Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1979

Saudi Arabia
1979
Total fertility rate: 7.23
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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 7.23 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (334 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 270,661 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
7.23
Births
270,661
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.4%
Net reproduction rate
3.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
5,703,698
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%4,295
15-19109.97.6%28,173
20-24298.720.6%68,506
25-29333.923.1%67,950
30-34286.519.8%48,843
35-39252.217.4%36,215
40-44108.97.5%12,786
45-4940.92.8%3,700
50-542.70.2%191