Fertility & birth rates in Austria and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Austria vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Austria was 1.32 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 Austria vs Saudi Arabia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Austria	Saudi Arabia
1960	2.69	7.63
1961	2.78	7.63
1962	2.8	7.64
1963	2.82	7.65
1964	2.79	7.67
1965	2.7	7.66
1966	2.66	7.66
1967	2.62	7.66
1968	2.58	7.63
1969	2.49	7.6
1970	2.29	7.58
1971	2.2	7.56
1972	2.08	7.54
1973	1.94	7.48
1974	1.91	7.43
1975	1.83	7.37
1976	1.69	7.33
1977	1.63	7.3
1978	1.6	7.26
1979	1.6	7.23
1980	1.65	7.15
1981	1.67	7.07
1982	1.66	6.98
1983	1.56	6.88
1984	1.52	6.78
1985	1.47	6.65
1986	1.45	6.52
1987	1.43	6.34
1988	1.45	6.15
1989	1.45	5.98
1990	1.46	5.8
1991	1.51	5.64
1992	1.51	5.49
1993	1.5	5.33
1994	1.47	5.16
1995	1.42	4.99
1996	1.45	4.81
1997	1.39	4.66
1998	1.37	4.52
1999	1.34	4.35
2000	1.36	4.21
2001	1.33	3.96
2002	1.39	3.71
2003	1.38	3.47
2004	1.42	3.26
2005	1.41	3.16
2006	1.41	3.18
2007	1.38	3.19
2008	1.42	3.07
2009	1.39	2.95
2010	1.44	2.81
2011	1.43	2.8
2012	1.44	2.78
2013	1.44	2.67
2014	1.46	2.68
2015	1.49	2.63
2016	1.53	2.65
2017	1.52	2.67
2018	1.47	2.67
2019	1.46	2.49
2020	1.44	2.27
2021	1.48	2.17
2022	1.41	2.14
2023	1.32	2.28
2024	1.32	2.31
2025	1.33	2.29
2026	1.34	2.27
2027	1.35	2.25
2028	1.35	2.22
2029	1.36	2.2
2030	1.36	2.17
2031	1.37	2.15
2032	1.37	2.13
2033	1.38	2.11
2034	1.38	2.09
2035	1.39	2.07
2036	1.39	2.05
2037	1.4	2.03
2038	1.4	2.01
2039	1.41	1.99
2040	1.41	1.98
2041	1.41	1.97
2042	1.42	1.95
2043	1.42	1.94
2044	1.42	1.93
2045	1.42	1.92
2046	1.43	1.91
2047	1.43	1.9
2048	1.43	1.89
2049	1.43	1.88
2050	1.43	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Austria	Saudi Arabia
1960	22%	43.4%
1961	22.4%	43.6%
1962	22.7%	43.9%
1963	22.8%	44.3%
1964	23.1%	44.6%
1965	23.4%	44.8%
1966	23.6%	45.1%
1967	23.9%	45.3%
1968	24.1%	45.4%
1969	24.3%	45.5%
1970	24.4%	45.5%
1971	24.3%	45.5%
1972	24.2%	45.3%
1973	23.9%	45.2%
1974	23.6%	45%
1975	23.2%	44.8%
1976	22.8%	44.6%
1977	22.2%	44.5%
1978	21.6%	44.3%
1979	21%	44.2%
1980	20.4%	44.1%
1981	20%	43.9%
1982	19.5%	43.8%
1983	19.1%	43.7%
1984	18.7%	43.6%
1985	18.3%	43.6%
1986	18%	43.5%
1987	17.8%	43.4%
1988	17.6%	43.3%
1989	17.6%	43.2%
1990	17.5%	43%
1991	17.6%	42.7%
1992	17.7%	42.4%
1993	17.8%	42.1%
1994	17.8%	41.7%
1995	17.8%	41.2%
1996	17.7%	40.7%
1997	17.6%	40.1%
1998	17.4%	39.5%
1999	17.2%	38.9%
2000	17%	38.3%
2001	16.8%	37.7%
2002	16.6%	36.8%
2003	16.4%	35.7%
2004	16.2%	34.5%
2005	16%	33.2%
2006	15.8%	31.9%
2007	15.5%	30.6%
2008	15.2%	29.5%
2009	15%	28.5%
2010	14.8%	27.6%
2011	14.6%	26.9%
2012	14.5%	26.3%
2013	14.4%	25.8%
2014	14.3%	25.4%
2015	14.3%	25.1%
2016	14.4%	24.9%
2017	14.4%	25.2%
2018	14.4%	25.7%
2019	14.4%	25.8%
2020	14.4%	25.5%
2021	14.4%	25.2%
2022	14.3%	24.6%
2023	14.3%	24.1%
2024	14.2%	23.8%
2025	14.1%	23.6%
2026	14.1%	23.4%
2027	14%	23.3%
2028	13.8%	23.1%
2029	13.7%	22.9%
2030	13.6%	22.8%
2031	13.4%	22.6%
2032	13.2%	22.5%
2033	13%	22.4%
2034	12.8%	22.3%
2035	12.6%	22.2%
2036	12.5%	22.2%
2037	12.3%	22.1%
2038	12.2%	22%
2039	12.1%	21.9%
2040	12.1%	21.7%
2041	12%	21.5%
2042	12%	21.3%
2043	12%	21.2%
2044	12%	21%
2045	12%	20.8%
2046	12%	20.7%
2047	12.1%	20.5%
2048	12.1%	20.4%
2049	12.2%	20.2%
