Germany vs Sudan
Germany vs Sudan: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.44 births per woman in Germany and 4.32 births per woman in Sudan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sudan, by 2.88 births per woman, or 3 times that in Germany.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Germany ranked 178 and Sudan ranked 16 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Germany at 1.6 births per woman and Sudan at 2.15 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Germany | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.44 | 4.32 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.46 | 4.38 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.58 | 4.46 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.53 | 4.54 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.54 | 4.62 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.57 | 4.68 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.57 | 4.76 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.59 | 4.83 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.47 | 4.91 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.42 | 4.97 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.41 | 5.03 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 1.39 | 5.09 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 1.4 | 5.14 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 1.37 | 5.17 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 1.39 | 5.21 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 1.38 | 5.27 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 1.34 | 5.33 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 1.35 | 5.4 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 1.36 | 5.46 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 1.34 | 5.49 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 1.35 | 5.53 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 1.35 | 5.56 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 1.39 | 5.6 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 1.37 | 5.62 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 1.36 | 5.65 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 1.38 | 5.72 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 1.33 | 5.79 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 1.26 | 5.86 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 1.25 | 5.91 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 1.29 | 5.97 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 1.31 | 6.02 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 1.34 | 6.05 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 1.46 | 6.07 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 1.43 | 6.11 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 1.46 | 6.13 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 1.44 | 6.18 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 1.42 | 6.23 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 1.38 | 6.28 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 1.39 | 6.34 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 1.43 | 6.41 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | 6.47 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 1.53 | 6.53 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 1.56 | 6.59 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 1.49 | 6.65 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 1.49 | 6.72 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 1.5 | 6.78 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 1.49 | 6.82 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 1.48 | 6.87 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 1.52 | 6.91 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 1.55 | 6.94 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 1.73 | 6.98 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 1.95 | 7.02 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 2.02 | 6.99 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 2.2 | 6.97 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 2.34 | 6.95 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 2.44 | 6.91 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 2.5 | 6.88 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 2.49 | 6.84 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 2.53 | 6.8 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 2.52 | 6.76 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 2.46 | 6.7 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 2.47 | 6.66 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 2.38 | 6.66 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 2.36 | 6.66 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 2.26 | 6.68 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 2.26 | 6.67 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 2.21 | 6.68 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 2.16 | 6.68 | 5 |
| 1954 | 2.15 | 6.68 | 5 |
| 1953 | 2.13 | 6.67 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 2.14 | 6.67 | 5 |
| 1951 | 2.17 | 6.67 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 2.19 | 6.66 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Germany | Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.451.3–1.6 | 4.263.08–5.23 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.461.26–1.64 | 4.192.93–5.23 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.461.24–1.66 | 4.132.83–5.23 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.461.23–1.69 | 4.062.71–5.21 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.471.22–1.72 | 42.61–5.17 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.471.2–1.74 | 3.952.51–5.18 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.481.19–1.75 | 3.882.39–5.2 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.481.18–1.77 | 3.822.29–5.15 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.491.18–1.8 | 3.772.22–5.14 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.491.17–1.81 | 3.72.14–5.16 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.491.15–1.82 | 3.662.08–5.12 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.51.14–1.85 | 3.62.06–5.07 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.51.13–1.85 | 3.542.02–5.06 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.511.12–1.88 | 3.491.98–5.04 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.511.09–1.89 | 3.451.94–5.02 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.511.09–1.88 | 3.41.91–5.01 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.511.08–1.89 | 3.361.88–5.01 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.521.09–1.89 | 3.321.84–4.92 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.521.08–1.91 | 3.281.81–4.9 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.521.09–1.93 | 3.241.76–4.87 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.531.08–1.94 | 3.21.72–4.84 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.531.09–1.95 | 3.171.7–4.84 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.531.09–1.97 | 3.131.67–4.81 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.531.07–1.97 | 3.11.64–4.8 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.541.07–1.97 | 3.071.62–4.8 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.541.06–1.97 | 3.031.59–4.79 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.541.05–1.96 | 31.57–4.77 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.541.04–1.98 | 2.971.56–4.77 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.541.05–1.98 | 2.941.56–4.74 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.541.03–2 | 2.911.53–4.71 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.551.02–2 | 2.891.52–4.69 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.551.02–2.01 | 2.861.5–4.65 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.551.03–2.03 | 2.831.5–4.64 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.551.03–2.05 | 2.811.5–4.63 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.551.01–2.05 | 2.781.49–4.66 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.561.02–2.07 | 2.761.47–4.63 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.561.01–2.07 | 2.741.45–4.6 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.561.01–2.09 | 2.711.43–4.57 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.561.01–2.08 | 2.691.42–4.55 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.561–2.08 | 2.671.41–4.55 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.561–2.08 | 2.641.41–4.49 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.560.99–2.09 | 2.621.41–4.44 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.560.98–2.1 | 2.61.4–4.43 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 2.581.38–4.41 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 2.571.39–4.41 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 2.551.38–4.41 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.560.98–2.09 | 2.531.34–4.4 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.560.97–2.08 | 2.511.34–4.41 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.570.97–2.09 | 2.51.33–4.39 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.570.98–2.1 | 2.481.31–4.31 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.571–2.12 | 2.471.29–4.32 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.570.99–2.11 | 2.451.28–4.29 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.570.99–2.1 | 2.441.28–4.26 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.571–2.1 | 2.421.27–4.28 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.571–2.12 | 2.411.26–4.23 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.571–2.12 | 2.41.27–4.2 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.580.99–2.11 | 2.381.25–4.16 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.580.98–2.09 | 2.371.25–4.12 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.580.97–2.12 | 2.351.25–4.16 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.580.97–2.13 | 2.341.25–4.11 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 2.331.27–4.11 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.580.96–2.12 | 2.311.25–4.16 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.580.98–2.13 | 2.31.24–4.08 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.580.98–2.14 | 2.291.23–4.06 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.580.98–2.16 | 2.281.23–4.06 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.590.96–2.18 | 2.261.2–4.06 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.590.97–2.19 | 2.251.21–4.04 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 2.241.17–4 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.590.96–2.16 | 2.231.17–3.96 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 2.221.14–3.98 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.590.96–2.17 | 2.21.15–3.97 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.590.97–2.18 | 2.191.15–3.92 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.590.95–2.17 | 2.181.16–3.9 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.590.97–2.16 | 2.171.15–3.86 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.60.96–2.17 | 2.161.15–3.82 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 2.161.15–3.83 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.60.97–2.2 | 2.151.15–3.84 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Germany vs Sudan
Health
- Life expectancyGermany: 81.4 years in 2023Sudan: 66.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGermany: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Sudan: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGermany: 3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Sudan: 36.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGermany: 3.96% in 2017Sudan: 3.78% in 2017
- Suicide rateGermany: 9.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Sudan: 5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGermany: 84.6 million people in 2023Sudan: 50 million people in 2023
- Population growthGermany: 0.35% a year in 2023Sudan: 0.02% a year in 2023
- Urban populationGermany: 82.1% in 2025Sudan: 34.9% in 2025
- Median ageGermany: 45.2 years in 2023Sudan: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGermany: 22.8% in 2023Sudan: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateGermany: 7.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Sudan: -27 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGermany: 2.27% of GDP in 2025Sudan: 0.93% of GDP in 2021
- Military spending in US dollarsGermany: $107B in 2025Sudan: $2.77B in 2021
- Military spending per personGermany: $1,346 in 2025Sudan: $8 in 2021
- Military share of state spendingGermany: 4.5% of government spending in 2025Sudan: 9.5% of government spending in 2021
- Armed forces personnelGermany: 183,000 people in 2020Sudan: 144,000 people in 2020
- National powerGermany: 1.5% of world capability in 2022Sudan: 0.37% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGermany: 0.42% of the labour force in 2020Sudan: 1.34% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGermany: 1.63 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 57 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGermany: 1.7 billion TIV in 2025Sudan: 11 million TIV in 2013