Fertility & birth rates in Nepal and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Nepal vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nepal 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 Nepal 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
	Nepal	South Sudan
1960	6.07	7.16
1961	6.09	7.18
1962	6.08	7.2
1963	6.06	7.2
1964	6.04	7.22
1965	6.01	7.22
1966	5.98	7.25
1967	5.95	7.26
1968	5.94	7.26
1969	5.89	7.28
1970	5.87	7.29
1971	5.85	7.3
1972	5.8	7.31
1973	5.7	7.31
1974	5.75	7.31
1975	5.73	7.33
1976	5.72	7.33
1977	5.69	7.33
1978	5.68	7.33
1979	5.64	7.32
1980	5.6	7.33
1981	5.58	7.33
1982	5.55	7.34
1983	5.54	7.34
1984	5.51	7.35
1985	5.46	7.36
1986	5.4	7.38
1987	5.35	7.39
1988	5.31	7.38
1989	5.26	7.37
1990	5.21	7.38
1991	5.15	7.38
1992	5.07	7.37
1993	5.04	7.36
1994	4.96	7.35
1995	4.87	7.34
1996	4.67	7.32
1997	4.44	7.2
1998	4.28	7.08
1999	4.13	6.94
2000	3.98	6.8
2001	3.79	6.65
2002	3.6	6.52
2003	3.44	6.35
2004	3.28	6.19
2005	3.12	6.02
2006	2.97	5.85
2007	2.86	5.7
2008	2.74	5.57
2009	2.63	5.45
2010	2.54	5.32
2011	2.46	5.19
2012	2.42	5.06
2013	2.36	4.94
2014	2.32	4.82
2015	2.27	4.7
2016	2.23	4.58
2017	2.17	4.48
2018	2.12	4.37
2019	2.08	4.26
2020	2.05	4.16
2021	2.03	4.05
2022	2	3.96
2023	1.98	3.86
2024	1.96	3.79
2025	1.94	3.71
2026	1.92	3.63
2027	1.9	3.56
2028	1.89	3.49
2029	1.88	3.43
2030	1.86	3.37
2031	1.85	3.31
2032	1.84	3.26
2033	1.83	3.2
2034	1.82	3.15
2035	1.81	3.1
2036	1.8	3.06
2037	1.79	3.01
2038	1.79	2.96
2039	1.78	2.92
2040	1.78	2.88
2041	1.77	2.84
2042	1.77	2.8
2043	1.76	2.76
2044	1.76	2.73
2045	1.75	2.69
2046	1.75	2.66
2047	1.74	2.63
2048	1.74	2.6
2049	1.74	2.58
2050	1.73	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nepal	South Sudan
1960	40.7%	42.5%
1961	40.7%	42.6%
1962	40.6%	42.6%
1963	40.5%	42.8%
1964	40.4%	43%
1965	40.4%	43.3%
1966	40.4%	43.5%
1967	40.3%	43.8%
1968	40.3%	44%
1969	40.3%	44.3%
1970	40.3%	44.5%
1971	40.4%	44.7%
1972	40.4%	44.8%
1973	40.5%	45%
1974	40.5%	45.1%
1975	40.6%	45.2%
1976	40.7%	45.3%
1977	40.7%	45.4%
1978	40.8%	45.5%
1979	40.8%	45.7%
1980	40.9%	45.8%
1981	40.9%	46%
1982	40.9%	46.2%
1983	41%	46.3%
1984	41%	46.5%
1985	41.1%	46.6%
1986	41.2%	46.7%
1987	41.3%	46.9%
1988	41.4%	46.2%
1989	41.5%	45.4%
1990	41.5%	45.4%
1991	41.5%	45.5%
1992	41.4%	45.6%
1993	41.3%	45.7%
1994	41.4%	45.8%
1995	41.4%	45.8%
1996	41.5%	46%
1997	41.4%	46%
1998	41.3%	45.8%
1999	41.1%	45.6%
2000	40.9%	45.5%
2001	40.7%	45.5%
2002	40.4%	45.7%
2003	40%	45.9%
2004	39.6%	45.8%
2005	39.2%	45.3%
2006	38.7%	44.8%
2007	38.1%	44.3%
2008	37.5%	43.8%
2009	36.7%	43.4%
2010	36%	42.8%
2011	35.3%	42.2%
2012	34.7%	41.9%
2013	34.2%	41.9%
2014	33.6%	42.5%
2015	33%	43.1%
2016	32.5%	43.7%
2017	32.1%	45%
2018	31.6%	44.9%
2019	30.9%	43.6%
2020	30.1%	42.4%
2021	29.4%	41.6%
2022	28.9%	40.9%
2023	28.7%	39.9%
2024	28.4%	38.9%
2025	28.1%	38%
2026	27.7%	37.1%
2027	27.3%	36.2%
2028	26.8%	35.5%
2029	26.4%	35%
2030	26%	34.7%
2031	25.6%	34.5%
2032	25.2%	34.4%
2033	24.8%	34.3%
2034	24.5%	34.3%
2035	24.1%	34.2%
2036	23.8%	34.1%
2037	23.4%	34%
2038	23%	33.8%
2039	22.7%	33.7%
2040	22.4%	33.4%
2041	22.1%	33.2%
2042	21.7%	32.9%
2043	21.4%	32.5%
2044	21.1%	32.2%
2045	20.8%	31.8%
2046	20.5%	31.4%
2047	20.3%	31%
2048	20%	30.5%
2049	19.7%	30.1%
2050	19.5%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.4% of the population in Nepal and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nepal and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Nepal vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.37% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	South Sudan
