Latin America & Caribbean vs South Sudan: Birth rate, crude

Latin America & Caribbean
14.03 per 1,000 people
in 2024
South Sudan
29.22 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Latin America & Caribbean rank
31st
South Sudan rank
34th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 29.22 per 1,000 people against 14.03 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.19 per 1,000 people.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 34th of 47 groups.

South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 39.87 per 1,000 people 53.1 per 1,000 people 13.23 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1970s 34.65 per 1,000 people 53.68 per 1,000 people 19.02 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1980s 30.1 per 1,000 people 51.38 per 1,000 people 21.28 per 1,000 people South Sudan
1990s 24.98 per 1,000 people 52.15 per 1,000 people 27.17 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2000s 20.21 per 1,000 people 45.15 per 1,000 people 24.94 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2010s 17.04 per 1,000 people 35.7 per 1,000 people 18.66 per 1,000 people South Sudan
2020s 14.45 per 1,000 people 29.2 per 1,000 people 14.75 per 1,000 people South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Latin America & Caribbean or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 29.22 per 1,000 people against 14.03 per 1,000 people in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Latin America & Caribbean and South Sudan?
15.19 per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 31st and South Sudan ranks 34th of 47 groups.
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.