Fertility & birth rates in Armenia and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Armenia vs Saudi Arabia by year

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Armenia

Saudi Arabia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2023	1.9	2.28
2022	1.7	2.14
2021	1.7	2.17
2020	1.7	2.27
2019	1.6	2.49
2018	1.6	2.67
2017	1.6	2.67
2016	1.6	2.65
2015	1.6	2.63
2014	1.7	2.68
2013	1.6	2.67
2012	1.6	2.78
2011	1.5	2.8
2010	1.5	2.81
2009	1.5	2.95
2008	1.4	3.07
2007	1.4	3.19
2006	1.3	3.18
2005	1.3	3.16
2004	1.4	3.26
2003	1.3	3.47
2002	1.2	3.71
2001	1.2	3.96
2000	1.3	4.21
1999	1.53	4.35
1998	1.81	4.52
1997	1.9	4.66
1996	2.06	4.81
1995	2.07	4.99
1994	2.08	5.16
1993	2.29	5.33
1992	2.5	5.49
1991	2.64	5.64
1990	2.71	5.8
1989	2.71	5.98
1988	2.68	6.15
1987	2.66	6.34
1986	2.66	6.52
1985	2.64	6.65
1984	2.6	6.78
1983	2.56	6.88
1982	2.5	6.98
1981	2.48	7.07
1980	2.48	7.15
1979	2.53	7.23
1978	2.62	7.26
1977	2.74	7.3
1976	2.84	7.33
1975	2.92	7.37
1974	2.98	7.43
1973	3.08	7.48
1972	3.2	7.54
1971	3.29	7.56
1970	3.33	7.58
1969	3.49	7.6
1968	3.62	7.63
1967	3.73	7.66
1966	3.83	7.66
1965	3.99	7.66
1964	4.15	7.67
1963	4.35	7.65
1962	4.52	7.64
1961	4.67	7.63
1960	4.79	7.63

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Armenia was 1.9 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.28 in Saudi Arabia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Armenia vs Saudi Arabia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Armenia

Saudi Arabia

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Year	Natural population change
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2023	12,153	474,366
2022	9,799	406,920
2021	2,370	409,032
2020	296	447,036
2019	10,072	474,407
2018	10,688	528,767
2017	10,428	546,751
2016	12,269	537,829
2015	13,821	511,023
2014	15,371	493,431
2013	14,505	475,299
2012	14,818	465,649
2011	15,442	443,675
2010	16,746	418,641
2009	16,863	438,557
2008	13,583	433,457
2007	13,362	425,199
2006	10,320	399,333
2005	11,013	375,938
2004	11,710	362,843
2003	9,866	364,520
2002	6,719	372,099
2001	8,030	382,153
2000	9,985	392,407
1999	10,452	390,112
1998	14,357	389,499
1997	16,685	385,033
1996	21,092	382,248
1995	22,452	380,231
1994	26,271	377,351
1993	35,818	372,621
1992	50,346	366,763
1991	56,269	361,329
1990	59,893	355,495
1989	57,520	349,399
1988	33,232	342,865
1987	60,176	333,088
1986	61,771	322,340
1985	62,499	310,558
1984	62,124	296,615
1983	61,028	280,616
1982	58,617	264,831
1981	56,323	249,156
1980	54,128	234,372
1979	52,452	220,186
1978	48,326	205,331
1977	45,320	191,103
1976	41,948	178,024
1975	40,217	166,223
1974	38,392	155,478
1973	37,355	145,450
1972	36,943	136,360
1971	36,590	127,600
1970	36,045	120,440
1969	37,333	113,859
1968	38,118	108,281
1967	38,674	103,343
1966	39,842	98,361
1965	42,271	93,820
1964	44,886	89,776
1963	48,058	85,480
1962	50,461	81,393
1961	51,957	77,743
1960	51,675	74,143

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.41% in Armenia and +1.41% in Saudi Arabia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.33% in Armenia and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia.

