Fertility & birth rates in Paraguay and Sudan

Fertility rate in Paraguay vs Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Paraguay was 2.42 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 Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Sudan
1960	6.5	6.66
1961	6.49	6.66
1962	6.47	6.7
1963	6.45	6.76
1964	6.42	6.8
1965	6.35	6.84
1966	6.23	6.88
1967	6.1	6.91
1968	5.97	6.95
1969	5.84	6.97
1970	5.72	6.99
1971	5.59	7.02
1972	5.46	6.98
1973	5.35	6.94
1974	5.27	6.91
1975	5.18	6.87
1976	5.12	6.82
1977	5.08	6.78
1978	5.04	6.72
1979	5.06	6.65
1980	5.1	6.59
1981	5.15	6.53
1982	5.13	6.47
1983	5.09	6.41
1984	5.04	6.34
1985	4.97	6.28
1986	4.93	6.23
1987	4.85	6.18
1988	4.77	6.13
1989	4.68	6.11
1990	4.57	6.07
1991	4.48	6.05
1992	4.4	6.02
1993	4.28	5.97
1994	4.2	5.91
1995	4.11	5.86
1996	4.01	5.79
1997	3.91	5.72
1998	3.8	5.65
1999	3.67	5.62
2000	3.51	5.6
2001	3.36	5.56
2002	3.23	5.53
2003	3.12	5.49
2004	3.05	5.46
2005	2.97	5.4
2006	2.89	5.33
2007	2.82	5.27
2008	2.79	5.21
2009	2.76	5.17
2010	2.7	5.14
2011	2.67	5.09
2012	2.66	5.03
2013	2.64	4.97
2014	2.65	4.91
2015	2.65	4.9
2016	2.62	4.83
2017	2.59	4.76
2018	2.56	4.68
2019	2.53	4.62
2020	2.5	4.54
2021	2.47	4.46
2022	2.44	4.38
2023	2.42	4.32
2024	2.42	4.26
2025	2.39	4.19
2026	2.37	4.13
2027	2.35	4.06
2028	2.33	4
2029	2.31	3.95
2030	2.29	3.88
2031	2.27	3.82
2032	2.26	3.77
2033	2.24	3.7
2034	2.22	3.66
2035	2.21	3.6
2036	2.19	3.54
2037	2.17	3.49
2038	2.16	3.45
2039	2.14	3.4
2040	2.13	3.36
2041	2.12	3.32
2042	2.11	3.28
2043	2.09	3.24
2044	2.08	3.2
2045	2.07	3.17
2046	2.06	3.13
2047	2.05	3.1
2048	2.04	3.07
2049	2.03	3.03
2050	2.02	3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Paraguay	Sudan
1960	46.3%	46.5%
1961	46.2%	46.6%
1962	46.1%	46.6%
1963	46%	46.7%
1964	46%	46.9%
1965	46%	47%
1966	46%	47.1%
1967	45.9%	47.2%
1968	45.8%	47.3%
1969	45.7%	47.4%
1970	45.5%	47.5%
1971	45.2%	47.6%
1972	45%	47.7%
1973	44.6%	47.9%
1974	44.2%	48.1%
1975	43.7%	48%
1976	43.3%	47.8%
1977	42.8%	47.7%
1978	42.4%	47.4%
1979	42%	47.1%
1980	41.6%	46.8%
1981	41.4%	46.6%
1982	41.2%	46.4%
1983	41.2%	46.3%
1984	41.2%	46.2%
1985	41.2%	46.1%
1986	41.3%	46.1%
1987	41.3%	46%
1988	41.4%	46%
1989	41.5%	46.1%
1990	41.5%	46.1%
1991	41.5%	46.2%
1992	41.5%	46.3%
1993	41.4%	46.3%
1994	41.3%	46.3%
1995	41.1%	46.3%
1996	40.8%	46.2%
1997	40.4%	46.2%
1998	40%	46.1%
1999	39.5%	45.9%
2000	39%	45.8%
2001	38.4%	45.7%
2002	37.9%	45.6%
2003	37.3%	45.6%
2004	36.6%	45.5%
2005	35.8%	45.4%
2006	35.1%	45.3%
2007	34.4%	45.1%
2008	33.8%	44.9%
2009	33.2%	44.7%
2010	32.5%	44.6%
2011	32%	44.6%
2012	31.4%	44.5%
2013	30.9%	44.4%
2014	30.5%	44%
2015	30.2%	43.6%
2016	29.9%	43.1%
2017	29.7%	42.6%
2018	29.5%	42%
2019	29.3%	41.7%
2020	29.1%	41.4%
2021	29%	41.2%
2022	28.9%	40.9%
2023	28.8%	40.6%
2024	28.6%	40.5%
2025	28.4%	40.2%
2026	28.1%	39.8%
2027	27.9%	39.5%
2028	27.6%	39.3%
2029	27.3%	39.1%
2030	26.9%	38.9%
2031	26.5%	38.6%
2032	26.1%	38.3%
2033	25.8%	37.9%
2034	25.4%	37.5%
2035	25%	37.1%
2036	24.7%	36.7%
2037	24.4%	36.3%
2038	24.1%	35.9%
2039	23.8%	35.5%
2040	23.5%	35.1%
2041	23.2%	34.7%
2042	23%	34.3%
2043	22.7%	33.9%
2044	22.5%	33.6%
2045	22.3%	33.2%
2046	22.1%	32.8%
2047	22%	32.5%
2048	21.8%	32.2%
2049	21.6%	31.9%
2050	21.4%	31.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 28.6% of the population in Paraguay and 40.5% in Sudan in 2024, compared to 41.5% and 46.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Paraguay and Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Paraguay vs Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.56% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Sudan
