Rwanda vs South Sudan: Birth rate
Rwanda
28.35 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
South Sudan
28.59 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
39th
South Sudan rank
37th
Birth rate over time
- Rwanda
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 28.59 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda, a difference of 0.24 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 56.33 births per 1,000 people | 50.7 births per 1,000 people | 5.63 births per 1,000 people | Rwanda |
| 1960s | 49.27 births per 1,000 people | 53.1 births per 1,000 people | 3.83 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 50.26 births per 1,000 people | 53.68 births per 1,000 people | 3.41 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 49.96 births per 1,000 people | 51.38 births per 1,000 people | 1.42 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 42.02 births per 1,000 people | 52.15 births per 1,000 people | 10.13 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 40.18 births per 1,000 people | 45.15 births per 1,000 people | 4.96 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 32.41 births per 1,000 people | 35.7 births per 1,000 people | 3.3 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 29.15 births per 1,000 people | 29.2 births per 1,000 people | 0.0432 births per 1,000 people | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Rwanda or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 28.59 births per 1,000 people against 28.35 births per 1,000 people in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Rwanda and South Sudan?
- 0.24 births per 1,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and South Sudan rank globally for birth rate?
- Rwanda ranks 39th and South Sudan ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.