Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1960

Saudi Arabia
1960
Total fertility rate: 7.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1960
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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.63 children per woman in 1960 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (352 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 125,515 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.63
Births
125,515
Births per 1,000 people
51.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
2,435,404
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%1,812
15-19115.87.6%12,659
20-24315.520.7%30,999
25-29352.323.1%31,461
30-34302.519.8%23,463
35-39266.417.4%17,180
40-44114.67.5%6,022
45-4943.02.8%1,818
50-542.80.2%98