1960	60,009	262,235
1961	61,536	272,562
1962	63,079	287,317
1963	64,741	302,132
1964	65,681	315,166
1965	66,063	327,799
1966	66,002	342,118
1967	65,695	356,599
1968	65,575	370,917
1969	65,616	385,712
1970	65,905	401,013
1971	66,142	417,641
1972	66,625	428,340
1973	67,803	439,201
1974	69,059	444,456
1975	70,285	454,813
1976	71,973	470,019
1977	74,359	483,089
1978	76,691	497,987
1979	80,345	524,942
1980	84,568	552,930
1981	89,456	585,087
1982	92,917	606,362
1983	96,406	570,198
1984	99,937	577,405
1985	102,859	583,382
1986	105,776	649,649
1987	107,962	658,416
1988	110,348	672,604
1989	111,727	683,743
1990	112,864	699,953
1991	114,472	714,612
1992	115,442	731,177
1993	115,211	743,249
1994	115,662	764,645
1995	115,777	780,700
1996	115,623	792,926
1997	115,095	802,245
1998	114,122	814,752
1999	112,726	835,840
2000	109,979	858,536
2001	107,225	880,284
2002	104,658	897,965
2003	102,427	898,226
2004	101,896	889,382
2005	101,035	907,017
2006	99,808	963,740
2007	99,141	992,819
2008	99,821	1,001,826
2009	100,296	1,041,810
2010	99,456	1,068,381
2011	100,442	1,070,888
2012	102,508	1,073,062
2013	103,383	1,078,446
2014	105,585	1,097,962
2015	106,817	1,145,259
2016	106,804	1,174,422
2017	105,634	1,208,046
2018	104,908	1,257,387
2019	103,179	1,291,747
2020	98,667	1,295,781
2021	78,667	1,293,817
2022	94,627	1,333,992
2023	97,748	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart: Paraguay vs Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 58 deaths per 100,000 live births in Paraguay, compared to 256 deaths in Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Paraguay	Sudan
1985	237	980
1986	230	938
1987	225	914
1988	220	877
1989	209	881
1990	198	840
1991	192	873
1992	195	863
1993	197	839
1994	201	775
1995	202	730
1996	203	712
1997	205	681
1998	207	669
1999	207	662
2000	207	645
2001	207	616
2002	206	588
2003	203	593
2004	199	536
2005	194	506
2006	186	485
2007	177	445
2008	166	426
2009	152	382
2010	136	370
2011	120	357
2012	100	340
2013	84	327
2014	70	309
2015	64	298
2016	60	288
2017	58	277
2018	58	268
2019	58	262
2020	69	273
2021	140	305
2022	78	263
2023	58	256

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Paraguay 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
	Paraguay	Sudan
1960	8.18%	17.8%
1961	8.11%	17.5%
1962	8.06%	17.2%
1963	8.02%	17%
1964	7.99%	16.7%
1965	7.96%	16.5%
1966	7.94%	16.3%
1967	7.91%	16.2%
1968	7.88%	16%
1969	7.84%	15.9%
1970	7.79%	15.8%
1971	7.73%	15.7%
1972	7.66%	15.6%
1973	7.57%	15.5%
1974	7.46%	15.4%
1975	7.34%	15.3%
1976	7.21%	15.2%
1977	7.06%	15.1%
1978	6.91%	15%
1979	6.74%	14.9%
1980	6.55%	14.8%
1981	6.35%	14.6%
1982	6.14%	14.5%
1983	5.92%	18.2%
1984	5.71%	18%
1985	5.5%	17.8%
1986	5.3%	14%
1987	5.1%	13.8%
1988	4.92%	13.6%
1989	4.73%	13.4%
1990	4.55%	13.2%
1991	4.38%	13%
1992	4.23%	12.7%
1993	4.08%	12.5%
1994	3.95%	12.2%
1995	3.83%	11.9%
1996	3.72%	11.6%
1997	3.62%	11.3%
1998	3.53%	11%
1999	3.45%	10.7%
2000	3.36%	10.3%
2001	3.29%	9.99%
2002	3.22%	9.65%
2003	3.14%	9.31%
2004	3.07%	10.3%
2005	2.99%	10%
2006	2.91%	8.4%
2007	2.83%	8.13%
2008	2.75%	7.88%
2009	2.67%	7.64%
2010	2.59%	7.42%
2011	2.51%	7.22%
2012	2.44%	7.02%
2013	2.37%	6.83%
2014	2.3%	6.64%
2015	2.22%	6.45%
2016	2.15%	6.26%
2017	2.08%	6.07%
2018	2.01%	5.89%
2019	1.94%	5.71%
2020	1.88%	5.53%
2021	1.82%	5.36%
2022	1.76%	5.18%
2023	1.7%	5.01%