Arab World vs Sudan: Fertility rate, total

Arab World
3.06 births per woman
in 2024
Sudan
4.26 births per woman
in 2024
Arab World rank
13th
Sudan rank
16th

Fertility rate, total over time

  • Arab World
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 4.26 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World, a difference of 1.2 births per woman.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Arab World's.

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

Arab World ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 16th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Arab World averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Arab World Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.98 births per woman 6.81 births per woman 0.167 births per woman Arab World
1970s 6.63 births per woman 6.87 births per woman 0.2353 births per woman Sudan
1980s 5.85 births per woman 6.33 births per woman 0.4732 births per woman Sudan
1990s 4.54 births per woman 5.87 births per woman 1.33 births per woman Sudan
2000s 3.7 births per woman 5.4 births per woman 1.7 births per woman Sudan
2010s 3.49 births per woman 4.89 births per woman 1.41 births per woman Sudan
2020s 3.12 births per woman 4.39 births per woman 1.27 births per woman Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, Arab World or Sudan?
Sudan, at 4.26 births per woman against 3.06 births per woman in Arab World as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Arab World and Sudan?
1.2 births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
Arab World ranks 13th and Sudan ranks 16th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,193 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.