Fertility & birth rates in Slovenia and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Slovenia vs South Sudan chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Slovenia was 1.51 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 Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	South Sudan
1960	2.19	7.16
1961	2.27	7.18
1962	2.28	7.2
1963	2.27	7.2
1964	2.31	7.22
1965	2.43	7.22
1966	2.47	7.25
1967	2.37	7.26
1968	2.25	7.26
1969	2.17	7.28
1970	2.11	7.29
1971	2.16	7.3
1972	2.17	7.31
1973	2.2	7.31
1974	2.13	7.31
1975	2.17	7.33
1976	2.2	7.33
1977	2.17	7.33
1978	2.2	7.33
1979	2.22	7.32
1980	2.11	7.33
1981	1.96	7.33
1982	1.93	7.34
1983	1.81	7.34
1984	1.74	7.35
1985	1.71	7.36
1986	1.67	7.38
1987	1.65	7.39
1988	1.63	7.38
1989	1.52	7.37
1990	1.46	7.38
1991	1.42	7.38
1992	1.33	7.37
1993	1.33	7.36
1994	1.32	7.35
1995	1.29	7.34
1996	1.28	7.32
1997	1.25	7.2
1998	1.23	7.08
1999	1.21	6.94
2000	1.26	6.8
2001	1.21	6.65
2002	1.21	6.52
2003	1.2	6.35
2004	1.25	6.19
2005	1.26	6.02
2006	1.31	5.85
2007	1.38	5.7
2008	1.53	5.57
2009	1.53	5.45
2010	1.57	5.32
2011	1.56	5.19
2012	1.58	5.06
2013	1.55	4.94
2014	1.58	4.82
2015	1.57	4.7
2016	1.58	4.58
2017	1.62	4.48
2018	1.6	4.37
2019	1.61	4.26
2020	1.59	4.16
2021	1.64	4.05
2022	1.55	3.96
2023	1.51	3.86
2024	1.51	3.79
2025	1.51	3.71
2026	1.51	3.63
2027	1.51	3.56
2028	1.52	3.49
2029	1.52	3.43
2030	1.52	3.37
2031	1.52	3.31
2032	1.52	3.26
2033	1.52	3.2
2034	1.52	3.15
2035	1.52	3.1
2036	1.53	3.06
2037	1.53	3.01
2038	1.53	2.96
2039	1.53	2.92
2040	1.53	2.88
2041	1.53	2.84
2042	1.53	2.8
2043	1.53	2.76
2044	1.53	2.73
2045	1.53	2.69
2046	1.53	2.66
2047	1.53	2.63
2048	1.54	2.6
2049	1.54	2.58
2050	1.54	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Slovenia	South Sudan
1960	27.2%	42.5%
1961	27.2%	42.6%
1962	27.1%	42.6%
1963	26.9%	42.8%
1964	26.6%	43%
1965	26.2%	43.3%
1966	25.8%	43.5%
1967	25.5%	43.8%
1968	25.1%	44%
1969	24.7%	44.3%
1970	24.3%	44.5%
1971	24%	44.7%
1972	23.9%	44.8%
1973	23.8%	45%
1974	23.7%	45.1%
1975	23.6%	45.2%
1976	23.4%	45.3%
1977	23.3%	45.4%
1978	23.2%	45.5%
1979	23.1%	45.7%
1980	23%	45.8%
1981	22.9%	46%
1982	22.8%	46.2%
1983	22.7%	46.3%
1984	22.5%	46.5%
1985	22.3%	46.6%
1986	22%	46.7%
1987	21.6%	46.9%
1988	21.4%	46.2%
1989	21.1%	45.4%
1990	20.8%	45.4%
1991	20.3%	45.5%
1992	19.8%	45.6%
1993	19.3%	45.7%
1994	18.8%	45.8%
1995	18.3%	45.8%
1996	17.8%	46%
1997	17.3%	46%
1998	16.8%	45.8%
1999	16.4%	45.6%
2000	15.9%	45.5%
2001	15.6%	45.5%
2002	15.2%	45.7%
2003	14.8%	45.9%
2004	14.5%	45.8%
2005	14.3%	45.3%
2006	14.1%	44.8%
2007	14%	44.3%
2008	14%	43.8%
2009	14%	43.4%
2010	14.1%	42.8%
2011	14.3%	42.2%
2012	14.4%	41.9%
2013	14.6%	41.9%
2014	14.7%	42.5%
2015	14.8%	43.1%
2016	14.9%	43.7%
2017	15%	45%
2018	15.1%	44.9%
2019	15.1%	43.6%
2020	15.1%	42.4%
2021	15.2%	41.6%
2022	15.1%	40.9%
2023	14.9%	39.9%
2024	14.7%	38.9%
2025	14.5%	38%
2026	14.2%	37.1%
2027	14%	36.2%
2028	13.8%	35.5%
2029	13.5%	35%
2030	13.3%	34.7%
2031	13.1%	34.5%
2032	13%	34.4%
2033	12.8%	34.3%
2034	12.7%	34.3%
2035	12.6%	34.2%
2036	12.5%	34.1%
2037	12.4%	34%
2038	12.4%	33.8%
2039	12.5%	33.7%
2040	12.5%	33.4%
2041	12.6%	33.2%
2042	12.7%	32.9%
2043	12.8%	32.5%
2044	12.9%	32.2%
2045	13%	31.8%
2046	13.2%	31.4%
2047	13.3%	31%
2048	13.4%	30.5%
2049	13.5%	30.1%