Birth rate in Armenia vs Saudi Arabia by year

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Armenia

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2023	12.3	16.4
2022	12.3	15.2
2021	12.4	15.9
2020	12.3	16.6
2019	12.2	18.1
2018	12.3	19.7
2017	12.6	19.8
2016	13.5	19.6
2015	13.9	19.4
2014	14.3	19.8
2013	13.8	19.7
2012	14	20.4
2011	14.3	20.3
2010	14.7	20.1
2009	14.5	20.8
2008	13.3	21.3
2007	12.9	21.7
2006	12	21.4
2005	11.9	21.1
2004	11.8	21.3
2003	11.3	22.3
2002	10.1	23.8
2001	10	25.5
2000	10.6	27.5
1999	11.4	28.5
1998	12.6	29.5
1997	13.2	30.3
1996	14.5	31.2
1995	14.8	32.3
1994	15.8	33.4
1993	18.3	34.5
1992	22	35.5
1991	23.3	36.7
1990	24.6	38
1989	24.3	39.3
1988	25.1	40.7
1987	25.8	41.9
1986	26.5	43.1
1985	27	44.2
1984	27.1	45
1983	27	45.6
1982	26.5	46.1
1981	26	46.6
1980	25.4	47.1
1979	25.1	47.5
1978	24.1	47.5
1977	23.7	47.5
1976	23.1	47.6
1975	22.9	47.7
1974	22.6	47.8
1973	22.6	48
1972	22.8	48.3
1971	23.1	48.4
1970	23.3	48.7
1969	24.4	48.9
1968	25.3	49.3
1967	26.3	49.8
1966	27.7	50.1
1965	29.8	50.4
1964	32.2	50.8
1963	35.1	51
1962	37.7	51.1
1961	39.9	51.4
1960	41.2	51.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 12.3 in Armenia and 16.4 in Saudi Arabia, compared with 41.2 and 51.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Armenia

Factual

UN forecast

Saudi Arabia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2100	12.9%	17.3%
2099	12.9%	17.3%
2098	13%	17.3%
2097	13.1%	17.3%
2096	13.1%	17.3%
2095	13.2%	17.3%
2094	13.3%	17.4%
2093	13.3%	17.4%
2092	13.4%	17.4%
2091	13.5%	17.4%
2090	13.5%	17.4%
2089	13.5%	17.5%
2088	13.6%	17.5%
2087	13.6%	17.5%
2086	13.6%	17.6%
2085	13.5%	17.6%
2084	13.5%	17.7%
2083	13.5%	17.7%
2082	13.5%	17.7%
2081	13.4%	17.8%
2080	13.4%	17.8%
2079	13.3%	17.9%
2078	13.3%	17.9%
2077	13.3%	18%
2076	13.2%	18%
2075	13.2%	18.1%
2074	13.2%	18.2%
2073	13.2%	18.2%
2072	13.2%	18.3%
2071	13.3%	18.3%
2070	13.3%	18.4%
2069	13.4%	18.4%
2068	13.4%	18.5%
2067	13.5%	18.6%
2066	13.6%	18.6%
2065	13.7%	18.7%
2064	13.8%	18.7%
2063	13.9%	18.8%
2062	14.1%	18.9%
2061	14.2%	19%
2060	14.3%	19%
2059	14.4%	19.1%
2058	14.5%	19.2%
2057	14.5%	19.3%
2056	14.6%	19.4%
2055	14.6%	19.5%
2054	14.6%	19.6%
2053	14.6%	19.8%
2052	14.7%	19.9%
2051	14.6%	20%
2050	14.6%	20.1%
2049	14.6%	20.3%
2048	14.6%	20.4%
2047	14.6%	20.6%
2046	14.6%	20.7%
2045	14.6%	20.9%
2044	14.6%	21.1%
2043	14.7%	21.2%
2042	14.8%	21.4%
2041	14.9%	21.6%
2040	15%	21.8%
2039	15.2%	22%
2038	15.4%	22.1%
2037	15.6%	22.1%
2036	15.8%	22.2%
2035	16%	22.2%
2034	16.2%	22.3%
2033	16.5%	22.4%
2032	16.8%	22.5%
2031	17.2%	22.7%
2030	17.5%	22.8%
2029	17.8%	23%
2028	18.2%	23.2%
2027	18.5%	23.3%
2026	18.9%	23.5%
2025	19.1%	23.7%
2024	19.2%	23.8%
2023	19.5%	24.1%
2022	19.9%	24.6%
2021	20%	25.2%
2020	20.2%	25.5%
2019	20.3%	25.8%
2018	20.5%	25.7%
2017	20.5%	25.2%
2016	20.3%	24.9%
2015	20.1%	25.1%
2014	19.9%	25.4%
2013	19.7%	25.8%
2012	19.5%	26.3%
2011	19.4%	26.9%
2010	19.3%	27.6%
2009	19.3%	28.5%
2008	19.4%	29.5%
2007	19.8%	30.6%
2006	20.4%	31.9%
2005	21.2%	33.2%
2004	22.1%	34.5%
2003	22.9%	35.7%
2002	23.8%	36.8%
2001	24.9%	37.7%
2000	26.3%	38.3%
1999	27.9%	38.9%
1998	29.6%	39.5%
1997	30.8%	40.1%
1996	31.3%	40.7%
1995	31.8%	41.2%
1994	32%	41.7%
1993	31.7%	42.1%
1992	31%	42.4%
1991	30.4%	42.7%
1990	30.3%	43%
1989	30.4%	43.2%
1988	30.6%	43.3%
1987	30.5%	43.4%
1986	30.4%	43.5%
1985	30.3%	43.6%
1984	30.2%	43.6%
1983	30.1%	43.7%
1982	30.1%	43.8%
1981	30.2%	43.9%
1980	30.5%	44.1%
1979	31%	44.2%
1978	31.5%	44.3%
1977	32.1%	44.5%
1976	32.8%	44.6%
1975	33.8%	44.8%
1974	34.9%	45%
1973	35.9%	45.2%
1972	36.8%	45.3%
1971	37.7%	45.5%
1970	38.5%	45.5%
1969	39.1%	45.5%
1968	39.6%	45.4%
1967	39.9%	45.3%
1966	40.2%	45.1%
1965	40.3%	44.8%
1964	40.2%	44.6%
1963	40%	44.3%
1962	39.6%	43.9%
1961	38.7%	43.6%
1960	37.5%	43.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.2% of the population in Armenia and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 30.3% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Armenia and Saudi Arabia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Armenia vs Saudi Arabia

