Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1978

Saudi Arabia
1978
Total fertility rate: 7.26
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-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.26 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (336 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 255,738 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.26
Births
255,738
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.5%
Net reproduction rate
3.03
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
5,381,902
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
10-1413.91.0%4,107
15-19110.47.6%26,971
20-24300.020.6%64,951
25-29335.723.1%63,411
30-34288.019.8%46,068
35-39253.317.4%34,275
40-44109.47.5%12,218
45-4941.12.8%3,554
50-542.80.2%185