Which has higher births, by age of mother, South Africa or Ukraine?

Ukraine, at 94 births against 86 births in South Africa as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?

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.

South Africa vs Ukraine: Births, by age of mother

South Africa

86 births

in 2023

Ukraine

94 births

in 2023

South Africa rank

50th

Ukraine rank

47th

Births, by age of mother over time

South Africa
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 94 births against 86 births in South Africa, a difference of 8 births.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 47th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 6 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1950s	408.8 births	217.7 births	191.1 births	South Africa
1960s	523.1 births	292.9 births	230.2 births	South Africa
1970s	538.5 births	162.3 births	376.2 births	South Africa
1980s	414.7 births	72.6 births	342.1 births	South Africa
1990s	240.7 births	46.5 births	194.2 births	South Africa
2000s	131.9 births	46.8 births	85.1 births	South Africa
2010s	39.5 births	49.7 births	10.2 births	Ukraine
2020s	70 births	92 births	22 births	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births, by age of mother, South Africa or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 94 births against 86 births in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in births, by age of mother between South Africa and Ukraine?: 8 births, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Ukraine?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Ukraine rank globally for births, by age of mother?: South Africa ranks 50th and Ukraine ranks 47th 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.