Fertility & birth rates in Brazil and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Brazil vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Brazil was 1.62 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.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brazil	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.05	7.63
1961	6.02	7.63
1962	5.98	7.64
1963	5.93	7.65
1964	5.82	7.67
1965	5.68	7.66
1966	5.52	7.66
1967	5.34	7.66
1968	5.17	7.63
1969	5.04	7.6
1970	4.93	7.58
1971	4.84	7.56
1972	4.74	7.54
1973	4.64	7.48
1974	4.5	7.43
1975	4.42	7.37
1976	4.34	7.33
1977	4.27	7.3
1978	4.2	7.26
1979	4.12	7.23
1980	4.04	7.15
1981	3.94	7.07
1982	3.84	6.98
1983	3.72	6.88
1984	3.6	6.78
1985	3.48	6.65
1986	3.36	6.52
1987	3.23	6.34
1988	3.11	6.15
1989	3.01	5.98
1990	2.9	5.8
1991	2.81	5.64
1992	2.71	5.49
1993	2.66	5.33
1994	2.6	5.16
1995	2.57	4.99
1996	2.51	4.81
1997	2.47	4.66
1998	2.42	4.52
1999	2.34	4.35
2000	2.25	4.21
2001	2.16	3.96
2002	2.08	3.71
2003	2.01	3.47
2004	1.97	3.26
2005	1.94	3.16
2006	1.9	3.18
2007	1.85	3.19
2008	1.82	3.07
2009	1.8	2.95
2010	1.79	2.81
2011	1.78	2.8
2012	1.77	2.78
2013	1.76	2.67
2014	1.78	2.68
2015	1.78	2.63
2016	1.73	2.65
2017	1.74	2.67
2018	1.74	2.67
2019	1.71	2.49
2020	1.65	2.27
2021	1.64	2.17
2022	1.63	2.14
2023	1.62	2.28
2024	1.61	2.31
2025	1.6	2.29
2026	1.59	2.27
2027	1.58	2.25
2028	1.58	2.22
2029	1.58	2.2
2030	1.58	2.17
2031	1.57	2.15
2032	1.57	2.13
2033	1.57	2.11
2034	1.57	2.09
2035	1.57	2.07
2036	1.57	2.05
2037	1.57	2.03
2038	1.57	2.01
2039	1.57	1.99
2040	1.57	1.98
2041	1.57	1.97
2042	1.57	1.95
2043	1.57	1.94
2044	1.57	1.93
2045	1.57	1.92
2046	1.57	1.91
2047	1.56	1.9
2048	1.56	1.89
2049	1.56	1.88
2050	1.56	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Brazil	Saudi Arabia
1960	44.2%	43.4%
1961	44.3%	43.6%
1962	44.4%	43.9%
1963	44.5%	44.3%
1964	44.4%	44.6%
1965	44.2%	44.8%
1966	44%	45.1%
1967	43.8%	45.3%
1968	43.4%	45.4%
1969	43%	45.5%
1970	42.7%	45.5%
1971	42.2%	45.5%
1972	41.8%	45.3%
1973	41.4%	45.2%
1974	40.9%	45%
1975	40.5%	44.8%
1976	40%	44.6%
1977	39.6%	44.5%
1978	39.1%	44.3%
1979	38.8%	44.2%
1980	38.4%	44.1%
1981	38.1%	43.9%
1982	37.9%	43.8%
1983	37.7%	43.7%
1984	37.4%	43.6%
1985	37.2%	43.6%
1986	36.9%	43.5%
1987	36.6%	43.4%
1988	36.3%	43.3%
1989	35.9%	43.2%
1990	35.5%	43%
1991	35%	42.7%
1992	34.5%	42.4%
1993	34%	42.1%
1994	33.4%	41.7%
1995	32.8%	41.2%
1996	32.2%	40.7%
1997	31.6%	40.1%
1998	31%	39.5%
1999	30.5%	38.9%
2000	29.9%	38.3%
2001	29.3%	37.7%
2002	28.7%	36.8%
2003	28.2%	35.7%
2004	27.6%	34.5%
2005	27.1%	33.2%
2006	26.6%	31.9%
2007	26.1%	30.6%
2008	25.7%	29.5%
2009	25.2%	28.5%
2010	24.7%	27.6%
2011	24.2%	26.9%
2012	23.7%	26.3%
2013	23.3%	25.8%
2014	22.8%	25.4%
2015	22.4%	25.1%
2016	22%	24.9%
2017	21.7%	25.2%
2018	21.4%	25.7%
2019	21.1%	25.8%
2020	20.8%	25.5%
2021	20.5%	25.2%
2022	20.2%	24.6%
2023	19.9%	24.1%
2024	19.7%	23.8%
2025	19.4%	23.6%
2026	19.1%	23.4%
2027	18.8%	23.3%
2028	18.5%	23.1%
2029	18.2%	22.9%
2030	17.9%	22.8%
2031	17.7%	22.6%
2032	17.4%	22.5%
2033	17.1%	22.4%
2034	16.9%	22.3%
2035	16.6%	22.2%
2036	16.4%	22.2%
2037	16.2%	22.1%
2038	16.1%	22%
2039	15.9%	21.9%
2040	15.8%	21.7%
2041	15.6%	21.5%
2042	15.5%	21.3%
2043	15.4%	21.2%
2044	15.3%	21%
2045	15.2%	20.8%
2046	15.1%	20.7%
2047	15%	20.5%
2048	14.9%	20.4%
2049	14.8%	20.2%
2050	14.6%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.7% of the population in Brazil and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 35.5% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Brazil and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Brazil vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.68% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,190,392	74,143
