Fertility & birth rates in Poland and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Poland vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Poland was 1.16 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 Poland 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
	Poland	South Sudan
1960	2.98	7.16
1961	2.83	7.18
1962	2.72	7.2
1963	2.7	7.2
1964	2.57	7.22
1965	2.52	7.22
1966	2.34	7.25
1967	2.33	7.26
1968	2.24	7.26
1969	2.2	7.28
1970	2.2	7.29
1971	2.25	7.3
1972	2.24	7.31
1973	2.26	7.31
1974	2.26	7.31
1975	2.27	7.33
1976	2.3	7.33
1977	2.23	7.33
1978	2.21	7.33
1979	2.28	7.32
1980	2.28	7.33
1981	2.24	7.33
1982	2.34	7.34
1983	2.42	7.34
1984	2.37	7.35
1985	2.33	7.36
1986	2.22	7.38
1987	2.15	7.39
1988	2.13	7.38
1989	2.08	7.37
1990	2.06	7.38
1991	2.07	7.38
1992	1.95	7.37
1993	1.87	7.36
1994	1.81	7.35
1995	1.62	7.34
1996	1.59	7.32
1997	1.51	7.2
1998	1.44	7.08
1999	1.37	6.94
2000	1.37	6.8
2001	1.31	6.65
2002	1.25	6.52
2003	1.22	6.35
2004	1.23	6.19
2005	1.24	6.02
2006	1.27	5.85
2007	1.31	5.7
2008	1.39	5.57
2009	1.4	5.45
2010	1.41	5.32
2011	1.33	5.19
2012	1.33	5.06
2013	1.29	4.94
2014	1.32	4.82
2015	1.32	4.7
2016	1.39	4.58
2017	1.48	4.48
2018	1.46	4.37
2019	1.44	4.26
2020	1.39	4.16
2021	1.33	4.05
2022	1.29	3.96
2023	1.16	3.86
2024	1.16	3.79
2025	1.17	3.71
2026	1.17	3.63
2027	1.17	3.56
2028	1.18	3.49
2029	1.18	3.43
2030	1.19	3.37
2031	1.19	3.31
2032	1.19	3.26
2033	1.2	3.2
2034	1.2	3.15
2035	1.21	3.1
2036	1.21	3.06
2037	1.21	3.01
2038	1.21	2.96
2039	1.22	2.92
2040	1.22	2.88
2041	1.22	2.84
2042	1.22	2.8
2043	1.23	2.76
2044	1.23	2.73
2045	1.24	2.69
2046	1.24	2.66
2047	1.24	2.63
2048	1.24	2.6
2049	1.24	2.58
2050	1.25	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Poland	South Sudan
1960	33.4%	42.5%
1961	33.4%	42.6%
1962	33%	42.6%
1963	32.5%	42.8%
1964	31.9%	43%
1965	31.1%	43.3%
1966	30.3%	43.5%
1967	29.5%	43.8%
1968	28.6%	44%
1969	27.8%	44.3%
1970	26.9%	44.5%
1971	26.1%	44.7%
1972	25.4%	44.8%
1973	24.8%	45%
1974	24.3%	45.1%
1975	24%	45.2%
1976	24%	45.3%
1977	24%	45.4%
1978	24%	45.5%
1979	24.1%	45.7%
1980	24.3%	45.8%
1981	24.5%	46%
1982	24.7%	46.2%
1983	25%	46.3%
1984	25.3%	46.5%
1985	25.5%	46.6%
1986	25.6%	46.7%
1987	25.6%	46.9%
1988	25.5%	46.2%
1989	25.3%	45.4%
1990	25%	45.4%
1991	24.6%	45.5%
1992	24.3%	45.6%
1993	23.9%	45.7%
1994	23.4%	45.8%
1995	22.8%	45.8%
1996	22.2%	46%
1997	21.6%	46%
1998	20.9%	45.8%
1999	20.2%	45.6%
2000	19.4%	45.5%
2001	18.7%	45.5%
2002	18.1%	45.7%
2003	17.5%	45.9%
2004	17%	45.8%
2005	16.5%	45.3%
2006	16%	44.8%
2007	15.7%	44.3%
2008	15.4%	43.8%
2009	15.2%	43.4%
2010	15.1%	42.8%
2011	15.2%	42.2%
2012	15.1%	41.9%
2013	15.1%	41.9%
2014	15.1%	42.5%
2015	15.1%	43.1%
2016	15.1%	43.7%
2017	15.2%	45%
2018	15.3%	44.9%
2019	15.4%	43.6%
2020	15.5%	42.4%
2021	15.5%	41.6%
2022	15.3%	40.9%
2023	15.1%	39.9%
2024	14.8%	38.9%
2025	14.5%	38%
2026	14.1%	37.1%
2027	13.8%	36.2%
2028	13.5%	35.5%
2029	13.2%	35%
2030	13%	34.7%
2031	12.7%	34.5%
2032	12.4%	34.4%
2033	12.1%	34.3%
2034	11.8%	34.3%
2035	11.5%	34.2%
2036	11.3%	34.1%
2037	11.2%	34%
2038	11.1%	33.8%
2039	11.1%	33.7%
2040	11.1%	33.4%
2041	11%	33.2%
2042	11.1%	32.9%
2043	11.1%	32.5%
2044	11.1%	32.2%
2045	11.2%	31.8%
2046	11.3%	31.4%
2047	11.3%	31%
2048	11.4%	30.5%
2049	11.5%	30.1%
