Sudan vs Yemen: Fertility rate: births per woman
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Yemen
4.59 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan rank
17th
Yemen rank
14th
Fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman, 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 fertility rate: births per woman 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 fertility rate: births per woman?
- Sudan ranks 17th and Yemen ranks 14th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.