Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1988

Saudi Arabia
1988
Total fertility rate: 6.15
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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 6.15 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 392,069 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.15
Births
392,069
Births per 1,000 people
40.7
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
9,629,164
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
10-146.90.6%3,464
15-1964.45.2%25,495
20-24256.720.8%93,437
25-29311.825.3%109,495
30-34250.820.3%79,885
35-39216.917.6%57,241
40-4486.37.0%17,421
45-4937.23.0%5,353
50-542.60.2%277