What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Central African Republic and South Sudan?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs South Sudan: Share of births by age of mother

Central African Republic

23.6%

in 2023

South Sudan

23.3%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

4th

South Sudan rank

6th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Central African Republic
South Sudan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 23.6% against 23.3% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 7 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1950s	18.7%	17.8%	0.9%	Central African Republic
1960s	20.7%	17.2%	3.5%	Central African Republic
1970s	21.7%	17.2%	4.6%	Central African Republic
1980s	20.5%	18.0%	2.5%	Central African Republic
1990s	17.6%	18.7%	1.1%	South Sudan
2000s	21.2%	15.6%	5.7%	Central African Republic
2010s	24.3%	17.3%	7.0%	Central African Republic
2020s	24.0%	23.1%	0.9%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Central African Republic or South Sudan?: Central African Republic, at 23.6% against 23.3% in South Sudan as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Central African Republic and South Sudan?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and South Sudan?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and South Sudan rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Central African Republic ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
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: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.