Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1955

Saudi Arabia
1955
Total fertility rate: 7.59
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.59 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (351 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 105,152 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.59
Births
105,152
Births per 1,000 people
51.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,031,955
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-1414.10.9%1,536
15-19115.97.6%11,019
20-24313.720.6%26,734
25-29351.023.1%26,183
30-34301.219.8%18,985
35-39265.017.4%14,012
40-44113.87.5%5,014
45-4942.62.8%1,581
50-542.80.2%89