South Sudan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in South Sudan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in South Sudan is 3.86, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 7.36 — a -47.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	South Sudan	World
1960	7.16	4.69
1961	7.18	4.56
1962	7.2	5.02
1963	7.2	5.31
1964	7.22	5.13
1965	7.22	5.08
1966	7.25	4.97
1967	7.26	4.87
1968	7.26	4.98
1969	7.28	4.88
1970	7.29	4.84
1971	7.3	4.69
1972	7.31	4.55
1973	7.31	4.42
1974	7.31	4.26
1975	7.33	4.07
1976	7.33	3.97
1977	7.33	3.84
1978	7.33	3.77
1979	7.32	3.76
1980	7.33	3.73
1981	7.33	3.71
1982	7.34	3.72
1983	7.34	3.59
1984	7.35	3.57
1985	7.36	3.53
1986	7.38	3.51
1987	7.39	3.48
1988	7.38	3.39
1989	7.37	3.35
1990	7.38	3.31
1991	7.38	3.13
1992	7.37	3.04
1993	7.36	2.97
1994	7.35	2.92
1995	7.34	2.87
1996	7.32	2.82
1997	7.2	2.78
1998	7.08	2.75
1999	6.94	2.72
2000	6.8	2.73
2001	6.65	2.69
2002	6.52	2.66
2003	6.35	2.64
2004	6.19	2.63
2005	6.02	2.61
2006	5.85	2.61
2007	5.7	2.6
2008	5.57	2.6
2009	5.45	2.59
2010	5.32	2.57
2011	5.19	2.55
2012	5.06	2.56
2013	4.94	2.53
2014	4.82	2.52
2015	4.7	2.49
2016	4.58	2.49
2017	4.48	2.46
2018	4.37	2.39
2019	4.26	2.35
2020	4.16	2.28
2021	4.05	2.25
2022	3.96	2.22
2023	3.86	2.2
2024	3.79	2.19
2025	3.71	2.18
2026	3.63	2.18
2027	3.56	2.17
2028	3.49	2.16
2029	3.43	2.15
2030	3.37	2.14
2031	3.31	2.13
2032	3.26	2.12
2033	3.2	2.12
2034	3.15	2.11
2035	3.1	2.1
2036	3.06	2.09
2037	3.01	2.09
2038	2.96	2.08
2039	2.92	2.08
2040	2.88	2.08
2041	2.84	2.07
2042	2.8	2.07
2043	2.76	2.07
2044	2.73	2.07
2045	2.69	2.06
2046	2.66	2.06
2047	2.63	2.06
2048	2.6	2.05
2049	2.58	2.05
2050	2.55	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 21.1% were to women under 20 years old, 52.2% to women ages 20-29, and 26.7% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.3%, 45.4%, and 37.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in South Sudan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	South Sudan	World
1960	42.5%	37.4%
1961	42.6%	37.5%
1962	42.6%	37.6%
1963	42.8%	37.8%
1964	43%	38%
1965	43.3%	38%
1966	43.5%	38%
1967	43.8%	38%
1968	44%	37.9%
1969	44.3%	37.8%
1970	44.5%	37.7%
1971	44.7%	37.6%
1972	44.8%	37.5%
1973	45%	37.3%
1974	45.1%	37.2%
1975	45.2%	37.1%
1976	45.3%	36.9%
1977	45.4%	36.7%
1978	45.5%	36.3%
1979	45.7%	35.9%
1980	45.8%	35.5%
1981	46%	35.2%
1982	46.2%	34.9%
1983	46.3%	34.6%
1984	46.5%	34.3%
1985	46.6%	34%
1986	46.7%	33.8%
1987	46.9%	33.6%
1988	46.2%	33.4%
1989	45.4%	33.2%
1990	45.4%	33%
1991	45.5%	32.9%
1992	45.6%	32.7%
1993	45.7%	32.5%
1994	45.8%	32.3%
1995	45.8%	32.1%
1996	46%	31.8%
1997	46%	31.5%
1998	45.8%	31.1%
1999	45.6%	30.8%
2000	45.5%	30.4%
2001	45.5%	30%
2002	45.7%	29.6%
2003	45.9%	29.2%
2004	45.8%	28.8%
2005	45.3%	28.5%
2006	44.8%	28.1%
2007	44.3%	27.9%
2008	43.8%	27.6%
2009	43.4%	27.5%
2010	42.8%	27.3%
2011	42.2%	27.1%
2012	41.9%	27%
2013	41.9%	26.9%
2014	42.5%	26.8%
2015	43.1%	26.6%
2016	43.7%	26.5%
2017	45%	26.4%
2018	44.9%	26.2%
2019	43.6%	26%
2020	42.4%	25.8%
2021	41.6%	25.6%
2022	40.9%	25.3%
2023	39.9%	25%
2024	38.9%	24.7%
2025	38%	24.4%
2026	37.1%	24.1%
2027	36.2%	23.8%
2028	35.5%	23.4%
2029	35%	23.1%
2030	34.7%	22.8%
2031	34.5%	22.6%
2032	34.4%	22.3%
2033	34.3%	22.1%
2034	34.3%	21.9%
2035	34.2%	21.7%
2036	34.1%	21.6%
2037	34%	21.5%
2038	33.8%	21.4%
2039	33.7%	21.3%
2040	33.4%	21.2%
2041	33.2%	21.1%
2042	32.9%	21%
2043	32.5%	21%
2044	32.2%	20.9%
2045	31.8%	20.8%
