Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2005

Saudi Arabia
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.16
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 3.16 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (190 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.4 years old. In total, 433,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.16
Births
433,035
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
29.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
5.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.50
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
20,559,890
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
10-140.10.0%150
15-1922.03.5%22,893
20-24155.024.5%137,379
25-29190.230.1%134,115
30-34142.022.4%81,757
35-3977.212.2%38,481
40-4428.44.5%12,202
45-4916.12.5%5,681
50-541.40.2%377