Sudan vs Yemen: Fertility rate, total
Sudan
4.32 births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 births per woman
in 2023
Sudan rank
16th
Yemen rank
13th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Sudan
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 4.59 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Sudan, a difference of 0.27 births per woman.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Sudan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.87 births per woman | 8.38 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1980s | 6.33 births per woman | 8.8 births per woman | 2.47 births per woman | Yemen |
| 1990s | 5.87 births per woman | 7.57 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2000s | 5.4 births per woman | 5.63 births per woman | 0.2318 births per woman | Yemen |
| 2010s | 4.89 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 0.2556 births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.43 births per woman | 4.59 births per woman | 0.1685 births per woman | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Sudan or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 4.59 births per woman against 4.32 births per woman in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Sudan and Yemen?
- 0.27 births per woman, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Yemen?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Yemen rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Sudan ranks 16th and Yemen ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release