2050	11.5%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Poland and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 25% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Poland and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Poland vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.18% in Poland 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
	Poland	South Sudan
1960	444,562	42,945
1961	398,521	45,186
1962	360,671	47,406
1963	359,330	46,333
1964	326,965	64,786
1965	314,450	51,682
1966	297,801	38,523
1967	275,089	41,357
1968	280,963	44,213
1969	270,151	42,015
1970	280,913	44,776
1971	278,660	72,308
1972	314,028	74,803
1973	320,229	94,765
1974	346,893	97,181
1975	350,356	99,882
1976	367,612	102,346
1977	353,828	104,886
1978	339,166	107,352
1979	366,571	109,540
1980	348,627	112,307
1981	351,806	115,163
1982	369,551	118,641
1983	373,032	104,107
1984	332,137	90,970
1985	297,615	95,342
1986	258,448	99,502
1987	226,008	5,756
1988	215,599	-125,447
1989	182,215	83,735
1990	160,066	82,900
1991	141,511	87,873
1992	118,928	28,874
1993	103,846	32,779
1994	96,357	165,407
1995	46,314	110,417
1996	42,487	116,728
1997	34,785	121,454
1998	19,332	-12,157
1999	0	180,721
2000	11,478	196,055
2001	3,825	204,108
2002	-3,823	212,014
2003	-15,281	225,822
2004	-7,637	231,877
2005	-3,817	239,272
2006	3,814	246,706
2007	11,436	256,546
2008	34,313	268,268
2009	30,521	278,859
2010	38,043	287,409
2011	11,419	303,181
2012	0	312,974
2013	-19,020	315,983
2014	0	227,611
2015	-26,590	148,542
2016	-3,797	110,553
2017	0	72,193
2018	-26,582	168,497
2019	-34,169	209,708
2020	-120,050	212,332
2021	-184,907	213,567
2022	-143,605	211,166
2023	-135,743	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Poland vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Poland, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Poland	South Sudan
1985	19	3,845
1986	19	3,720
1987	18	8,045
1988	18	5,535
1989	18	5,103
1990	18	4,877
1991	18	4,764
1992	16	7,597
1993	15	7,537
1994	14	1,666
1995	12	4,430
1996	11	4,357
1997	10	4,172
1998	9	7,514
1999	8	2,048
2000	7	1,658
2001	6	1,580
2002	5	1,521
2003	5	1,199
2004	4	1,150
2005	4	1,074
2006	4	1,005
2007	3	933
2008	3	858
2009	3	823
2010	3	776
2011	2	770
2012	2	755
2013	2	771
2014	2	1,216
2015	2	1,436
2016	2	1,629
2017	2	1,662
2018	2	913
2019	2	745
2020	3	729
2021	2	749
2022	2	704
2023	2	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.44% in Poland 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
	Poland	South Sudan
1960	6.51%	35.5%
1961	6.02%	35.2%
1962	5.6%	34.9%
1963	5.23%	34.6%
1964	4.89%	34.3%
1965	4.57%	34%
1966	4.29%	33.6%
1967	4.06%	33.3%
1968	3.89%	32.9%
1969	3.75%	32.6%
1970	3.59%	32.3%
1971	3.42%	31.9%
1972	3.24%	31.6%
1973	3.06%	31.3%
1974	2.9%	30.9%
1975	2.79%	30.6%
1976	2.7%	30.2%
1977	2.62%	29.9%
1978	2.54%	29.5%
1979	2.47%	29.2%
1980	2.4%	28.9%
1981	2.33%	28.5%
1982	2.26%	28.2%
1983	2.19%	27.8%
1984	2.11%	27.5%
1985	2.03%	27.1%
1986	1.96%	26.7%
1987	1.89%	36%
1988	1.84%	76.7%
1989	1.79%	30.7%
1990	1.74%	30.3%
1991	1.69%	29.7%
1992	1.65%	33.8%
1993	1.6%	33.1%
1994	1.53%	23%
1995	1.43%	27%
1996	1.32%	26.1%
1997	1.2%	25.2%
1998	1.09%	42.6%
1999	1%	19.2%
2000	0.93%	18.3%
2001	0.88%	17.4%
2002	0.84%	16.5%
2003	0.81%	15.7%
2004	0.78%	14.8%
2005	0.76%	14.1%
2006	0.73%	13.4%
2007	0.7%	12.7%
2008	0.67%	12.1%
2009	0.63%	11.5%
2010	0.6%	10.9%
2011	0.57%	10.5%
2012	0.54%	10.1%
2013	0.52%	9.92%
2014	0.5%	18.2%
2015	0.49%	23.7%
2016	0.48%	26.4%
2017	0.46%	27.8%
2018	0.45%	13.2%
2019	0.44%	9.87%
2020	0.44%	9.87%
2021	0.44%	9.87%
2022	0.44%	9.87%
2023	0.44%	9.87%