Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2002

Saudi Arabia
2002
Total fertility rate: 3.71
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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 3.71 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.6 years old. In total, 425,680 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.71
Births
425,680
Births per 1,000 people
23.8
Mean age of mothers
30.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.75
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
17,910,910
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
10-140.20.0%246
15-1925.33.4%22,519
20-24149.120.1%108,011
25-29198.726.8%118,973
30-34172.223.2%90,550
35-39115.115.5%54,665
40-4452.67.1%21,777
45-4925.83.5%8,445
50-542.10.3%494