Sudan vs Yemen: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan rank
17th
Yemen rank
14th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.59 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.27 live births per woman.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Yemen ahead.
Sudan ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.67 live births per woman | 7.97 live births per woman | 1.3 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1960s | 6.81 live births per woman | 8.09 live births per woman | 1.28 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1970s | 6.87 live births per woman | 8.38 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.33 live births per woman | 8.8 live births per woman | 2.47 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.87 live births per woman | 7.57 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.4 live births per woman | 5.63 live births per woman | 0.2318 live births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.89 live births per woman | 4.64 live births per woman | 0.2556 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.43 live births per woman | 4.59 live births per woman | 0.1685 live births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.59 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.27 live births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Sudan ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.