45.3%
2006	31.7%	44.8%
2007	31.2%	44.3%
2008	30.7%	43.8%
2009	30.3%	43.4%
2010	30.3%	42.8%
2011	30.4%	42.2%
2012	30.8%	41.9%
2013	31.1%	41.9%
2014	31.5%	42.5%
2015	31.8%	43.1%
2016	32.1%	43.7%
2017	32.2%	45%
2018	32.3%	44.9%
2019	32.6%	43.6%
2020	32.9%	42.4%
2021	33%	41.6%
2022	32.9%	40.9%
2023	32.7%	39.9%
2024	32.3%	38.9%
2025	31.9%	38%
2026	31.4%	37.1%
2027	31%	36.2%
2028	30.5%	35.5%
2029	30%	35%
2030	29.5%	34.7%
2031	28.9%	34.5%
2032	28.5%	34.4%
2033	27.9%	34.3%
2034	27.4%	34.3%
2035	27%	34.2%
2036	26.6%	34.1%
2037	26.4%	34%
2038	26.2%	33.8%
2039	26.1%	33.7%
2040	25.9%	33.4%
2041	25.8%	33.2%
2042	25.7%	32.9%
2043	25.7%	32.5%
2044	25.6%	32.2%
2045	25.5%	31.8%
2046	25.4%	31.4%
2047	25.3%	31%
2048	25.2%	30.5%
2049	25.1%	30.1%
2050	24.9%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.3% of the population in Kyrgyzstan and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Kyrgyzstan vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan 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
	Kyrgyzstan	South Sudan
1960	54,920	42,945
1961	57,176	45,186
1962	58,827	47,406
1963	60,145	46,333
1964	59,657	64,786
1965	59,163	51,682
1966	59,346	38,523
1967	59,793	41,357
1968	60,670	44,213
1969	63,396	42,015
1970	66,485	44,776
1971	68,902	72,308
1972	70,852	74,803
1973	71,500	94,765
1974	71,925	97,181
1975	72,255	99,882
1976	73,280	102,346
1977	74,296	104,886
1978	76,137	107,352
1979	76,489	109,540
1980	72,092	112,307
1981	77,955	115,163
1982	81,716	118,641
1983	84,139	104,107
1984	89,356	90,970
1985	92,084	95,342
1986	98,263	99,502
1987	101,232	5,756
1988	97,415	-125,447
1989	99,934	83,735
1990	97,485	82,900
1991	97,753	87,873
1992	95,275	28,874
1993	81,754	32,779
1994	72,693	165,407
1995	80,264	110,417
1996	73,129	116,728
1997	67,159	121,454
1998	69,151	-12,157
1999	71,155	180,721
2000	62,699	196,055
2001	65,275	204,108
2002	65,379	212,014
2003	69,598	225,822
2004	74,529	231,877
2005	72,793	239,272
2006	81,929	246,706
2007	85,348	256,546
2008	89,355	268,268
2009	99,709	278,859
2010	110,435	287,409
2011	114,260	303,181
2012	119,259	312,974
2013	121,898	315,983
2014	127,566	227,611
2015	130,464	148,542
2016	126,594	110,553
2017	122,350	72,193
2018	141,125	168,497
2019	143,007	209,708
2020	120,406	212,332
2021	113,730	213,567
2022	118,579	211,166
2023	115,016	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Kyrgyzstan vs South Sudan

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kyrgyzstan	South Sudan
1985	81	3,845
1986	76	3,720
1987	74	8,045
1988	73	5,535
1989	71	5,103
1990	72	4,877
1991	71	4,764
1992	74	7,597
1993	78	7,537
1994	88	1,666
1995	92	4,430
1996	91	4,357
1997	85	4,172
1998	79	7,514
1999	75	2,048
2000	72	1,658
2001	72	1,580
2002	74	1,521
2003	75	1,199
2004	74	1,150
2005	74	1,074
2006	76	1,005
2007	75	933
2008	73	858
2009	71	823
2010	71	776
2011	70	770
2012	67	755
2013	64	771
2014	62	1,216
2015	58	1,436
2016	53	1,629
2017	49	1,662
2018	49	913
2019	47	745
2020	55	729
2021	70	749
2022	44	704
2023	42	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan 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
	Kyrgyzstan	South Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	-	32.6%
1970	-	32.3%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	-	31.3%
1974	-	30.9%
1975	11.5%	30.6%
1976	11.2%	30.2%
1977	10.9%	29.9%
1978	10.6%	29.5%
1979	10.3%	29.2%
1980	9.92%	28.9%
1981	9.56%	28.5%
1982	9.17%	28.2%
1983	8.75%	27.8%
1984	8.34%	27.5%
1985	7.92%	27.1%
1986	7.54%	26.7%
1987	7.18%	36%
1988	6.87%	76.7%
1989	6.64%	30.7%
1990	6.52%	30.3%
1991	6.47%	29.7%
1992	6.47%	33.8%
1993	6.49%	33.1%
1994	6.48%	23%
1995	6.36%	27%
1996	6.17%	26.1%
1997	5.92%	25.2%
1998	5.63%	42.6%
1999	5.35%	19.2%
2000	5.08%	18.3%
2001	4.81%	17.4%
2002	4.57%	16.5%
2003	4.33%	15.7%
2004	4.12%	14.8%
2005	3.93%	14.1%
2006	3.76%	13.4%
2007	3.57%	12.7%
2008	3.37%	12.1%
2009	3.16%	11.5%
2010	2.96%	10.9%
2011	2.77%	10.5%
2012	2.6%	10.1%
2013	2.47%	9.92%
2014	2.35%	18.2%
2015	2.22%	23.7%
2016	2.11%	26.4%
2017	2%	27.8%
2018	1.91%	13.2%
2019	1.84%	9.87%
2020	1.78%	9.87%
2021	1.75%	9.87%
2022	1.72%	9.87%
2023	1.7%	9.87%