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Fertility & birth rates in Sudan and Uruguay

Updated on by Georank team

Sudan has an annual birth rate of 33.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 9.87 for Uruguay. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 4.32 in Sudan and 1.41 in Uruguay — 67.4% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -35.1% in Sudan and by -50.2% in Uruguay — in 1960, it was 6.66 and 2.83, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Sudan is ranked 18/196 by birth rate compared to 149/196 for Uruguay.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.8 in Sudan — it's 29.4 in Uruguay.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 66.1 in Sudan vs 26.2 in Uruguay.
  • In Sudan, 24.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24% in Uruguay.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +2.72% in Sudan and +0.009% in Uruguay.

Birth rate data compared

Sudan Uruguay
Fertility rate 4.32 1.41
Birth rate 33.6 9.87
Birth rate rank 18/196 149/196
Average age at childbearing 29.8 years 29.4 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 62.7 24.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 188.7 61
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 72.7 14.2
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 24.8% 24%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 12% 74.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 77.7% 100%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.26% 0.02%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 2.48% 0.41%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 3.92% 0.55%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 5.01% 0.67%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,361,564 +298
Natural population change rank 11/196 149/196
Natural population change rate +2.72% +0.009%
Population growth +0.81% -0.04%
Population growth rank 118/197 169/197
Life expectancy 66.7 years 78.5 years

Fertility rate in Sudan vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Sudan
Factual

UN forecast
Uruguay
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Sudan Uruguay
1960 6.66 2.83
1961 6.66 2.85
1962 6.7 2.87
1963 6.76 2.88
1964 6.8 2.86
1965 6.84 2.84
1966 6.88 2.82
1967 6.91 2.78
1968 6.95 2.77
1969 6.97 2.77
1970 6.99 2.77
1971 7.02 2.77
1972 6.98 2.78
1973 6.94 2.86
1974 6.91 2.96
1975 6.87 3.02
1976 6.82 3.01
1977 6.78 2.9
1978 6.72 2.83
1979 6.65 2.71
1980 6.59 2.59
1981 6.53 2.53
1982 6.47 2.51
1983 6.41 2.49
1984 6.34 2.47
1985 6.28 2.47
1986 6.23 2.47
1987 6.18 2.49
1988 6.13 2.5
1989 6.11 2.5
1990 6.07 2.48
1991 6.05 2.45
1992 6.02 2.43
1993 5.97 2.41
1994 5.91 2.42
1995 5.86 2.4
1996 5.79 2.36
1997 5.72 2.33
1998 5.65 2.27
1999 5.62 2.25
2000 5.6 2.2
2001 5.56 2.16
2002 5.53 2.16
2003 5.49 2.12
2004 5.46 2.09
2005 5.4 2.1
2006 5.33 2.07
2007 5.27 2.05
2008 5.21 2.03
2009 5.17 2.02
2010 5.14 2.01
2011 5.09 1.99
2012 5.03 2.01
2013 4.97 2.03
2014 4.91 2.03
2015 4.9 2.04
2016 4.83 1.97
2017 4.76 1.82
2018 4.68 1.68
2019 4.62 1.57
2020 4.54 1.5
2021 4.46 1.45
2022 4.38 1.43
2023 4.32 1.41
2024 4.26 1.4
2025 4.19 1.39
2026 4.13 1.38
2027 4.06 1.38
2028 4 1.38
2029 3.95 1.38
2030 3.88 1.38
2031 3.82 1.39
2032 3.77 1.39
2033 3.7 1.39
2034 3.66 1.39
2035 3.6 1.4
2036 3.54 1.4
2037 3.49 1.4
2038 3.45 1.4
2039 3.4 1.41
2040 3.36 1.41
2041 3.32 1.41
2042 3.28 1.42
2043 3.24 1.42
2044 3.2 1.42
2045 3.17 1.42
2046 3.13 1.42
2047 3.1 1.43
2048 3.07 1.43
2049 3.03 1.43
2050 3 1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Sudan
Factual

