Fertility & birth rates in Sudan and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Sudan vs United Arab Emirates chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Sudan was 4.32 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Sudan vs the United Arab Emirates population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Sudan	UAE
1960	6.66	6.5
1961	6.66	6.49
1962	6.7	6.49
1963	6.76	6.5
1964	6.8	6.49
1965	6.84	6.5
1966	6.88	6.5
1967	6.91	6.51
1968	6.95	6.53
1969	6.97	6.52
1970	6.99	6.52
1971	7.02	6.52
1972	6.98	6.5
1973	6.94	6.46
1974	6.91	6.41
1975	6.87	6.35
1976	6.82	6.29
1977	6.78	6.22
1978	6.72	6.15
1979	6.65	6.06
1980	6.59	5.95
1981	6.53	5.81
1982	6.47	5.66
1983	6.41	5.48
1984	6.34	5.3
1985	6.28	5.13
1986	6.23	5
1987	6.18	4.88
1988	6.13	4.77
1989	6.11	4.65
1990	6.07	4.51
1991	6.05	4.25
1992	6.02	4.09
1993	5.97	3.82
1994	5.91	3.76
1995	5.86	3.28
1996	5.79	3.06
1997	5.72	2.83
1998	5.65	2.77
1999	5.62	2.79
2000	5.6	2.73
2001	5.56	2.62
2002	5.53	2.54
2003	5.49	2.49
2004	5.46	2.38
2005	5.4	2.23
2006	5.33	1.96
2007	5.27	1.79
2008	5.21	1.52
2009	5.17	1.58
2010	5.14	1.57
2011	5.09	1.54
2012	5.03	1.53
2013	4.97	1.53
2014	4.91	1.48
2015	4.9	1.42
2016	4.83	1.37
2017	4.76	1.35
2018	4.68	1.29
2019	4.62	1.25
2020	4.54	1.29
2021	4.46	1.16
2022	4.38	1.15
2023	4.32	1.2
2024	4.26	1.21
2025	4.19	1.21
2026	4.13	1.21
2027	4.06	1.21
2028	4	1.22
2029	3.95	1.22
2030	3.88	1.23
2031	3.82	1.23
2032	3.77	1.24
2033	3.7	1.25
2034	3.66	1.25
2035	3.6	1.26
2036	3.54	1.26
2037	3.49	1.27
2038	3.45	1.28
2039	3.4	1.28
2040	3.36	1.28
2041	3.32	1.29
2042	3.28	1.29
2043	3.24	1.3
2044	3.2	1.3
2045	3.17	1.31
2046	3.13	1.31
2047	3.1	1.31
2048	3.07	1.32
2049	3.03	1.32
2050	3	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Sudan	UAE
1960	46.5%	37.8%
1961	46.6%	36.7%
1962	46.6%	35.8%
1963	46.7%	35.1%
1964	46.9%	34.5%
1965	47%	33.9%
1966	47.1%	33.2%
1967	47.2%	32.1%
1968	47.3%	31.2%
1969	47.4%	30.6%
1970	47.5%	29.8%
1971	47.6%	29%
1972	47.7%	28.3%
1973	47.9%	27.8%
1974	48.1%	27.4%
1975	48%	27.2%
1976	47.8%	26.9%
1977	47.7%	26.8%
1978	47.4%	26.9%
1979	47.1%	27.1%
1980	46.8%	27.4%
1981	46.6%	28%
1982	46.4%	28.8%
1983	46.3%	29.5%
1984	46.2%	30.2%
1985	46.1%	30.7%
1986	46.1%	31.2%
1987	46%	31.2%
1988	46%	30.9%
1989	46.1%	30.3%
1990	46.1%	29.6%
1991	46.2%	28.8%
1992	46.3%	28.1%
1993	46.3%	27.4%
1994	46.3%	26.7%
1995	46.3%	25.9%
1996	46.2%	25.2%
1997	46.2%	24.3%
1998	46.1%	23.1%
1999	45.9%	22%
2000	45.8%	20.8%
2001	45.7%	19.8%
2002	45.6%	18.9%
2003	45.6%	18.3%
2004	45.5%	17.8%
2005	45.4%	17.5%
2006	45.3%	17.2%
2007	45.1%	17%
2008	44.9%	16.9%
2009	44.7%	16.9%
2010	44.6%	16.9%
2011	44.6%	16.8%
2012	44.5%	16.8%
2013	44.4%	16.8%
2014	44%	16.8%
2015	43.6%	16.8%
2016	43.1%	16.8%
2017	42.6%	16.8%
2018	42%	16.7%
2019	41.7%	16.6%
2020	41.4%	16.6%
2021	41.2%	16.5%
2022	40.9%	16.5%
2023	40.6%	16.3%
2024	40.5%	16.1%
2025	40.2%	16%
2026	39.8%	15.9%
2027	39.5%	15.9%
2028	39.3%	15.9%
2029	39.1%	15.9%
2030	38.9%	16%
2031	38.6%	16.1%
2032	38.3%	16.3%
2033	37.9%	16.5%
2034	37.5%	16.7%
2035	37.1%	16.9%
2036	36.7%	17.1%
2037	36.3%	17.3%
2038	35.9%	17.5%
2039	35.5%	17.7%
2040	35.1%	17.9%
2041	34.7%	18%
2042	34.3%	18.1%
2043	33.9%	18.2%
2044	33.6%	18.3%
2045	33.2%	18.3%
2046	32.8%	18.3%
2047	32.5%	18.3%
2048	32.2%	18.3%
2049	31.9%	18.2%
