Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Birth rate, crude

Guinea-Bissau
29.56 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
29.22 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
34th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 29.56 per 1,000 people against 29.22 per 1,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.34 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Sudan ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 34th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 42.22 per 1,000 people 53.1 per 1,000 people 10.88 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1970s 41.5 per 1,000 people 53.68 per 1,000 people 12.17 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1980s 47.96 per 1,000 people 51.38 per 1,000 people 3.42 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1990s 44.19 per 1,000 people 52.15 per 1,000 people 7.96 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2000s 40.67 per 1,000 people 45.15 per 1,000 people 4.48 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2010s 35.38 per 1,000 people 35.7 per 1,000 people 0.329 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2020s 30.49 per 1,000 people 29.2 per 1,000 people 1.28 per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
Guinea-Bissau, at 29.56 per 1,000 people against 29.22 per 1,000 people in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
0.34 per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 34th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.