Senegal vs South Sudan: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Senegal
3.82 live births per woman
in 2023
South Sudan
3.86 live births per woman
in 2023
Senegal rank
35th
South Sudan rank
32nd
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Senegal
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.86 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Senegal ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.84 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 0.2913 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 7.15 live births per woman | 7.22 live births per woman | 0.0684 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 7.26 live births per woman | 7.31 live births per woman | 0.0514 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.99 live births per woman | 7.36 live births per woman | 0.369 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 5.91 live births per woman | 7.27 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 5.19 live births per woman | 6.11 live births per woman | 0.9211 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.75 live births per woman | 4.77 live births per woman | 0.0218 live births per woman | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.91 live births per woman | 4.01 live births per woman | 0.1035 live births per woman | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Senegal or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.86 live births per woman against 3.82 live births per woman in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Senegal and South Sudan?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Senegal ranks 35th and South Sudan ranks 32nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
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.