Fertility & birth rates in Slovakia and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Slovakia vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovakia was 1.49 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 Slovakia 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
	Slovakia	South Sudan
1960	3.04	7.16
1961	2.96	7.18
1962	2.83	7.2
1963	2.92	7.2
1964	2.89	7.22
1965	2.78	7.22
1966	2.66	7.25
1967	2.48	7.26
1968	2.39	7.26
1969	2.43	7.28
1970	2.41	7.29
1971	2.43	7.3
1972	2.49	7.31
1973	2.56	7.31
1974	2.61	7.31
1975	2.55	7.33
1976	2.55	7.33
1977	2.49	7.33
1978	2.47	7.33
1979	2.45	7.32
1980	2.32	7.33
1981	2.29	7.33
1982	2.28	7.34
1983	2.28	7.34
1984	2.26	7.35
1985	2.26	7.36
1986	2.2	7.38
1987	2.14	7.39
1988	2.13	7.38
1989	2.07	7.37
1990	2.09	7.38
1991	2.05	7.38
1992	1.93	7.37
1993	1.87	7.36
1994	1.67	7.35
1995	1.52	7.34
1996	1.47	7.32
1997	1.43	7.2
1998	1.37	7.08
1999	1.33	6.94
2000	1.3	6.8
2001	1.2	6.65
2002	1.19	6.52
2003	1.2	6.35
2004	1.25	6.19
2005	1.27	6.02
2006	1.25	5.85
2007	1.27	5.7
2008	1.34	5.57
2009	1.44	5.45
2010	1.43	5.32
2011	1.45	5.19
2012	1.34	5.06
2013	1.34	4.94
2014	1.37	4.82
2015	1.4	4.7
2016	1.48	4.58
2017	1.52	4.48
2018	1.54	4.37
2019	1.57	4.26
2020	1.59	4.16
2021	1.63	4.05
2022	1.57	3.96
2023	1.49	3.86
2024	1.49	3.79
2025	1.5	3.71
2026	1.5	3.63
2027	1.5	3.56
2028	1.51	3.49
2029	1.51	3.43
2030	1.51	3.37
2031	1.51	3.31
2032	1.51	3.26
2033	1.52	3.2
2034	1.52	3.15
2035	1.52	3.1
2036	1.52	3.06
2037	1.52	3.01
2038	1.52	2.96
2039	1.52	2.92
2040	1.52	2.88
2041	1.52	2.84
2042	1.52	2.8
2043	1.52	2.76
2044	1.53	2.73
2045	1.53	2.69
2046	1.53	2.66
2047	1.53	2.63
2048	1.53	2.6
2049	1.53	2.58
2050	1.53	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovakia	South Sudan
1960	31.5%	42.5%
1961	31.5%	42.6%
1962	31.3%	42.6%
1963	31%	42.8%
1964	30.8%	43%
1965	30.4%	43.3%
1966	29.9%	43.5%
1967	29.3%	43.8%
1968	28.6%	44%
1969	28.1%	44.3%
1970	27.5%	44.5%
1971	27%	44.7%
1972	26.6%	44.8%
1973	26.2%	45%
1974	26.1%	45.1%
1975	26%	45.2%
1976	26%	45.3%
1977	26%	45.4%
1978	26.1%	45.5%
1979	26.1%	45.7%
1980	26.1%	45.8%
1981	26.1%	46%
1982	26.2%	46.2%
1983	26.3%	46.3%
1984	26.4%	46.5%
1985	26.5%	46.6%
1986	26.4%	46.7%
1987	26.3%	46.9%
1988	26.1%	46.2%
1989	25.7%	45.4%
1990	25.2%	45.4%
1991	24.8%	45.5%
1992	24.4%	45.6%
1993	23.9%	45.7%
1994	23.3%	45.8%
1995	22.7%	45.8%
1996	22.1%	46%
1997	21.5%	46%
1998	20.9%	45.8%
1999	20.3%	45.6%
2000	19.7%	45.5%
2001	19%	45.5%
2002	18.4%	45.7%
2003	17.9%	45.9%
2004	17.3%	45.8%
2005	16.9%	45.3%
2006	16.4%	44.8%
2007	16%	44.3%
2008	15.7%	43.8%
2009	15.5%	43.4%
2010	15.5%	42.8%
2011	15.4%	42.2%
2012	15.4%	41.9%
2013	15.3%	41.9%
2014	15.3%	42.5%
2015	15.3%	43.1%
2016	15.4%	43.7%
2017	15.5%	45%
2018	15.7%	44.9%
2019	15.8%	43.6%
2020	15.9%	42.4%
2021	15.9%	41.6%
2022	16%	40.9%
2023	15.9%	39.9%
2024	15.8%	38.9%
2025	15.6%	38%
2026	15.4%	37.1%
2027	15.1%	36.2%
2028	15%	35.5%
2029	14.8%	35%
2030	14.6%	34.7%
2031	14.4%	34.5%
2032	14.1%	34.4%
2033	13.8%	34.3%
2034	13.6%	34.3%
2035	13.4%	34.2%
2036	13.2%	34.1%
2037	13%	34%
2038	12.9%	33.8%
2039	12.8%	33.7%
2040	12.7%	33.4%
2041	12.7%	33.2%
2042	12.7%	32.9%
2043	12.7%	32.5%
2044	12.7%	32.2%
2045	12.8%	31.8%
2046	12.8%	31.4%
2047	12.9%	31%
2048	13%	30.5%
2049	13%	30.1%
