Fertility & birth rates in South Sudan and Switzerland

Fertility rate in South Sudan vs Switzerland chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in South Sudan was 3.86 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Sudan vs Switzerland population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	South Sudan	Switzerland
1960	7.16	2.44
1961	7.18	2.52
1962	7.2	2.58
1963	7.2	2.65
1964	7.22	2.66
1965	7.22	2.59
1966	7.25	2.5
1967	7.26	2.39
1968	7.26	2.29
1969	7.28	2.19
1970	7.29	2.1
1971	7.3	2.04
1972	7.31	1.91
1973	7.31	1.81
1974	7.31	1.73
1975	7.33	1.61
1976	7.33	1.55
1977	7.33	1.53
1978	7.33	1.51
1979	7.32	1.52
1980	7.33	1.55
1981	7.33	1.55
1982	7.34	1.56
1983	7.34	1.52
1984	7.35	1.53
1985	7.36	1.52
1986	7.38	1.53
1987	7.39	1.52
1988	7.38	1.57
1989	7.37	1.56
1990	7.38	1.58
1991	7.38	1.58
1992	7.37	1.58
1993	7.36	1.51
1994	7.35	1.49
1995	7.34	1.48
1996	7.32	1.5
1997	7.2	1.48
1998	7.08	1.47
1999	6.94	1.48
2000	6.8	1.5
2001	6.65	1.38
2002	6.52	1.39
2003	6.35	1.39
2004	6.19	1.42
2005	6.02	1.42
2006	5.85	1.44
2007	5.7	1.46
2008	5.57	1.48
2009	5.45	1.5
2010	5.32	1.52
2011	5.19	1.52
2012	5.06	1.52
2013	4.94	1.52
2014	4.82	1.54
2015	4.7	1.54
2016	4.58	1.54
2017	4.48	1.52
2018	4.37	1.52
2019	4.26	1.48
2020	4.16	1.46
2021	4.05	1.52
2022	3.96	1.39
2023	3.86	1.33
2024	3.79	1.33
2025	3.71	1.34
2026	3.63	1.34
2027	3.56	1.35
2028	3.49	1.35
2029	3.43	1.35
2030	3.37	1.35
2031	3.31	1.36
2032	3.26	1.36
2033	3.2	1.37
2034	3.15	1.37
2035	3.1	1.37
2036	3.06	1.38
2037	3.01	1.38
2038	2.96	1.38
2039	2.92	1.38
2040	2.88	1.39
2041	2.84	1.39
2042	2.8	1.39
2043	2.76	1.4
2044	2.73	1.4
2045	2.69	1.4
2046	2.66	1.4
2047	2.63	1.41
2048	2.6	1.41
2049	2.58	1.41
2050	2.55	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Sudan	Switzerland
1960	42.5%	24%
1961	42.6%	24%
1962	42.6%	24.1%
1963	42.8%	24.1%
1964	43%	24.1%
1965	43.3%	24.1%
1966	43.5%	24.2%
1967	43.8%	24.1%
1968	44%	24%
1969	44.3%	23.8%
1970	44.5%	23.8%
1971	44.7%	23.7%
1972	44.8%	23.5%
1973	45%	23.2%
1974	45.1%	22.8%
1975	45.2%	22.4%
1976	45.3%	22%
1977	45.4%	21.4%
1978	45.5%	20.9%
1979	45.7%	20.3%
1980	45.8%	19.7%
1981	46%	19.2%
1982	46.2%	18.8%
1983	46.3%	18.3%
1984	46.5%	18%
1985	46.6%	17.6%
1986	46.7%	17.4%
1987	46.9%	17.2%
1988	46.2%	17.1%
1989	45.4%	17%
1990	45.4%	17.1%
1991	45.5%	17.2%
1992	45.6%	17.3%
1993	45.7%	17.5%
1994	45.8%	17.6%
1995	45.8%	17.6%
1996	46%	17.7%
1997	46%	17.6%
1998	45.8%	17.6%
1999	45.6%	17.5%
2000	45.5%	17.4%
2001	45.5%	17.1%
2002	45.7%	16.8%
2003	45.9%	16.6%
2004	45.8%	16.4%
2005	45.3%	16.1%
2006	44.8%	15.9%
2007	44.3%	15.6%
2008	43.8%	15.4%
2009	43.4%	15.3%
2010	42.8%	15.2%
2011	42.2%	15.1%
2012	41.9%	15%
2013	41.9%	14.9%
2014	42.5%	14.9%
2015	43.1%	14.9%
2016	43.7%	14.9%
2017	45%	14.9%
2018	44.9%	15%
2019	43.6%	15%
2020	42.4%	15.1%
2021	41.6%	15.1%
2022	40.9%	15.1%
2023	39.9%	15%
2024	38.9%	15%
2025	38%	14.9%
2026	37.1%	14.8%
2027	36.2%	14.7%
2028	35.5%	14.6%
2029	35%	14.5%
2030	34.7%	14.3%
2031	34.5%	14.1%
2032	34.4%	14%
2033	34.3%	13.8%
2034	34.3%	13.6%
2035	34.2%	13.5%
2036	34.1%	13.3%
2037	34%	13.2%
2038	33.8%	13.1%
2039	33.7%	13%
2040	33.4%	12.9%
2041	33.2%	12.8%
2042	32.9%	12.8%
2043	32.5%	12.7%
2044	32.2%	12.8%
2045	31.8%	12.8%
2046	31.4%	12.8%
2047	31%	12.9%
