Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1956

Saudi Arabia
1956
Total fertility rate: 7.59
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.59 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 108,930 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.59
Births
108,930
Births per 1,000 people
51.7
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.38
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,106,227
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
10-1414.00.9%1,586
15-19115.97.6%11,307
20-24313.620.6%27,574
25-29350.623.1%27,229
30-34301.019.8%19,795
35-39264.917.4%14,556
40-44113.87.5%5,179
45-4942.62.8%1,614
50-542.80.2%90