Which has higher births, by age of mother, Afghanistan or Sudan?

Sudan, at 935 births against 803 births in Afghanistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Sudan: Births, by age of mother

Afghanistan

803 births

in 2023

Sudan

935 births

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

9th

Sudan rank

8th

Births, by age of mother over time

Afghanistan
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 935 births against 803 births in Afghanistan, a difference of 132 births.

That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	223.4 births	204.8 births	18.6 births	Afghanistan
1960s	242 births	263.8 births	21.8 births	Sudan
1970s	301.3 births	431.9 births	130.6 births	Sudan
1980s	314.2 births	520.6 births	206.4 births	Sudan
1990s	474.6 births	464.4 births	10.2 births	Afghanistan
2000s	635.4 births	673.7 births	38.3 births	Sudan
2010s	657.4 births	960.3 births	302.9 births	Sudan
2020s	747.75 births	951.25 births	203.5 births	Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Afghanistan or Sudan?: Sudan, at 935 births against 803 births in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Afghanistan and Sudan?: 132 births, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Afghanistan ranks 9th and Sudan ranks 8th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Births, by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births, by age of mother
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year. This only includes mothers aged 50-54.