Fertility rate: births per woman in Sudan
Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 4.32 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Sudan peaked at 7.02 live births per woman in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.32 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Sudan 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.81 live births per woman | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.87 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.33 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 6.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.87 live births per woman | 5.62 live births per woman | 6.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.4 live births per woman | 5.17 live births per woman | 5.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 live births per woman | 4.62 live births per woman | 5.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.43 live births per woman | 4.32 live births per woman | 4.54 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More reference data data for Sudan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.511 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 26.44 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 23.88 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 31.32 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Sudan?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Sudan was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 live births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.