2050	13.5%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.7% of the population in Slovenia and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 20.8% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Slovenia and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Slovenia vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.08% in Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	South Sudan
1960	12,678	42,945
1961	14,985	45,186
1962	13,150	47,406
1963	14,068	46,333
1964	12,567	64,786
1965	14,513	51,682
1966	15,697	38,523
1967	13,516	41,357
1968	11,250	44,213
1969	9,427	42,015
1970	10,004	44,776
1971	10,951	72,308
1972	10,513	74,803
1973	11,837	94,765
1974	11,367	97,181
1975	11,658	99,882
1976	12,196	102,346
1977	12,160	104,886
1978	11,920	107,352
1979	12,614	109,540
1980	11,027	112,307
1981	10,485	115,163
1982	9,170	118,641
1983	6,343	104,107
1984	5,990	90,970
1985	6,213	95,342
1986	6,094	99,502
1987	5,771	5,756
1988	5,986	-125,447
1989	4,592	83,735
1990	3,797	82,900
1991	2,199	87,873
1992	598	28,874
1993	-199	32,779
1994	199	165,407
1995	0	110,417
1996	0	116,728
1997	-794	121,454
1998	-1,189	-12,157
1999	-1,388	180,721
2000	-398	196,055
2001	-996	204,108
2002	-1,197	212,014
2003	-1,996	225,822
2004	-599	231,877
2005	-600	239,272
2006	602	246,706
2007	1,211	256,546
2008	3,437	268,268
2009	3,060	278,859
2010	3,687	287,409
2011	3,285	303,181
2012	2,674	312,974
2013	1,648	315,983
2014	2,268	227,611
2015	826	148,542
2016	826	110,553
2017	-207	72,193
2018	-1,037	168,497
2019	-1,254	209,708
2020	-5,256	212,332
2021	-4,216	213,567
2022	-4,858	211,166
2023	-4,665	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Slovenia vs South Sudan

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 3 deaths per 100,000 live births in Slovenia, compared to 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Slovenia	South Sudan
1985	17	3,845
1986	16	3,720
1987	16	8,045
1988	16	5,535
1989	15	5,103
1990	14	4,877
1991	13	4,764
1992	13	7,597
1993	12	7,537
1994	12	1,666
1995	11	4,430
1996	10	4,357
1997	9	4,172
1998	9	7,514
1999	8	2,048
2000	7	1,658
2001	6	1,580
2002	6	1,521
2003	6	1,199
2004	6	1,150
2005	6	1,074
2006	6	1,005
2007	6	933
2008	7	858
2009	7	823
2010	7	776
2011	6	770
2012	6	755
2013	6	771
2014	6	1,216
2015	5	1,436
2016	5	1,629
2017	5	1,662
2018	4	913
2019	4	745
2020	12	729
2021	8	749
2022	15	704
2023	3	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.22% in Slovenia 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
	Slovenia	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	-	30.6%
1976	-	30.2%
1977	-	29.9%
1978	-	29.5%
1979	-	29.2%
1980	-	28.9%
1981	1.78%	28.5%
1982	1.69%	28.2%
1983	1.61%	27.8%
1984	1.53%	27.5%
1985	1.44%	27.1%
1986	1.36%	26.7%
1987	1.27%	36%
1988	1.19%	76.7%
1989	1.11%	30.7%
1990	1.04%	30.3%
1991	0.97%	29.7%
1992	0.9%	33.8%
1993	0.84%	33.1%
1994	0.79%	23%
1995	0.73%	27%
1996	0.69%	26.1%
1997	0.65%	25.2%
1998	0.61%	42.6%
1999	0.58%	19.2%
2000	0.54%	18.3%
2001	0.52%	17.4%
2002	0.49%	16.5%
2003	0.47%	15.7%
2004	0.44%	14.8%
2005	0.42%	14.1%
2006	0.4%	13.4%
2007	0.38%	12.7%
2008	0.36%	12.1%
2009	0.34%	11.5%
2010	0.32%	10.9%
2011	0.31%	10.5%
2012	0.29%	10.1%
2013	0.28%	9.92%
2014	0.27%	18.2%
2015	0.26%	23.7%
2016	0.26%	26.4%
2017	0.25%	27.8%
2018	0.24%	13.2%
2019	0.24%	9.87%
2020	0.24%	9.87%
2021	0.23%	9.87%
2022	0.23%	9.87%
2023	0.22%	9.87%