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Armenia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2023	19	7
2022	27	9
2021	57	12
2020	43	11
2019	23	8
2018	24	8
2017	24	8
2016	25	8
2015	25	8
2014	26	8
2013	26	9
2012	27	9
2011	27	10
2010	28	11
2009	29	11
2008	29	12
2007	30	13
2006	31	14
2005	32	15
2004	34	16
2003	35	16
2002	36	18
2001	38	19
2000	40	20
1999	42	21
1998	45	22
1997	48	23
1996	49	23
1995	50	24
1994	51	25
1993	50	26
1992	50	27
1991	47	29
1990	47	30
1989	46	32
1988	55	34
1987	52	36
1986	54	38
1985	55	40

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 19 deaths per 100,000 live births in Armenia, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Saudi Arabia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Armenia	Saudi Arabia
2023	1%	0.62%
2022	1.05%	0.64%
2021	1.1%	0.66%
2020	1.16%	0.69%
2019	1.21%	0.72%
2018	1.27%	0.76%
2017	1.33%	0.8%
2016	1.4%	0.85%
2015	1.46%	0.9%
2014	1.54%	0.96%
2013	1.62%	1.02%
2012	1.7%	1.08%
2011	1.78%	1.15%
2010	1.87%	1.22%
2009	1.97%	1.3%
2008	2.06%	1.38%
2007	2.17%	1.47%
2006	2.28%	1.56%
2005	2.4%	1.65%
2004	2.52%	1.75%
2003	2.65%	1.85%
2002	2.79%	1.96%
2001	2.93%	2.08%
2000	3.08%	2.21%
1999	3.23%	2.35%
1998	3.39%	2.5%
1997	3.55%	2.67%
1996	3.72%	2.86%
1995	3.9%	3.06%
1994	4.09%	3.29%
1993	4.29%	3.54%
1992	4.49%	3.81%
1991	4.69%	4.11%
1990	4.9%	4.44%
1989	5.11%	4.8%
1988	9.93%	5.19%
1987	5.55%	5.62%
1986	5.78%	6.07%
1985	6.01%	6.55%
1984	6.26%	7.04%
1983	6.52%	7.56%
1982	6.78%	8.12%
1981	7.06%	8.71%
1980	7.36%	9.34%
1979	7.67%	9.99%
1978	7.98%	10.7%
1977	8.32%	11.4%
1976	8.67%	12.2%
1975	-	13.1%
1974	-	14%
1973	-	14.9%
1972	-	16%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Armenia and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.