Fertility & birth rates in South Sudan and Turkey

Fertility rate in South Sudan vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check South Sudan vs Turkey 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	Turkey
1960	7.16	6.38
1961	7.18	6.42
1962	7.2	6.38
1963	7.2	6.34
1964	7.22	6.29
1965	7.22	6.22
1966	7.25	6.15
1967	7.26	6.06
1968	7.26	5.96
1969	7.28	5.87
1970	7.29	5.78
1971	7.3	5.67
1972	7.31	5.55
1973	7.31	5.41
1974	7.31	5.24
1975	7.33	5.09
1976	7.33	4.93
1977	7.33	4.78
1978	7.33	4.69
1979	7.32	4.58
1980	7.33	4.45
1981	7.33	4.35
1982	7.34	4.21
1983	7.34	4.06
1984	7.35	3.91
1985	7.36	3.78
1986	7.38	3.66
1987	7.39	3.54
1988	7.38	3.45
1989	7.37	3.34
1990	7.38	3.11
1991	7.38	3
1992	7.37	2.94
1993	7.36	2.92
1994	7.35	2.87
1995	7.34	2.84
1996	7.32	2.78
1997	7.2	2.74
1998	7.08	2.71
1999	6.94	2.63
2000	6.8	2.49
2001	6.65	2.39
2002	6.52	2.27
2003	6.35	2.2
2004	6.19	2.2
2005	6.02	2.2
2006	5.85	2.19
2007	5.7	2.16
2008	5.57	2.15
2009	5.45	2.1
2010	5.32	2.08
2011	5.19	2.05
2012	5.06	2.11
2013	4.94	2.11
2014	4.82	2.19
2015	4.7	2.16
2016	4.58	2.11
2017	4.48	2.08
2018	4.37	2
2019	4.26	1.89
2020	4.16	1.77
2021	4.05	1.71
2022	3.96	1.63
2023	3.86	1.51
2024	3.79	1.51
2025	3.71	1.5
2026	3.63	1.5
2027	3.56	1.5
2028	3.49	1.5
2029	3.43	1.5
2030	3.37	1.5
2031	3.31	1.5
2032	3.26	1.5
2033	3.2	1.5
2034	3.15	1.5
2035	3.1	1.5
2036	3.06	1.5
2037	3.01	1.5
2038	2.96	1.5
2039	2.92	1.5
2040	2.88	1.5
2041	2.84	1.5
2042	2.8	1.5
2043	2.76	1.5
2044	2.73	1.5
2045	2.69	1.5
2046	2.66	1.5
2047	2.63	1.5
2048	2.6	1.5
2049	2.58	1.5
2050	2.55	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	South Sudan	Turkey
1960	42.5%	42%
1961	42.6%	42.2%
1962	42.6%	42.4%
1963	42.8%	42.5%
1964	43%	42.7%
1965	43.3%	42.8%
1966	43.5%	42.8%
1967	43.8%	42.9%
1968	44%	42.9%
1969	44.3%	42.8%
1970	44.5%	42.7%
1971	44.7%	42.5%
1972	44.8%	42.3%
1973	45%	42.1%
1974	45.1%	41.8%
1975	45.2%	41.5%
1976	45.3%	41.1%
1977	45.4%	40.7%
1978	45.5%	40.4%
1979	45.7%	40.1%
1980	45.8%	39.8%
1981	46%	39.6%
1982	46.2%	39.3%
1983	46.3%	38.9%
1984	46.5%	38.5%
1985	46.6%	38.1%
1986	46.7%	37.6%
1987	46.9%	37.2%
1988	46.2%	36.7%
1989	45.4%	36.3%
1990	45.4%	35.8%
1991	45.5%	35.3%
1992	45.6%	34.8%
1993	45.7%	34.3%
1994	45.8%	33.8%
1995	45.8%	33.2%
1996	46%	32.6%
1997	46%	32%
1998	45.8%	31.4%
1999	45.6%	30.8%
2000	45.5%	30.2%
2001	45.5%	29.7%
2002	45.7%	29.2%
2003	45.9%	28.7%
2004	45.8%	28.3%
2005	45.3%	27.9%
2006	44.8%	27.5%
2007	44.3%	27.1%
2008	43.8%	26.7%
2009	43.4%	26.3%
2010	42.8%	25.9%
2011	42.2%	25.5%
2012	41.9%	25.1%
2013	41.9%	24.7%
2014	42.5%	24.3%
2015	43.1%	23.9%
2016	43.7%	23.6%
2017	45%	23.3%
2018	44.9%	23.1%
2019	43.6%	23%
2020	42.4%	22.8%
2021	41.6%	22.5%
2022	40.9%	22.2%
2023	39.9%	21.8%
2024	38.9%	21.4%
2025	38%	21%
2026	37.1%	20.6%
2027	36.2%	20.1%
2028	35.5%	19.6%
2029	35%	19.2%
2030	34.7%	18.7%
2031	34.5%	18.2%
2032	34.4%	17.8%
2033	34.3%	17.4%
2034	34.3%	17.1%
2035	34.2%	16.8%
2036	34.1%	16.5%
2037	34%	16.3%
2038	33.8%	16.2%
2039	33.7%	16.1%
2040	33.4%	16%
2041	33.2%	15.8%
2042	32.9%	15.7%
2043	32.5%	15.6%
2044	32.2%	15.5%
2045	31.8%	15.4%
2046	31.4%	15.3%
2047	31%	15.2%
2048	30.5%	15.1%
2049	30.1%	15%
2050	29.7%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.9% of the population in South Sudan and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 45.4% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of South Sudan and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in South Sudan vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in South Sudan and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	42,945	773,009
