Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2001

Saudi Arabia
2001
Total fertility rate: 3.96
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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 3.96 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (203 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 31.0 years old. In total, 435,041 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.96
Births
435,041
Births per 1,000 people
25.5
Mean age of mothers
31.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.87
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
17,041,397
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
10-140.30.0%289
15-1927.33.4%22,757
20-24149.418.9%101,633
25-29203.025.6%116,765
30-34185.323.4%95,690
35-39131.616.6%61,939
40-4464.28.1%26,189
45-4929.03.7%9,261
50-542.30.3%518