South Sudan vs Tuvalu: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
South Sudan
3.22 children per women
in 2023
Tuvalu
3.06 children per women
in 2023
South Sudan rank
48th
Tuvalu rank
51st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- South Sudan
- Tuvalu
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.22 children per women against 3.06 children per women in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.16 children per women.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Tuvalu's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tuvalu ahead.
South Sudan ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 6 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.15 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 0.6736 children per women | Tuvalu |
| 1960s | 3.16 children per women | 3.79 children per women | 0.6295 children per women | Tuvalu |
| 1970s | 3.54 children per women | 3.19 children per women | 0.3537 children per women | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 3.63 children per women | 3.46 children per women | 0.1721 children per women | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.66 children per women | 3.54 children per women | 1.12 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 4.68 children per women | 3.31 children per women | 1.37 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.61 children per women | 3.18 children per women | 0.4362 children per women | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 3.33 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 0.226 children per women | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, South Sudan or Tuvalu?
- South Sudan, at 3.22 children per women against 3.06 children per women in Tuvalu as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between South Sudan and Tuvalu?
- 0.16 children per women, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Tuvalu?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do South Sudan and Tuvalu rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- South Sudan ranks 48th and Tuvalu ranks 51st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).