Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Saudi Arabia, 2012

Saudi Arabia
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.78
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Saudi Arabia was 2.78 children per woman in 2012 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 551,709 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.78
Births
551,709
Births per 1,000 people
20.4
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
3.4%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
27,062,443
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%62
15-1917.23.1%18,641
20-24126.322.5%152,041
25-29173.631.0%195,135
30-34131.723.5%117,022
35-3975.613.5%50,471
40-4429.95.3%15,756
45-495.91.0%2,446
50-540.40.1%135