2050	13.1%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Slovakia and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 25.2% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovakia and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Slovakia vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Slovakia 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
	Slovakia	South Sudan
1960	56,546	42,945
1961	55,749	45,186
1962	49,587	47,406
1963	54,382	46,333
1964	54,092	64,786
1965	48,517	51,682
1966	45,440	38,523
1967	41,824	41,357
1968	38,113	44,213
1969	39,312	42,015
1970	38,575	44,776
1971	40,105	72,308
1972	46,426	74,803
1973	49,199	94,765
1974	52,524	97,181
1975	52,604	99,882
1976	54,121	102,346
1977	52,762	104,886
1978	52,324	107,352
1979	52,353	109,540
1980	44,320	112,307
1981	43,640	115,163
1982	41,958	118,641
1983	39,717	104,107
1984	38,966	90,970
1985	37,680	95,342
1986	34,279	99,502
1987	31,859	5,756
1988	30,979	-125,447
1989	26,380	83,735
1990	25,436	82,900
1991	23,865	87,873
1992	21,220	28,874
1993	20,769	32,779
1994	14,970	165,407
1995	9,115	110,417
1996	9,135	116,728
1997	6,999	121,454
1998	4,312	-12,157
1999	3,777	180,721
2000	2,155	196,055
2001	-1,076	204,108
2002	-538	212,014
2003	-537	225,822
2004	1,611	231,877
2005	537	239,272
2006	537	246,706
2007	537	256,546
2008	4,303	268,268
2009	8,619	278,859
2010	7,008	287,409
2011	9,177	303,181
2012	3,245	312,974
2013	2,707	315,983
2014	3,793	227,611
2015	2,170	148,542
2016	5,431	110,553
2017	4,351	72,193
2018	3,268	168,497
2019	3,818	209,708
2020	-2,184	212,332
2021	-16,886	213,567
2022	-7,062	211,166
2023	-5,427	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Slovakia vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovakia, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovakia	South Sudan
1985	19	3,845
1986	19	3,720
1987	19	8,045
1988	18	5,535
1989	17	5,103
1990	18	4,877
1991	17	4,764
1992	15	7,597
1993	14	7,537
1994	12	1,666
1995	11	4,430
1996	10	4,357
1997	10	4,172
1998	10	7,514
1999	9	2,048
2000	8	1,658
2001	8	1,580
2002	7	1,521
2003	7	1,199
2004	7	1,150
2005	7	1,074
2006	6	1,005
2007	6	933
2008	5	858
2009	6	823
2010	5	776
2011	5	770
2012	5	755
2013	5	771
2014	5	1,216
2015	5	1,436
2016	5	1,629
2017	5	1,662
2018	5	913
2019	5	745
2020	4	729
2021	12	749
2022	5	704
2023	4	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.61% in Slovakia 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
	Slovakia	South Sudan
1960	3.67%	35.5%
1961	3.47%	35.2%
1962	3.32%	34.9%
1963	3.21%	34.6%
1964	3.14%	34.3%
1965	3.08%	34%
1966	3.05%	33.6%
1967	3.02%	33.3%
1968	3%	32.9%
1969	2.97%	32.6%
1970	2.95%	32.3%
1971	2.92%	31.9%
1972	2.89%	31.6%
1973	2.84%	31.3%
1974	2.78%	30.9%
1975	2.72%	30.6%
1976	2.64%	30.2%
1977	2.55%	29.9%
1978	2.46%	29.5%
1979	2.36%	29.2%
1980	2.27%	28.9%
1981	2.17%	28.5%
1982	2.08%	28.2%
1983	1.99%	27.8%
1984	1.91%	27.5%
1985	1.82%	27.1%
1986	1.73%	26.7%
1987	1.65%	36%
1988	1.59%	76.7%
1989	1.53%	30.7%
1990	1.47%	30.3%
1991	1.42%	29.7%
1992	1.37%	33.8%
1993	1.31%	33.1%
1994	1.25%	23%
1995	1.2%	27%
1996	1.14%	26.1%
1997	1.09%	25.2%
1998	1.05%	42.6%
1999	1%	19.2%
2000	0.96%	18.3%
2001	0.93%	17.4%
2002	0.91%	16.5%
2003	0.88%	15.7%
2004	0.86%	14.8%
2005	0.83%	14.1%
2006	0.8%	13.4%
2007	0.77%	12.7%
2008	0.74%	12.1%
2009	0.71%	11.5%
2010	0.69%	10.9%
2011	0.67%	10.5%
2012	0.66%	10.1%
2013	0.64%	9.92%
2014	0.63%	18.2%
2015	0.62%	23.7%
2016	0.61%	26.4%
2017	0.6%	27.8%
2018	0.6%	13.2%
2019	0.59%	9.87%
2020	0.59%	9.87%
2021	0.6%	9.87%
2022	0.6%	9.87%
2023	0.61%	9.87%