Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1989

Saudi Arabia
1989
Total fertility rate: 5.97
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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 5.97 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.3 years old. In total, 398,210 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
398,210
Births per 1,000 people
39.3
Mean age of mothers
30.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
10,128,394
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
10-145.30.4%2,823
15-1968.05.7%28,316
20-24243.820.4%92,181
25-29298.724.9%109,337
30-34242.320.2%81,214
35-39206.017.2%58,013
40-4495.88.0%20,592
45-4935.73.0%5,466
50-542.40.2%268