UN forecast
Uruguay
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Sudan Uruguay
1960 46.5% 27.6%
1961 46.6% 27.6%
1962 46.6% 27.7%
1963 46.7% 27.8%
1964 46.9% 27.9%
1965 47% 27.9%
1966 47.1% 28%
1967 47.2% 28%
1968 47.3% 27.9%
1969 47.4% 27.8%
1970 47.5% 27.8%
1971 47.6% 27.7%
1972 47.7% 27.5%
1973 47.9% 27.4%
1974 48.1% 27.4%
1975 48% 27.4%
1976 47.8% 27.4%
1977 47.7% 27.3%
1978 47.4% 27.3%
1979 47.1% 27.2%
1980 46.8% 27%
1981 46.6% 26.9%
1982 46.4% 26.7%
1983 46.3% 26.6%
1984 46.2% 26.5%
1985 46.1% 26.4%
1986 46.1% 26.2%
1987 46% 26.1%
1988 46% 26%
1989 46.1% 25.8%
1990 46.1% 25.6%
1991 46.2% 25.3%
1992 46.3% 25.1%
1993 46.3% 24.9%
1994 46.3% 24.7%
1995 46.3% 24.7%
1996 46.2% 24.6%
1997 46.2% 24.6%
1998 46.1% 24.5%
1999 45.9% 24.5%
2000 45.8% 24.4%
2001 45.7% 24.2%
2002 45.6% 24.1%
2003 45.6% 23.9%
2004 45.5% 23.7%
2005 45.4% 23.5%
2006 45.3% 23.3%
2007 45.1% 23.1%
2008 44.9% 22.8%
2009 44.7% 22.6%
2010 44.6% 22.3%
2011 44.6% 22%
2012 44.5% 21.7%
2013 44.4% 21.5%
2014 44% 21.3%
2015 43.6% 21.1%
2016 43.1% 21%
2017 42.6% 20.8%
2018 42% 20.5%
2019 41.7% 20.2%
2020 41.4% 19.8%
2021 41.2% 19.4%
2022 40.9% 19.1%
2023 40.6% 18.7%
2024 40.5% 18.3%
2025 40.2% 17.9%
2026 39.8% 17.5%
2027 39.5% 17.1%
2028 39.3% 16.7%
2029 39.1% 16.3%
2030 38.9% 15.8%
2031 38.6% 15.4%
2032 38.3% 15.1%
2033 37.9% 14.8%
2034 37.5% 14.7%
2035 37.1% 14.6%
2036 36.7% 14.5%
2037 36.3% 14.5%
2038 35.9% 14.4%
2039 35.5% 14.4%
2040 35.1% 14.3%
2041 34.7% 14.3%
2042 34.3% 14.3%
2043 33.9% 14.2%
2044 33.6% 14.1%
2045 33.2% 14.1%
2046 32.8% 14%
2047 32.5% 13.9%
2048 32.2% 13.8%
2049 31.9% 13.7%
2050 31.6% 13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.5% of the population in Sudan and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Sudan and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Sudan vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.79% in Sudan and +0.19% in Uruguay. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Sudan
Uruguay