1961	45,186	816,911
1962	47,406	837,473
1963	46,333	862,626
1964	64,786	884,152
1965	51,682	904,016
1966	38,523	925,790
1967	41,357	936,727
1968	44,213	950,778
1969	42,015	970,958
1970	44,776	991,950
1971	72,308	1,014,165
1972	74,803	1,023,781
1973	94,765	1,025,675
1974	97,181	1,020,053
1975	99,882	1,012,904
1976	102,346	1,009,999
1977	104,886	1,023,779
1978	107,352	1,054,863
1979	109,540	1,076,707
1980	112,307	1,090,538
1981	115,163	1,100,082
1982	118,641	1,091,863
1983	104,107	1,095,106
1984	90,970	1,096,529
1985	95,342	1,098,846
1986	99,502	1,102,660
1987	5,756	1,099,042
1988	-125,447	1,101,266
1989	83,735	1,094,036
1990	82,900	1,044,467
1991	87,873	1,041,229
1992	28,874	1,039,125
1993	32,779	1,064,168
1994	165,407	1,078,208
1995	110,417	1,090,630
1996	116,728	1,091,827
1997	121,454	1,099,738
1998	-12,157	1,103,242
1999	180,721	1,063,312
2000	196,055	1,020,515
2001	204,108	980,560
2002	212,014	922,927
2003	225,822	893,683
2004	231,877	896,025
2005	239,272	898,650
2006	246,706	897,351
2007	256,546	876,626
2008	268,268	868,749
2009	278,859	900,491
2010	287,409	892,334
2011	303,181	875,839
2012	312,974	917,145
2013	315,983	921,386
2014	227,611	957,055
2015	148,542	930,799
2016	110,553	895,841
2017	72,193	875,408
2018	168,497	830,353
2019	209,708	751,472
2020	212,332	608,708
2021	213,567	521,713
2022	211,166	535,373
2023	217,966	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: South Sudan vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	South Sudan	Turkey
1985	3,845	56
1986	3,720	53
1987	8,045	50
1988	5,535	47
1989	5,103	44
1990	4,877	42
1991	4,764	41
1992	7,597	40
1993	7,537	39
1994	1,666	38
1995	4,430	37
1996	4,357	36
1997	4,172	35
1998	7,514	34
1999	2,048	34
2000	1,658	32
2001	1,580	31
2002	1,521	30
2003	1,199	29
2004	1,150	28
2005	1,074	27
2006	1,005	26
2007	933	25
2008	858	24
2009	823	23
2010	776	23
2011	770	23
2012	755	21
2013	771	20
2014	1,216	20
2015	1,436	19
2016	1,629	19
2017	1,662	18
2018	913	17
2019	745	17
2020	729	19
2021	749	20
2022	704	21
2023	692	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.87% in South Sudan and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	35.5%	25.8%
1961	35.2%	25%
1962	34.9%	24.1%
1963	34.6%	23.3%
1964	34.3%	22.5%
1965	34%	21.7%
1966	33.6%	21%
1967	33.3%	20.4%
1968	32.9%	19.7%
1969	32.6%	19.2%
1970	32.3%	18.6%
1971	31.9%	18%
1972	31.6%	17.5%
1973	31.3%	16.9%
1974	30.9%	16.3%
1975	30.6%	15.7%
1976	30.2%	15.1%
1977	29.9%	14.5%
1978	29.5%	13.9%
1979	29.2%	13.3%
1980	28.9%	12.7%
1981	28.5%	12.1%
1982	28.2%	11.5%
1983	27.8%	10.9%
1984	27.5%	10.3%
1985	27.1%	9.79%
1986	26.7%	9.27%
1987	36%	8.77%
1988	76.7%	8.29%
1989	30.7%	7.83%
1990	30.3%	7.38%
1991	29.7%	6.95%
1992	33.8%	6.52%
1993	33.1%	6.11%
1994	23%	5.73%
1995	27%	5.35%
1996	26.1%	5%
1997	25.2%	4.66%
1998	42.6%	4.33%
1999	19.2%	4.03%
2000	18.3%	3.74%
2001	17.4%	3.47%
2002	16.5%	3.22%
2003	15.7%	2.99%
2004	14.8%	2.77%
2005	14.1%	2.57%
2006	13.4%	2.38%
2007	12.7%	2.21%
2008	12.1%	2.06%
2009	11.5%	1.92%
2010	10.9%	1.79%
2011	10.5%	1.68%
2012	10.1%	1.58%
2013	9.92%	1.49%
2014	18.2%	1.4%
2015	23.7%	1.33%
2016	26.4%	1.26%
2017	27.8%	1.2%
2018	13.2%	1.15%
2019	9.87%	1.1%
2020	9.87%	1.05%
2021	9.87%	1.01%
2022	9.87%	0.96%
2023	9.87%	1.28%