Sudan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Sudan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Sudan is 4.32, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.97 — a -27.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sudan	World
1960	6.66	4.69
1961	6.66	4.56
1962	6.7	5.02
1963	6.76	5.31
1964	6.8	5.13
1965	6.84	5.08
1966	6.88	4.97
1967	6.91	4.87
1968	6.95	4.98
1969	6.97	4.88
1970	6.99	4.84
1971	7.02	4.69
1972	6.98	4.55
1973	6.94	4.42
1974	6.91	4.26
1975	6.87	4.07
1976	6.82	3.97
1977	6.78	3.84
1978	6.72	3.77
1979	6.65	3.76
1980	6.59	3.73
1981	6.53	3.71
1982	6.47	3.72
1983	6.41	3.59
1984	6.34	3.57
1985	6.28	3.53
1986	6.23	3.51
1987	6.18	3.48
1988	6.13	3.39
1989	6.11	3.35
1990	6.07	3.31
1991	6.05	3.13
1992	6.02	3.04
1993	5.97	2.97
1994	5.91	2.92
1995	5.86	2.87
1996	5.79	2.82
1997	5.72	2.78
1998	5.65	2.75
1999	5.62	2.72
2000	5.6	2.73
2001	5.56	2.69
2002	5.53	2.66
2003	5.49	2.64
2004	5.46	2.63
2005	5.4	2.61
2006	5.33	2.61
2007	5.27	2.6
2008	5.21	2.6
2009	5.17	2.59
2010	5.14	2.57
2011	5.09	2.55
2012	5.03	2.56
2013	4.97	2.53
2014	4.91	2.52
2015	4.9	2.49
2016	4.83	2.49
2017	4.76	2.46
2018	4.68	2.39
2019	4.62	2.35
2020	4.54	2.28
2021	4.46	2.25
2022	4.38	2.22
2023	4.32	2.2
2024	4.26	2.19
2025	4.19	2.18
2026	4.13	2.18
2027	4.06	2.17
2028	4	2.16
2029	3.95	2.15
2030	3.88	2.14
2031	3.82	2.13
2032	3.77	2.12
2033	3.7	2.12
2034	3.66	2.11
2035	3.6	2.1
2036	3.54	2.09
2037	3.49	2.09
2038	3.45	2.08
2039	3.4	2.08
2040	3.36	2.08
2041	3.32	2.07
2042	3.28	2.07
2043	3.24	2.07
2044	3.2	2.07
2045	3.17	2.06
2046	3.13	2.06
2047	3.1	2.06
2048	3.07	2.05
2049	3.03	2.05
2050	3	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.4% were to women under 20 years old, 52.1% to women ages 20-29, and 37.5% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 11%, 49.8%, and 39.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in 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
	Sudan	World
1960	46.5%	37.4%
1961	46.6%	37.5%
1962	46.6%	37.6%
1963	46.7%	37.8%
1964	46.9%	38%
1965	47%	38%
1966	47.1%	38%
1967	47.2%	38%
1968	47.3%	37.9%
1969	47.4%	37.8%
1970	47.5%	37.7%
1971	47.6%	37.6%
1972	47.7%	37.5%
1973	47.9%	37.3%
1974	48.1%	37.2%
1975	48%	37.1%
1976	47.8%	36.9%
1977	47.7%	36.7%
1978	47.4%	36.3%
1979	47.1%	35.9%
1980	46.8%	35.5%
1981	46.6%	35.2%
1982	46.4%	34.9%
1983	46.3%	34.6%
1984	46.2%	34.3%
1985	46.1%	34%
1986	46.1%	33.8%
1987	46%	33.6%
1988	46%	33.4%
1989	46.1%	33.2%
1990	46.1%	33%
1991	46.2%	32.9%
1992	46.3%	32.7%
1993	46.3%	32.5%
1994	46.3%	32.3%
1995	46.3%	32.1%
1996	46.2%	31.8%
1997	46.2%	31.5%
1998	46.1%	31.1%
1999	45.9%	30.8%
2000	45.8%	30.4%
2001	45.7%	30%
2002	45.6%	29.6%
2003	45.6%	29.2%
2004	45.5%	28.8%
2005	45.4%	28.5%
2006	45.3%	28.1%
2007	45.1%	27.9%
2008	44.9%	27.6%
2009	44.7%	27.5%
2010	44.6%	27.3%
2011	44.6%	27.1%
2012	44.5%	27%
2013	44.4%	26.9%
2014	44%	26.8%
2015	43.6%	26.6%
2016	43.1%	26.5%
2017	42.6%	26.4%
2018	42%	26.2%
2019	41.7%	26%
2020	41.4%	25.8%
2021	41.2%	25.6%
2022	40.9%	25.3%
2023	40.6%	25%
2024	40.5%	24.7%
2025	40.2%	24.4%
2026	39.8%	24.1%
2027	39.5%	23.8%
2028	39.3%	23.4%
2029	39.1%	23.1%
2030	38.9%	22.8%
2031	38.6%	22.6%
2032	38.3%	22.3%
2033	37.9%	22.1%
2034	37.5%	21.9%
2035	37.1%	21.7%
2036	36.7%	21.6%
2037	36.3%	21.5%
2038	35.9%	21.4%
2039	35.5%	21.3%
2040	35.1%	21.2%
2041	34.7%	21.1%
2042	34.3%	21%
2043	33.9%	21%
2044	33.6%	20.9%
2045	33.2%	20.8%