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Sudan Uruguay
1960 262,235 30,438
1961 272,562 30,975
1962 287,317 31,441
1963 302,132 31,824
1964 315,166 31,340
1965 327,799 30,807
1966 342,118 30,293
1967 356,599 29,514
1968 370,917 29,103
1969 385,712 28,805
1970 401,013 28,737
1971 417,641 28,584
1972 428,340 28,896
1973 439,201 30,213
1974 444,456 32,221
1975 454,813 33,393
1976 470,019 33,199
1977 483,089 31,321
1978 497,987 30,076
1979 524,942 27,456
1980 552,930 25,451
1981 585,087 24,968
1982 606,362 25,224
1983 570,198 24,146
1984 577,405 23,684
1985 583,382 23,988
1986 649,649 24,505
1987 658,416 24,469
1988 672,604 25,071
1989 683,743 25,322
1990 699,953 25,699
1991 714,612 25,422
1992 731,177 24,847
1993 743,249 24,212
1994 764,645 24,637
1995 780,700 24,872
1996 792,926 24,635
1997 802,245 23,737
1998 814,752 22,114
1999 835,840 21,844
2000 858,536 21,060
2001 880,284 20,729
2002 897,965 20,073
2003 898,226 18,628
2004 889,382 18,067
2005 907,017 18,926
2006 963,740 17,783
2007 992,819 17,422
2008 1,001,826 16,838
2009 1,041,810 16,947
2010 1,068,381 16,231
2011 1,070,888 14,934
2012 1,073,062 15,520
2013 1,078,446 16,318
2014 1,097,962 16,238
2015 1,145,259 16,194
2016 1,174,422 14,008
2017 1,208,046 10,907
2018 1,257,387 7,322
2019 1,291,747 3,873
2020 1,295,781 4,048
2021 1,293,817 -5,621
2022 1,333,992 -2,964
2023 1,361,564 298

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Maternal mortality chart: Sudan vs Uruguay

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 15 deaths in Uruguay.

Sudan
Uruguay
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Sudan Uruguay
1985 980 41
1986 938 41
1987 914 41
1988 877 39
1989 881 36
1990 840 35
1991 873 33
1992 863 33
1993 839 31
1994 775 30
1995 730 29
1996 712 28
1997 681 27
1998 669 25
1999 662 24
2000 645 23
2001 616 24
2002 588 23
2003 593 23
2004 536 21
2005 506 20
2006 485 20
2007 445 19
2008 426 19
2009 382 18
2010 370 17
2011 357 17
2012 340 16
2013 327 16
2014 309 16
2015 298 16
2016 288 16
2017 277 16
2018 268 16
2019 262 16
2020 273 20
2021 305 49
2022 263 20
2023 256 15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.01% in Sudan and 0.67% in Uruguay. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Sudan
Uruguay

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Sudan Uruguay
1960 17.8% 6.33%
1961 17.5% 6.21%
1962 17.2% 6.06%
1963 17% 5.93%
1964 16.7% 5.83%
1965 16.5% 5.77%
1966 16.3% 5.74%
1967 16.2% 5.7%
1968 16% 5.64%
1969 15.9% 5.53%
1970 15.8% 5.4%
1971 15.7% 5.33%
1972 15.6% 5.34%
1973 15.5% 5.39%
1974 15.4% 5.46%
1975 15.3% 5.49%
1976 15.2% 5.41%
1977 15.1% 5.18%
1978 15% 4.83%
1979 14.9% 4.41%
1980 14.8% 3.98%
1981 14.6% 3.6%
1982 14.5% 3.31%
1983 18.2% 3.1%
1984 18% 2.95%
1985 17.8% 2.84%
1986 14% 2.74%
1987 13.8% 2.62%
1988 13.6% 2.51%
1989 13.4% 2.42%
1990 13.2% 2.37%
1991 13% 2.32%
1992 12.7% 2.29%
1993 12.5% 2.25%
1994 12.2% 2.19%
1995 11.9% 2.12%
1996 11.6% 2.03%
1997 11.3% 1.93%
1998 11% 1.84%
1999 10.7% 1.76%
2000 10.3% 1.7%
2001 9.99% 1.66%
2002 9.65% 1.62%
2003 9.31% 1.58%
2004 10.3% 1.52%
2005 10% 1.44%
2006 8.4% 1.35%
2007 8.13% 1.27%
2008 7.88% 1.19%
2009 7.64% 1.13%
2010 7.42% 1.08%
2011 7.22% 1.04%
2012 7.02% 1%
2013 6.83% 0.97%
2014 6.64% 0.93%
2015 6.45% 0.89%
2016 6.26% 0.85%
2017 6.07% 0.81%
2018 5.89% 0.77%
2019 5.71% 0.74%
2020 5.53% 0.71%
2021 5.36% 0.7%
2022 5.18% 0.68%
2023 5.01% 0.67%

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