Fertility & birth rates in South Sudan and Taiwan

Fertility rate in South Sudan vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Sudan vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	7.16	-
1961	7.18	-
1962	7.2	-
1963	7.2	-
1964	7.22	-
1965	7.22	-
1966	7.25	-
1967	7.26	-
1968	7.26	-
1969	7.28	-
1970	7.29	-
1971	7.3	-
1972	7.31	-
1973	7.31	-
1974	7.31	-
1975	7.33	-
1976	7.33	-
1977	7.33	-
1978	7.33	-
1979	7.32	-
1980	7.33	-
1981	7.33	2.46
1982	7.34	-
1983	7.34	-
1984	7.35	-
1985	7.36	-
1986	7.38	-
1987	7.39	-
1988	7.38	-
1989	7.37	-
1990	7.38	-
1991	7.38	1.72
1992	7.37	-
1993	7.36	-
1994	7.35	-
1995	7.34	-
1996	7.32	-
1997	7.2	-
1998	7.08	-
1999	6.94	-
2000	6.8	-
2001	6.65	1.4
2002	6.52	-
2003	6.35	-
2004	6.19	-
2005	6.02	-
2006	5.85	-
2007	5.7	-
2008	5.57	-
2009	5.45	-
2010	5.32	-
2011	5.19	1.07
2012	5.06	-
2013	4.94	-
2014	4.82	-
2015	4.7	1.18
2016	4.58	1.17
2017	4.48	1.13
2018	4.37	1.06
2019	4.26	1.05
2020	4.16	0.99
2021	4.05	0.98
2022	3.96	0.87
2023	3.86	0.87
2024	3.79	0.89
2025	3.71	0.88
2026	3.63	0.88
2027	3.56	0.89
2028	3.49	0.9
2029	3.43	0.91
2030	3.37	0.91
2031	3.31	0.92
2032	3.26	0.93
2033	3.2	0.95
2034	3.15	0.96
2035	3.1	0.97
2036	3.06	0.98
2037	3.01	0.99
2038	2.96	1
2039	2.92	1.01
2040	2.88	1.02
2041	2.84	1.03
2042	2.8	1.04
2043	2.76	1.05
2044	2.73	1.06
2045	2.69	1.07
2046	2.66	1.07
2047	2.63	1.08
2048	2.6	1.09
2049	2.58	1.1
2050	2.55	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Sudan	Taiwan
1960	42.5%	-
1961	42.6%	-
1962	42.6%	-
1963	42.8%	-
1964	43%	-
1965	43.3%	-
1966	43.5%	-
1967	43.8%	-
1968	44%	-
1969	44.3%	-
1970	44.5%	-
1971	44.7%	-
1972	44.8%	-
1973	45%	-
1974	45.1%	36.2%
1975	45.2%	35.4%
1976	45.3%	34.7%
1977	45.4%	34%
1978	45.5%	33.3%
1979	45.7%	32.7%
1980	45.8%	32.1%
1981	46%	31.6%
1982	46.2%	31.2%
1983	46.3%	30.8%
1984	46.5%	30.2%
1985	46.6%	29.6%
1986	46.7%	29%
1987	46.9%	28.4%
1988	46.2%	28%
1989	45.4%	27.5%
1990	45.4%	27.1%
1991	45.5%	26.3%
1992	45.6%	25.8%
1993	45.7%	25.1%
1994	45.8%	24.4%
1995	45.8%	23.8%
1996	46%	23.1%
1997	46%	22.6%
1998	45.8%	22%
1999	45.6%	21.4%
2000	45.5%	21.1%
2001	45.5%	20.8%
2002	45.7%	20.4%
2003	45.9%	19.8%
2004	45.8%	19.3%
2005	45.3%	18.7%
2006	44.8%	18.1%
2007	44.3%	17.6%
2008	43.8%	17%
2009	43.4%	16.3%
2010	42.8%	15.6%
2011	42.2%	15.1%
2012	41.9%	14.6%
2013	41.9%	14.3%
2014	42.5%	14%
2015	43.1%	13.6%
2016	43.7%	13.3%
2017	45%	13.1%
2018	44.9%	12.9%
2019	43.6%	12.8%
2020	42.4%	12.6%
2021	41.6%	12.4%
2022	40.9%	12.1%
2023	39.9%	11.9%
2024	38.9%	11.7%
2025	38%	11.5%
2026	37.1%	11.3%
2027	36.2%	10.9%
2028	35.5%	10.5%
2029	35%	10.2%
2030	34.7%	9.8%
2031	34.5%	9.39%
2032	34.4%	9.06%
