Sudan vs Uganda: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Sudan
4 children per women
in 2023
Uganda
4.03 children per women
in 2023
Sudan rank
16th
Uganda rank
15th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Sudan
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 4.03 children per women against 4 children per women in Sudan, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.74 children per women | 4.34 children per women | 0.4056 children per women | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.1 children per women | 4.7 children per women | 0.4049 children per women | Sudan |
| 1970s | 5.31 children per women | 4.88 children per women | 0.423 children per women | Sudan |
| 1980s | 5 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 0.1549 children per women | Uganda |
| 1990s | 4.9 children per women | 5.47 children per women | 0.5788 children per women | Uganda |
| 2000s | 4.71 children per women | 5.65 children per women | 0.933 children per women | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.44 children per women | 4.93 children per women | 0.4851 children per women | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.09 children per women | 4.18 children per women | 0.0875 children per women | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Sudan or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 4.03 children per women against 4 children per women in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Sudan and Uganda?
- 0.03 children per women, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Sudan ranks 16th and Uganda ranks 15th 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).