North America vs South Sudan: Fertility rate, total
North America
1.59 births per woman
in 2024
South Sudan
3.79 births per woman
in 2024
North America rank
35th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate, total over time
- North America
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.79 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in North America, a difference of 2.2 births per woman.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 2.4 times North America's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
North America ranks 35th 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 | North America | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.05 births per woman | 7.22 births per woman | 4.18 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 1.93 births per woman | 7.31 births per woman | 5.38 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 1.84 births per woman | 7.36 births per woman | 5.51 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 1.98 births per woman | 7.27 births per woman | 5.29 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.01 births per woman | 6.11 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.8 births per woman | 4.77 births per woman | 2.97 births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.61 births per woman | 3.96 births per woman | 2.35 births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, North America or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.79 births per woman against 1.59 births per woman in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between North America and South Sudan?
- 2.2 births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and South Sudan?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do North America and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- North America ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.