Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1961

Saudi Arabia
1961
Total fertility rate: 7.63
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1961
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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.63 children per woman in 1961 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (353 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 129,787 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.63
Births
129,787
Births per 1,000 people
51.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
2,526,346
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
10-1413.90.9%1,863
15-19115.87.6%13,101
20-24316.020.7%31,816
25-29352.623.1%32,442
30-34302.919.8%24,400
35-39266.717.5%17,918
40-44114.77.5%6,265
45-4943.12.8%1,883
50-542.80.2%101