2048	30.5%	12.9%
2049	30.1%	13%
2050	29.7%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.9% of the population in South Sudan and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Sudan and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in South Sudan vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in South Sudan and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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
	South Sudan	Switzerland
1960	42,945	42,090
1961	45,186	48,365
1962	47,406	49,050
1963	46,333	52,956
1964	64,786	59,050
1965	51,682	56,222
1966	38,523	53,854
1967	41,357	52,128
1968	44,213	47,328
1969	42,015	44,182
1970	44,776	42,648
1971	72,308	38,523
1972	74,803	35,061
1973	94,765	30,906
1974	97,181	27,902
1975	99,882	22,820
1976	102,346	17,017
1977	104,886	16,959
1978	107,352	13,820
1979	109,540	14,477
1980	112,307	14,535
1981	115,163	13,979
1982	118,641	15,339
1983	104,107	12,837
1984	90,970	16,105
1985	95,342	14,882
1986	99,502	16,261
1987	5,756	15,708
1988	-125,447	21,099
1989	83,735	19,941
1990	82,900	20,146
1991	87,873	23,800
1992	28,874	24,064
1993	32,779	21,509
1994	165,407	20,982
1995	110,417	19,010
1996	116,728	19,801
1997	121,454	17,722
1998	-12,157	16,353
1999	180,721	16,431
2000	196,055	15,806
2001	204,108	10,845
2002	212,014	10,199
2003	225,822	8,807
2004	231,877	13,302
2005	239,272	11,899
2006	246,706	12,723
2007	256,546	13,592
2008	268,268	15,295
2009	278,859	15,487
2010	287,409	17,997
2011	303,181	18,990
2012	312,974	18,393
2013	315,983	17,797
2014	227,611	21,290
2015	148,542	19,050
2016	110,553	22,608
2017	72,193	20,284
2018	168,497	20,434
2019	209,708	18,008
2020	212,332	9,502
2021	213,567	18,279
2022	211,166	7,899
2023	217,966	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: South Sudan vs Switzerland

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 692 deaths per 100,000 live births in South Sudan, compared to 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.87% in South Sudan and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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
	South Sudan	Switzerland
1960	35.5%	2.65%
1961	35.2%	2.6%
1962	34.9%	2.53%
1963	34.6%	2.45%
1964	34.3%	2.36%
1965	34%	2.26%
1966	33.6%	2.16%
1967	33.3%	2.07%
1968	32.9%	1.99%
1969	32.6%	1.92%
1970	32.3%	1.84%
1971	31.9%	1.76%
1972	31.6%	1.67%
1973	31.3%	1.57%
1974	30.9%	1.48%
1975	30.6%	1.38%
1976	30.2%	1.29%
1977	29.9%	1.21%
1978	29.5%	1.14%
1979	29.2%	1.09%
1980	28.9%	1.04%
1981	28.5%	1%
1982	28.2%	0.97%
1983	27.8%	0.94%
1984	27.5%	0.92%
1985	27.1%	0.9%
1986	26.7%	0.89%
1987	36%	0.88%
1988	76.7%	0.86%
1989	30.7%	0.84%
1990	30.3%	0.82%
1991	29.7%	0.78%
1992	33.8%	0.75%
1993	33.1%	0.71%
1994	23%	0.67%
1995	27%	0.64%
1996	26.1%	0.62%
1997	25.2%	0.6%
1998	42.6%	0.58%
1999	19.2%	0.57%
2000	18.3%	0.56%
2001	17.4%	0.55%
2002	16.5%	0.54%
2003	15.7%	0.53%
2004	14.8%	0.52%
2005	14.1%	0.51%
2006	13.4%	0.49%
2007	12.7%	0.48%
2008	12.1%	0.47%
2009	11.5%	0.46%
2010	10.9%	0.46%
2011	10.5%	0.45%
2012	10.1%	0.44%
2013	9.92%	0.44%
2014	18.2%	0.43%
2015	23.7%	0.43%
2016	26.4%	0.42%
2017	27.8%	0.41%
2018	13.2%	0.41%
2019	9.87%	0.4%
2020	9.87%	0.4%
2021	9.87%	0.4%
2022	9.87%	0.4%
2023	9.87%	0.39%