1960	203,374	42,945
1961	209,917	45,186
1962	215,368	47,406
1963	219,586	46,333
1964	227,948	64,786
1965	233,726	51,682
1966	241,716	38,523
1967	249,240	41,357
1968	258,259	44,213
1969	264,560	42,015
1970	272,439	44,776
1971	280,752	72,308
1972	286,708	74,803
1973	288,750	94,765
1974	303,078	97,181
1975	312,479	99,882
1976	323,222	102,346
1977	332,843	104,886
1978	345,765	107,352
1979	355,597	109,540
1980	364,254	112,307
1981	374,145	115,163
1982	385,741	118,641
1983	399,103	104,107
1984	411,122	90,970
1985	423,240	95,342
1986	434,802	99,502
1987	449,400	5,756
1988	463,581	-125,447
1989	478,771	83,735
1990	495,202	82,900
1991	512,233	87,873
1992	533,029	28,874
1993	561,549	32,779
1994	578,293	165,407
1995	591,283	110,417
1996	580,099	116,728
1997	565,882	121,454
1998	562,787	-12,157
1999	557,847	180,721
2000	554,506	196,055
2001	542,118	204,108
2002	525,045	212,014
2003	516,575	225,822
2004	504,853	231,877
2005	489,093	239,272
2006	475,335	246,706
2007	464,780	256,546
2008	452,353	268,268
2009	441,290	278,859
2010	432,631	287,409
2011	429,957	303,181
2012	430,151	312,974
2013	424,804	315,983
2014	423,166	227,611
2015	410,565	148,542
2016	415,921	110,553
2017	406,219	72,193
2018	394,576	168,497
2019	387,113	209,708
2020	373,553	212,332
2021	351,165	213,567
2022	379,021	211,166
2023	368,450	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Nepal vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 142 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nepal, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nepal	South Sudan
1985	1,186	3,845
1986	1,143	3,720
1987	1,088	8,045
1988	1,038	5,535
1989	973	5,103
1990	920	4,877
1991	850	4,764
1992	768	7,597
1993	703	7,537
1994	657	1,666
1995	625	4,430
1996	584	4,357
1997	550	4,172
1998	522	7,514
1999	512	2,048
2000	480	1,658
2001	443	1,580
2002	414	1,521
2003	387	1,199
2004	364	1,150
2005	344	1,074
2006	318	1,005
2007	309	933
2008	302	858
2009	299	823
2010	297	776
2011	286	770
2012	272	755
2013	258	771
2014	245	1,216
2015	236	1,436
2016	214	1,629
2017	197	1,662
2018	183	913
2019	170	745
2020	153	729
2021	173	749
2022	139	704
2023	142	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.65% in Nepal 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
	Nepal	South Sudan
1960	32.8%	35.5%
1961	32.4%	35.2%
1962	31.9%	34.9%
1963	31.3%	34.6%
1964	30.7%	34.3%
1965	30%	34%
1966	29.4%	33.6%
1967	28.7%	33.3%
1968	28%	32.9%
1969	27.3%	32.6%
1970	26.7%	32.3%
1971	26.2%	31.9%
1972	25.6%	31.6%
1973	25%	31.3%
1974	24.5%	30.9%
1975	23.9%	30.6%
1976	23.3%	30.2%
1977	22.7%	29.9%
1978	22.1%	29.5%
1979	21.5%	29.2%
1980	20.8%	28.9%
1981	20.2%	28.5%
1982	19.5%	28.2%
1983	18.8%	27.8%
1984	18.2%	27.5%
1985	17.5%	27.1%
1986	16.8%	26.7%
1987	16.1%	36%
1988	15.3%	76.7%
1989	14.6%	30.7%
1990	13.9%	30.3%
1991	13.2%	29.7%
1992	12.5%	33.8%
1993	11.8%	33.1%
1994	11.2%	23%
1995	10.6%	27%
1996	10%	26.1%
1997	9.44%	25.2%
1998	8.91%	42.6%
1999	8.4%	19.2%
2000	7.92%	18.3%
2001	7.48%	17.4%
2002	7.06%	16.5%
2003	6.69%	15.7%
2004	6.35%	14.8%
2005	6.04%	14.1%
2006	5.76%	13.4%
2007	5.51%	12.7%
2008	5.27%	12.1%
2009	5.05%	11.5%
2010	4.83%	10.9%
2011	4.62%	10.5%
2012	4.41%	10.1%
2013	4.21%	9.92%
2014	4.01%	18.2%
2015	3.82%	23.7%
2016	3.64%	26.4%
2017	3.46%	27.8%
2018	3.3%	13.2%
2019	3.14%	9.87%
2020	2.99%	9.87%
2021	2.86%	9.87%
2022	2.75%	9.87%
2023	2.65%	9.87%