2050	31.6%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.5% of the population in Sudan and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sudan and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Sudan vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.79% in Sudan and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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
	Sudan	UAE
1960	262,235	3,418
1961	272,562	3,657
1962	287,317	3,901
1963	302,132	4,157
1964	315,166	4,410
1965	327,799	4,675
1966	342,118	4,955
1967	356,599	5,264
1968	370,917	5,588
1969	385,712	6,138
1970	401,013	6,922
1971	417,641	7,839
1972	428,340	8,818
1973	439,201	9,822
1974	444,456	10,835
1975	454,813	11,859
1976	470,019	12,876
1977	483,089	15,787
1978	497,987	18,879
1979	524,942	21,987
1980	552,930	25,005
1981	585,087	27,560
1982	606,362	29,585
1983	570,198	31,480
1984	577,405	33,250
1985	583,382	34,855
1986	649,649	36,829
1987	658,416	37,741
1988	672,604	38,861
1989	683,743	40,148
1990	699,953	41,339
1991	714,612	41,409
1992	731,177	42,119
1993	743,249	41,324
1994	764,645	42,976
1995	780,700	38,685
1996	792,926	37,886
1997	802,245	38,207
1998	814,752	41,176
1999	835,840	46,198
2000	858,536	49,993
2001	880,284	52,789
2002	897,965	55,922
2003	898,226	59,118
2004	889,382	60,344
2005	907,017	60,046
2006	963,740	54,338
2007	992,819	55,048
2008	1,001,826	55,426
2009	1,041,810	66,521
2010	1,068,381	69,907
2011	1,070,888	73,496
2012	1,073,062	78,682
2013	1,078,446	82,977
2014	1,097,962	84,277
2015	1,145,259	85,044
2016	1,174,422	87,028
2017	1,208,046	89,382
2018	1,257,387	86,840
2019	1,291,747	86,296
2020	1,295,781	87,871
2021	1,293,817	76,802
2022	1,333,992	81,758
2023	1,361,564	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Sudan vs United Arab Emirates

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 256 deaths per 100,000 live births in Sudan, compared to 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Sudan	UAE
1985	980	19
1986	938	19
1987	914	19
1988	877	19
1989	881	19
1990	840	19
1991	873	19
1992	863	19
1993	839	19
1994	775	19
1995	730	18
1996	712	16
1997	681	14
1998	669	12
1999	662	10
2000	645	8
2001	616	7
2002	588	5
2003	593	5
2004	536	4
2005	506	4
2006	485	3
2007	445	3
2008	426	3
2009	382	3
2010	370	3
2011	357	4
2012	340	4
2013	327	4
2014	309	3
2015	298	3
2016	288	3
2017	277	3
2018	268	3
2019	262	3
2020	273	6
2021	305	6
2022	263	2
2023	256	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.01% in Sudan and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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
	Sudan	UAE
1960	17.8%	20.1%
1961	17.5%	19%
1962	17.2%	18%
1963	17%	16.9%
1964	16.7%	15.8%
1965	16.5%	14.8%
1966	16.3%	13.7%
1967	16.2%	12.6%
1968	16%	11.6%
1969	15.9%	10.6%
1970	15.8%	9.62%
1971	15.7%	8.72%
1972	15.6%	7.89%
1973	15.5%	7.12%
1974	15.4%	6.43%
1975	15.3%	5.8%
1976	15.2%	5.23%
1977	15.1%	4.7%
1978	15%	4.22%
1979	14.9%	3.78%
1980	14.8%	3.4%
1981	14.6%	3.06%
1982	14.5%	2.77%
1983	18.2%	2.52%
1984	18%	2.31%
1985	17.8%	2.12%
1986	14%	1.97%
1987	13.8%	1.83%
1988	13.6%	1.71%
1989	13.4%	1.61%
1990	13.2%	1.51%
1991	13%	1.43%
1992	12.7%	1.37%
1993	12.5%	1.31%
1994	12.2%	1.26%
1995	11.9%	1.21%
1996	11.6%	1.18%
1997	11.3%	1.15%
1998	11%	1.12%
1999	10.7%	1.09%
2000	10.3%	1.07%
2001	9.99%	1.05%
2002	9.65%	1.03%
2003	9.31%	1.01%
2004	10.3%	1%
2005	10%	0.98%
2006	8.4%	0.96%
2007	8.13%	0.94%
2008	7.88%	0.92%
2009	7.64%	0.9%
2010	7.42%	0.88%
2011	7.22%	0.86%
2012	7.02%	0.84%
2013	6.83%	0.82%
2014	6.64%	0.79%
2015	6.45%	0.77%
2016	6.26%	0.73%
2017	6.07%	0.7%
2018	5.89%	0.67%
2019	5.71%	0.63%
2020	5.53%	0.6%
2021	5.36%	0.56%
2022	5.18%	0.53%
2023	5.01%	0.5%