2046	32.8%	20.7%
2047	32.5%	20.7%
2048	32.2%	20.6%
2049	31.9%	20.5%
2050	31.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Sudan was 46.5% in 1960, 46.3% in 1993, and 40.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Sudan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Sudan, excluding migration, has been +2.79% annually. On average, 1,245,997 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Sudan
1960	262,235
1961	272,562
1962	287,317
1963	302,132
1964	315,166
1965	327,799
1966	342,118
1967	356,599
1968	370,917
1969	385,712
1970	401,013
1971	417,641
1972	428,340
1973	439,201
1974	444,456
1975	454,813
1976	470,019
1977	483,089
1978	497,987
1979	524,942
1980	552,930
1981	585,087
1982	606,362
1983	570,198
1984	577,405
1985	583,382
1986	649,649
1987	658,416
1988	672,604
1989	683,743
1990	699,953
1991	714,612
1992	731,177
1993	743,249
1994	764,645
1995	780,700
1996	792,926
1997	802,245
1998	814,752
1999	835,840
2000	858,536
2001	880,284
2002	897,965
2003	898,226
2004	889,382
2005	907,017
2006	963,740
2007	992,819
2008	1,001,826
2009	1,041,810
2010	1,068,381
2011	1,070,888
2012	1,073,062
2013	1,078,446
2014	1,097,962
2015	1,145,259
2016	1,174,422
2017	1,208,046
2018	1,257,387
2019	1,291,747
2020	1,295,781
2021	1,293,817
2022	1,333,992
2023	1,361,564

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Sudan was 256 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.26% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -60.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sudan	World
1985	980	460
1986	938	438
1987	914	429
1988	877	414
1989	881	401
1990	840	391
1991	873	395
1992	863	395
1993	839	389
1994	775	382
1995	730	371
1996	712	366
1997	681	358
1998	669	360
1999	662	340
2000	645	328
2001	616	321
2002	588	311
2003	593	301
2004	536	291
2005	506	283
2006	485	276
2007	445	269
2008	426	264
2009	382	258
2010	370	253
2011	357	247
2012	340	239
2013	327	235
2014	309	231
2015	298	228
2016	288	220
2017	277	215
2018	268	211
2019	262	207
2020	273	211
2021	305	242
2022	263	203
2023	256	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Sudan was 50.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 5.01% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 103.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Sudan	World
1960	17.8%	18.5%
1961	17.5%	18.1%
1962	17.2%	17.8%
1963	17%	17.5%
1964	16.7%	17.7%
1965	16.5%	17.5%
1966	16.3%	17.3%
1967	16.2%	17%
1968	16%	16.5%
1969	15.9%	15.5%
1970	15.8%	15.2%
1971	15.7%	15.1%
1972	15.6%	14.4%
1973	15.5%	14.1%
1974	15.4%	13.7%
1975	15.3%	13.4%
1976	15.2%	13%
1977	15.1%	12.5%
1978	15%	12.1%
1979	14.9%	11.7%
1980	14.8%	11.4%
1981	14.6%	11%
1982	14.5%	10.8%
1983	18.2%	10.6%
1984	18%	10.4%
1985	17.8%	10.1%
1986	14%	9.81%
1987	13.8%	9.47%
1988	13.6%	9.31%
1989	13.4%	9.02%
1990	13.2%	8.81%
1991	13%	8.66%
1992	12.7%	8.46%
1993	12.5%	8.19%
1994	12.2%	7.98%
1995	11.9%	7.76%
1996	11.6%	7.52%
1997	11.3%	7.28%
1998	11%	7.05%
1999	10.7%	6.76%
2000	10.3%	6.48%
2001	9.99%	6.21%
2002	9.65%	5.94%
2003	9.31%	5.65%
2004	10.3%	5.43%
2005	10%	5.16%
2006	8.4%	4.92%
2007	8.13%	4.7%
2008	7.88%	4.5%
2009	7.64%	4.31%
2010	7.42%	4.11%
2011	7.22%	3.97%
2012	7.02%	3.77%
2013	6.83%	3.61%
2014	6.64%	3.48%
2015	6.45%	3.35%
2016	6.26%	3.23%
2017	6.07%	3.11%
2018	5.89%	2.97%
2019	5.71%	2.86%
2020	5.53%	2.75%
2021	5.36%	2.66%
2022	5.18%	2.59%
2023	5.01%	2.49%