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

Madagascar, at 314 births against 250 births in South Sudan as of 2023.

What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Madagascar and South Sudan?

64 births, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South 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.

Madagascar vs South Sudan: Births, by age of mother

Madagascar

314 births

in 2023

South Sudan

250 births

in 2023

Madagascar rank

20th

South Sudan rank

22nd

Births, by age of mother over time

Madagascar
South Sudan

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 314 births against 250 births in South Sudan, a difference of 64 births.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.

Madagascar ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	79.8 births	115.5 births	35.7 births	South Sudan
1960s	70.7 births	143.2 births	72.5 births	South Sudan
1970s	125.9 births	178.1 births	52.2 births	South Sudan
1980s	216.7 births	224.5 births	7.8 births	South Sudan
1990s	212.4 births	230.4 births	18 births	South Sudan
2000s	301.2 births	284.7 births	16.5 births	Madagascar
2010s	321.1 births	325 births	3.9 births	South Sudan
2020s	311.5 births	258.5 births	53 births	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, Madagascar or South Sudan?: Madagascar, at 314 births against 250 births in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between Madagascar and South Sudan?: 64 births, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and South Sudan rank globally for births, by age of mother?: Madagascar ranks 20th and South Sudan ranks 22nd 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.