Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1987

Saudi Arabia
1987
Total fertility rate: 6.34
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 6.34 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (313 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 382,572 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.34
Births
382,572
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
9,130,194
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
10-148.90.7%4,233
15-1972.75.7%27,286
20-24261.420.5%90,875
25-29312.924.6%104,437
30-34257.620.2%77,297
35-39225.417.7%55,374
40-4493.17.3%17,655
45-4938.03.0%5,151
50-542.60.2%266