Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 1997

Saudi Arabia
1997
Total fertility rate: 4.66
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 4.66 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.2 years old. In total, 435,210 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.66
Births
435,210
Births per 1,000 people
30.3
Mean age of mothers
31.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
4.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.17
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
14,374,944
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
10-140.60.1%536
15-1932.03.4%21,244
20-24163.917.6%89,431
25-29238.325.6%117,373
30-34222.723.9%103,270
35-39155.516.7%65,369
40-4482.88.9%28,931
45-4933.43.6%8,598
50-542.50.3%458