2033	34.3%	8.79%
2034	34.3%	8.55%
2035	34.2%	8.34%
2036	34.1%	8.2%
2037	34%	8.11%
2038	33.8%	8.06%
2039	33.7%	8.03%
2040	33.4%	8.01%
2041	33.2%	7.99%
2042	32.9%	7.99%
2043	32.5%	8%
2044	32.2%	8.01%
2045	31.8%	8.03%
2046	31.4%	8.06%
2047	31%	8.1%
2048	30.5%	8.14%
2049	30.1%	8.19%
2050	29.7%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.9% of the population in South Sudan and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Sudan and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in South Sudan vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in South Sudan and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	42,945	-
1961	45,186	-
1962	47,406	-
1963	46,333	-
1964	64,786	-
1965	51,682	-
1966	38,523	346,958
1967	41,357	356,019
1968	44,213	365,133
1969	42,015	379,160
1970	44,776	393,010
1971	72,308	401,921
1972	74,803	410,193
1973	94,765	417,863
1974	97,181	425,401
1975	99,882	433,225
1976	102,346	442,018
1977	104,886	450,897
1978	107,352	459,289
1979	109,540	468,197
1980	112,307	477,138
1981	115,163	326,883
1982	118,641	332,774
1983	104,107	338,181
1984	90,970	343,199
1985	95,342	347,942
1986	99,502	351,930
1987	5,756	355,657
1988	-125,447	359,694
1989	83,735	363,606
1990	82,900	367,657
1991	87,873	215,698
1992	28,874	217,809
1993	32,779	219,858
1994	165,407	221,832
1995	110,417	223,736
1996	116,728	225,564
1997	121,454	227,591
1998	-12,157	229,712
1999	180,721	231,550
2000	196,055	233,382
2001	204,108	132,707
2002	212,014	133,431
2003	225,822	134,023
2004	231,877	134,522
2005	239,272	135,015
2006	246,706	135,572
2007	256,546	136,130
2008	268,268	136,607
2009	278,859	137,086
2010	287,409	137,458
2011	303,181	43,836
2012	312,974	43,981
2013	315,983	44,121
2014	227,611	44,233
2015	148,542	49,741
2016	110,553	35,980
2017	72,193	22,613
2018	168,497	8,725
2019	209,708	1,416
2020	212,332	-7,782
2021	213,567	-30,039
2022	211,166	-68,327
2023	217,966	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: South Sudan vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Sudan	Taiwan
1985	3,845	-
1986	3,720	9.4
1987	8,045	8.9
1988	5,535	9
1989	5,103	12.7
1990	4,877	12.2
1991	4,764	8.1
1992	7,597	6.8
1993	7,537	9.2
1994	1,666	8
1995	4,430	7.7
1996	4,357	7.7
1997	4,172	9.2
1998	7,514	8.9
1999	2,048	8.4
2000	1,658	7.8
2001	1,580	7.8
2002	1,521	7.8
2003	1,199	7.8
2004	1,150	7.8
2005	1,074	7.8
2006	1,005	7.8
2007	933	7.8
2008	858	7.8
2009	823	7.8
2010	776	7.8
2011	770	7.8
2012	755	8.5
2013	771	8.5
2014	1,216	8.5
2015	1,436	11.3
2016	1,629	11.6
2017	1,662	11.6
2018	913	11.6
2019	745	15.4
2020	729	13
2021	749	14
2022	704	14
2023	692	14
2024	-	14