Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan
Sudan: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.32 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.02 live births per woman
in 1971
All-time low
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan is 4.32 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.66 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 6.67 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.67 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.66 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 6.66 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 6.76 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 6.8 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 6.88 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.91 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.95 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 6.99 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 7.02 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.98 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 6.94 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.91 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.87 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 6.78 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.72 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 6.65 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 6.59 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 6.53 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 6.47 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 6.41 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 6.34 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 6.28 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.22 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 6.17 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.13 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.11 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 6.07 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.05 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.02 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5.97 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 5.91 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 5.86 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.79 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5.72 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 5.65 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.62 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 5.6 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.56 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 5.53 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.49 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.46 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.4 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 5.33 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.27 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.21 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 5.17 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.14 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.09 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.03 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 4.96 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.9 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.83 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 4.76 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.68 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.62 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.54 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 4.46 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.38 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.32 live births per woman | -1.4% |
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 education data for Sudan
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 105,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 581,716 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 563,787 (2019)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.31 million (2019)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 5.23 million (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2019)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Sudan was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.02 live births per woman in 1971.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.32 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Sudan ranks 17th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.