Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1971

Saudi Arabia
1971
Total fertility rate: 7.56
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.56 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (349 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 180,081 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.56
Births
180,081
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,724,031
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%2,991
15-19114.07.5%19,695
20-24311.020.6%43,607
25-29349.223.1%43,027
30-34299.719.8%32,927
35-39263.417.4%25,682
40-44113.57.5%9,259
45-4942.82.8%2,751
50-542.90.2%144