Total Fertility Rate in Sudan
Sudan: Total Fertility Rate was 4.38 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Sudan, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fertility rate in Sudan is 4.38, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Sudan peaked at 7.06 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 4.38, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 17th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.82 | 6.63 | 7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.93 | 6.78 | 7.06 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.5 | 6.23 | 6.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.82 | 5.45 | 6.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 | 5.04 | 5.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 | 4.62 | 5.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 | 4.38 | 4.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 14 Mozambique, Republic of 4.56 compare
- 15 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.52 compare
- 16 Uganda 4.47 compare
- 18 Cameroon 4.38 compare
- 19 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 4.34 compare
- 19 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 4.34 compare
More gender data for Sudan
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 733,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 755,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Sudan?
- Total fertility rate in Sudan was 4.38 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 in 1971.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.38 in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for total fertility rate?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.