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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.