2050	12.3%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.2% of the population in Austria and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 17.5% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Austria and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Austria vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.02% in Austria and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Austria	Saudi Arabia
1960	36,647	74,143
1961	46,061	77,743
1962	42,779	81,393
1963	43,055	85,480
1964	44,788	89,776
1965	35,627	93,820
1966	37,343	98,361
1967	32,459	103,343
1968	30,403	108,281
1969	22,323	113,859
1970	13,441	120,440
1971	11,250	127,600
1972	9,053	136,360
1973	5,310	145,450
1974	3,039	155,478
1975	-2,274	166,223
1976	-7,565	178,024
1977	-6,811	191,103
1978	-9,074	205,331
1979	-6,039	220,186
1980	-1,510	234,372
1981	1,514	249,156
1982	3,029	264,831
1983	-3,025	280,616
1984	756	296,615
1985	-1,513	310,558
1986	0	322,340
1987	1,515	333,088
1988	4,551	342,865
1989	5,333	349,399
1990	7,678	355,495
1991	10,857	361,329
1992	12,545	366,763
1993	12,649	372,621
1994	11,110	377,351
1995	7,948	380,231
1996	7,959	382,248
1997	3,984	385,033
1998	3,191	389,499
1999	0	390,112
2000	1,602	392,407
2001	804	382,153
2002	2,424	372,099
2003	0	364,520
2004	4,904	362,843
2005	3,291	375,938
2006	3,308	399,333
2007	1,659	425,199
2008	2,496	433,457
2009	-834	438,557
2010	1,672	418,641
2011	1,679	443,675
2012	0	465,649
2013	0	475,299
2014	3,419	493,431
2015	1,729	511,023
2016	6,989	537,829
2017	4,399	546,751
2018	1,769	528,767
2019	1,776	474,407
2020	-8,025	447,036
2021	-6,269	409,032
2022	-10,851	406,920
2023	-11,872	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Austria vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Austria, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Austria	Saudi Arabia
1985	14	40
1986	14	38
1987	13	36
1988	13	34
1989	12	32
1990	12	30
1991	11	29
1992	10	27
1993	10	26
1994	10	25
1995	9	24
1996	8	23
1997	7	23
1998	7	22
1999	7	21
2000	7	20
2001	6	19
2002	6	18
2003	6	16
2004	6	16
2005	6	15
2006	6	14
2007	6	13
2008	6	12
2009	6	11
2010	6	11
2011	6	10
2012	6	9
2013	6	9
2014	7	8
2015	7	8
2016	6	8
2017	6	8
2018	7	8
2019	7	8
2020	6	11
2021	6	12
2022	7	9
2023	6	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.31% in Austria and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Austria	Saudi Arabia
1960	4.28%	-
1961	4.03%	-
1962	3.79%	-
1963	3.59%	-
1964	3.42%	-
1965	3.27%	-
1966	3.15%	-
1967	3.05%	-
1968	2.98%	-
1969	2.94%	-
1970	2.91%	-
1971	2.87%	-
1972	2.8%	16%
1973	2.67%	14.9%
1974	2.51%	14%
1975	2.31%	13.1%
1976	2.11%	12.2%
1977	1.94%	11.4%
1978	1.81%	10.7%
1979	1.71%	9.99%
1980	1.63%	9.34%
1981	1.55%	8.71%
1982	1.47%	8.12%
1983	1.4%	7.56%
1984	1.33%	7.04%
1985	1.26%	6.55%
1986	1.19%	6.07%
1987	1.12%	5.62%
1988	1.05%	5.19%
1989	1%	4.8%
1990	0.95%	4.44%
1991	0.9%	4.11%
1992	0.85%	3.81%
1993	0.79%	3.54%
1994	0.74%	3.29%
1995	0.68%	3.06%
1996	0.64%	2.86%
1997	0.6%	2.67%
1998	0.58%	2.5%
1999	0.56%	2.35%
2000	0.55%	2.21%
2001	0.54%	2.08%
2002	0.53%	1.96%
2003	0.52%	1.85%
2004	0.51%	1.75%
2005	0.49%	1.65%
2006	0.48%	1.56%
2007	0.46%	1.47%
2008	0.45%	1.38%
2009	0.44%	1.3%
2010	0.43%	1.22%
2011	0.42%	1.15%
2012	0.4%	1.08%
2013	0.39%	1.02%
2014	0.38%	0.96%
2015	0.37%	0.9%
2016	0.36%	0.85%
2017	0.36%	0.8%
2018	0.35%	0.76%
2019	0.35%	0.72%
2020	0.34%	0.69%
2021	0.33%	0.66%
2022	0.32%	0.64%
2023	0.31%	0.62%