2046	31.4%	20.7%
2047	31%	20.7%
2048	30.5%	20.6%
2049	30.1%	20.5%
2050	29.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in South Sudan was 42.5% in 1960, 45.7% in 1993, and 38.9% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of South Sudan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in South Sudan, excluding migration, has been +1.65% annually. On average, 179,213 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	South Sudan
1960	42,945
1961	45,186
1962	47,406
1963	46,333
1964	64,786
1965	51,682
1966	38,523
1967	41,357
1968	44,213
1969	42,015
1970	44,776
1971	72,308
1972	74,803
1973	94,765
1974	97,181
1975	99,882
1976	102,346
1977	104,886
1978	107,352
1979	109,540
1980	112,307
1981	115,163
1982	118,641
1983	104,107
1984	90,970
1985	95,342
1986	99,502
1987	5,756
1988	-125,447
1989	83,735
1990	82,900
1991	87,873
1992	28,874
1993	32,779
1994	165,407
1995	110,417
1996	116,728
1997	121,454
1998	-12,157
1999	180,721
2000	196,055
2001	204,108
2002	212,014
2003	225,822
2004	231,877
2005	239,272
2006	246,706
2007	256,546
2008	268,268
2009	278,859
2010	287,409
2011	303,181
2012	312,974
2013	315,983
2014	227,611
2015	148,542
2016	110,553
2017	72,193
2018	168,497
2019	209,708
2020	212,332
2021	213,567
2022	211,166
2023	217,966

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in South Sudan was 692 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.69% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -58.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Sudan	World
1985	3,845	460
1986	3,720	438
1987	8,045	429
1988	5,535	414
1989	5,103	401
1990	4,877	391
1991	4,764	395
1992	7,597	395
1993	7,537	389
1994	1,666	382
1995	4,430	371
1996	4,357	366
1997	4,172	358
1998	7,514	360
1999	2,048	340
2000	1,658	328
2001	1,580	321
2002	1,521	311
2003	1,199	301
2004	1,150	291
2005	1,074	283
2006	1,005	276
2007	933	269
2008	858	264
2009	823	258
2010	776	253
2011	770	247
2012	755	239
2013	771	235
2014	1,216	231
2015	1,436	228
2016	1,629	220
2017	1,662	215
2018	913	211
2019	745	207
2020	729	211
2021	749	242
2022	704	203
2023	692	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in South Sudan was 98.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 9.87% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 182.7 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	South Sudan	World
1960	35.5%	18.5%
1961	35.2%	18.1%
1962	34.9%	17.8%
1963	34.6%	17.5%
1964	34.3%	17.7%
1965	34%	17.5%
1966	33.6%	17.3%
1967	33.3%	17%
1968	32.9%	16.5%
1969	32.6%	15.5%
1970	32.3%	15.2%
1971	31.9%	15.1%
1972	31.6%	14.4%
1973	31.3%	14.1%
1974	30.9%	13.7%
1975	30.6%	13.4%
1976	30.2%	13%
1977	29.9%	12.5%
1978	29.5%	12.1%
1979	29.2%	11.7%
1980	28.9%	11.4%
1981	28.5%	11%
1982	28.2%	10.8%
1983	27.8%	10.6%
1984	27.5%	10.4%
1985	27.1%	10.1%
1986	26.7%	9.81%
1987	36%	9.47%
1988	76.7%	9.31%
1989	30.7%	9.02%
1990	30.3%	8.81%
1991	29.7%	8.66%
1992	33.8%	8.46%
1993	33.1%	8.19%
1994	23%	7.98%
1995	27%	7.76%
1996	26.1%	7.52%
1997	25.2%	7.28%
1998	42.6%	7.05%
1999	19.2%	6.76%
2000	18.3%	6.48%
2001	17.4%	6.21%
2002	16.5%	5.94%
2003	15.7%	5.65%
2004	14.8%	5.43%
2005	14.1%	5.16%
2006	13.4%	4.92%
2007	12.7%	4.7%
2008	12.1%	4.5%
2009	11.5%	4.31%
2010	10.9%	4.11%
2011	10.5%	3.97%
2012	10.1%	3.77%
2013	9.92%	3.61%
2014	18.2%	3.48%
2015	23.7%	3.35%
2016	26.4%	3.23%
2017	27.8%	3.11%
2018	13.2%	2.97%
2019	9.87%	2.86%
2020	9.87%	2.75%
2021	9.87%	2.66%
2022	9.87%	2.59%
2023	9.87%	2.49%