Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1985

Saudi Arabia
1985
Total fertility rate: 6.65
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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 6.65 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (307 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.0 years old. In total, 360,570 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.65
Births
360,570
Births per 1,000 people
44.2
Mean age of mothers
30.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.96
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
8,151,779
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
10-1413.71.0%5,769
15-19101.27.6%34,502
20-24275.220.6%87,285
25-29306.623.0%92,132
30-34263.419.8%69,680
35-39232.017.4%49,645
40-44100.77.6%16,746
45-4937.72.8%4,577
50-542.50.2%234