South Sudan's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) was 96.28 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 12.55% from 110.09 in 2014 (1.33% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 96.28 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 101.05 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 110.09 | 2014 |
| Highest | 159.42 | 1992 |
| Lowest | 96.28 | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 100.86 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 154.53 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, South Sudan's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) fell 0.86 on 2023 (from 97.13 to 96.28).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.07 and a typical year strayed about 2.33 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.83 in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 8.05 in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.06 a year. A straight line explains 96% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, South Sudan had the 19th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 96.28 | 2024 |
| World | 38.34 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.92 | 2024 |
| Low income | 90.7 | 2024 |
Closest to South Sudan in the 2024 ranking
- Cameroon — 16th of 217: 105.39
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 17th of 217: 105.22
- Uganda — 18th of 217: 104.73
- Zimbabwe — 20th of 217: 95.52
- Nicaragua — 21st of 217: 93.17
- Sierra Leone — 22nd of 217: 91.19
What this measures
Adolescent fertility rate is the number of births per 1,000 women ages 15-19.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.28 |
| 2023 | 97.13 |
| 2022 | 98.55 |
| 2021 | 99.49 |
| 2020 | 100.56 |
| 2019 | 101.05 |
| 2018 | 101.21 |
| 2017 | 102.78 |
| 2016 | 104.7 |
| 2015 | 106.8 |
| 2014 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) in nearby economies
- Angola — 139.39 (2024)
- Benin — 76.41 (2024)
- Botswana — 53.45 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 85.53 (2024)
- Burundi — 52.49 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 37.94 (2024)
- Cameroon — 105.39 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 161.35 (2024)
- Chad — 132.13 (2024)
More health data for South Sudan
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 12.53% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 13.29% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 2.29 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 36.96% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 2.34 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 39.04% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 4.63 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 37.99% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 11.35% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is South Sudan's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19)?
- 96.28 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is down 37.7% from 154.53 in 1960 (0.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 159.42 in 1992 and the lowest 96.28 in 2024.
- How does South Sudan rank?
- 19th highest of 217 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) unusual for South Sudan?
- In 2024, South Sudan's adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) fell 0.86 on 2023 (from 97.13 to 96.28). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −2.07 and a typical year strayed about 2.33 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.ADO.TFRT, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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