Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1973

Saudi Arabia
1973
Total fertility rate: 7.48
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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.48 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (346 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 197,196 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.48
Births
197,196
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
4,106,344
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%3,278
15-19113.27.6%21,664
20-24308.020.6%48,935
25-29345.623.1%47,069
30-34296.819.8%35,520
35-39260.917.4%27,633
40-44112.57.5%9,981
45-4942.42.8%2,961
50-542.80.2%154