1961	2,240,178	77,743
1962	2,286,666	81,393
1963	2,326,400	85,480
1964	2,338,478	89,776
1965	2,336,415	93,820
1966	2,325,332	98,361
1967	2,307,560	103,343
1968	2,301,561	108,281
1969	2,324,190	113,859
1970	2,362,073	120,440
1971	2,407,319	127,600
1972	2,454,698	136,360
1973	2,501,309	145,450
1974	2,524,254	155,478
1975	2,585,130	166,223
1976	2,648,647	178,024
1977	2,715,328	191,103
1978	2,778,815	205,331
1979	2,836,759	220,186
1980	2,887,768	234,372
1981	2,928,262	249,156
1982	2,948,552	264,831
1983	2,952,335	280,616
1984	2,931,496	296,615
1985	2,912,908	310,558
1986	2,880,440	322,340
1987	2,825,485	333,088
1988	2,768,082	342,865
1989	2,717,923	349,399
1990	2,652,959	355,495
1991	2,606,167	361,329
1992	2,547,698	366,763
1993	2,545,874	372,621
1994	2,532,951	377,351
1995	2,546,195	380,231
1996	2,530,690	382,248
1997	2,531,758	385,033
1998	2,514,728	389,499
1999	2,450,869	390,112
2000	2,372,043	392,407
2001	2,291,210	382,153
2002	2,207,017	372,099
2003	2,128,819	364,520
2004	2,108,072	362,843
2005	2,083,281	375,938
2006	2,026,119	399,333
2007	1,970,372	425,199
2008	1,908,051	433,457
2009	1,878,542	438,557
2010	1,847,336	418,641
2011	1,815,758	443,675
2012	1,782,516	465,649
2013	1,758,716	475,299
2014	1,757,948	493,431
2015	1,742,275	511,023
2016	1,609,488	537,829
2017	1,610,402	546,751
2018	1,583,935	528,767
2019	1,472,104	474,407
2020	1,146,174	447,036
2021	919,507	409,032
2022	1,054,897	406,920
2023	1,107,434	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Brazil vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 67 deaths per 100,000 live births in Brazil, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brazil	Saudi Arabia
1985	186	40
1986	176	38
1987	167	36
1988	161	34
1989	150	32
1990	140	30
1991	128	29
1992	118	27
1993	113	26
1994	108	25
1995	103	24
1996	98	23
1997	92	23
1998	84	22
1999	75	21
2000	69	20
2001	66	19
2002	66	18
2003	67	16
2004	70	16
2005	71	15
2006	72	14
2007	73	13
2008	71	12
2009	69	11
2010	66	11
2011	62	10
2012	60	9
2013	61	9
2014	63	8
2015	63	8
2016	64	8
2017	61	8
2018	62	8
2019	65	8
2020	85	11
2021	128	12
2022	104	9
2023	67	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.44% in Brazil 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
	Brazil	Saudi Arabia
1960	16.9%	-
1961	16.5%	-
1962	16%	-
1963	15.6%	-
1964	15.2%	-
1965	14.9%	-
1966	14.5%	-
1967	14.2%	-
1968	13.9%	-
1969	13.6%	-
1970	13.2%	-
1971	12.9%	-
1972	12.6%	16%
1973	12.2%	14.9%
1974	11.9%	14%
1975	11.6%	13.1%
1976	11.2%	12.2%
1977	10.8%	11.4%
1978	10.4%	10.7%
1979	10%	9.99%
1980	9.57%	9.34%
1981	9.14%	8.71%
1982	8.73%	8.12%
1983	8.34%	7.56%
1984	7.98%	7.04%
1985	7.67%	6.55%
1986	7.38%	6.07%
1987	7.11%	5.62%
1988	6.84%	5.19%
1989	6.58%	4.8%
1990	6.31%	4.44%
1991	6.02%	4.11%
1992	5.72%	3.81%
1993	5.41%	3.54%
1994	5.09%	3.29%
1995	4.77%	3.06%
1996	4.47%	2.86%
1997	4.19%	2.67%
1998	3.93%	2.5%
1999	3.68%	2.35%
2000	3.45%	2.21%
2001	3.22%	2.08%
2002	3.01%	1.96%
2003	2.81%	1.85%
2004	2.63%	1.75%
2005	2.46%	1.65%
2006	2.31%	1.56%
2007	2.17%	1.47%
2008	2.05%	1.38%
2009	1.95%	1.3%
2010	1.86%	1.22%
2011	1.79%	1.15%
2012	1.72%	1.08%
2013	1.67%	1.02%
2014	1.63%	0.96%
2015	1.6%	0.9%
2016	1.68%	0.85%
2017	1.54%	0.8%
2018	1.52%	0.76%
2019	1.5%	0.72%
2020	1.49%	0.69%
2021	1.47%	0.66%
2022	1.46%	0.64%
2023	1.44%	0.62%