Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1972

Saudi Arabia
1972
Total fertility rate: 7.54
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.54 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (348 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 188,462 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.54
Births
188,462
Births per 1,000 people
48.3
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
3,905,722
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%3,131
15-19113.87.6%20,706
20-24310.020.6%46,048
25-29348.423.1%45,101
30-34299.019.8%34,172
35-39262.817.4%26,663
40-44113.37.5%9,630
45-4942.72.8%2,860
50-542.80.2%149