IBRD only vs South Sudan: Fertility rate, total

IBRD only
1.71 births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
IBRD only rank
33rd
South Sudan rank
32nd

Fertility rate, total over time

  • IBRD only
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 3.79 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in IBRD only, a difference of 2.08 births per woman.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.2 times IBRD only's.

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

IBRD only ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IBRD only South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 5.42 births per woman 7.22 births per woman 1.8 births per woman South Sudan
1970s 4.42 births per woman 7.31 births per woman 2.9 births per woman South Sudan
1980s 3.49 births per woman 7.36 births per woman 3.86 births per woman South Sudan
1990s 2.64 births per woman 7.27 births per woman 4.63 births per woman South Sudan
2000s 2.26 births per woman 6.11 births per woman 3.85 births per woman South Sudan
2010s 2.1 births per woman 4.77 births per woman 2.67 births per woman South Sudan
2020s 1.75 births per woman 3.96 births per woman 2.21 births per woman South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate, total, IBRD only or South Sudan?
South Sudan, at 3.79 births per woman against 1.71 births per woman in IBRD only as of 2024.
What is the difference in fertility rate, total between IBRD only and South Sudan?
2.08 births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do IBRD only and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
IBRD only ranks 33rd and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 47 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
266 places, 17,258 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.