Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2011

Saudi Arabia
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 2.80 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (175 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 530,576 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.80
Births
530,576
Births per 1,000 people
20.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
26,105,645
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%72
15-1917.73.1%19,465
20-24128.122.7%152,275
25-29174.731.0%185,050
30-34131.923.4%108,854
35-3975.213.3%47,208
40-4429.55.2%14,907
45-496.51.1%2,595
50-540.50.1%150