Fertility & birth rates in Ghana and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Ghana vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ghana was 3.4 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 Ghana 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
	Ghana	Saudi Arabia
1960	6.89	7.63
1961	6.91	7.63
1962	6.94	7.64
1963	6.94	7.65
1964	6.9	7.67
1965	6.88	7.66
1966	6.86	7.66
1967	6.89	7.66
1968	6.89	7.63
1969	6.95	7.6
1970	6.95	7.58
1971	6.95	7.56
1972	6.92	7.54
1973	6.87	7.48
1974	6.82	7.43
1975	6.76	7.37
1976	6.7	7.33
1977	6.64	7.3
1978	6.56	7.26
1979	6.51	7.23
1980	6.47	7.15
1981	6.42	7.07
1982	6.31	6.98
1983	6.23	6.88
1984	6.15	6.78
1985	6.12	6.65
1986	6.08	6.52
1987	6.02	6.34
1988	5.92	6.15
1989	5.82	5.98
1990	5.74	5.8
1991	5.63	5.64
1992	5.52	5.49
1993	5.41	5.33
1994	5.25	5.16
1995	5.11	4.99
1996	4.96	4.81
1997	4.88	4.66
1998	4.83	4.52
1999	4.82	4.35
2000	4.83	4.21
2001	4.77	3.96
2002	4.69	3.71
2003	4.6	3.47
2004	4.5	3.26
2005	4.5	3.16
2006	4.4	3.18
2007	4.29	3.19
2008	4.22	3.07
2009	4.18	2.95
2010	4.18	2.81
2011	4.18	2.8
2012	4.15	2.78
2013	4.11	2.67
2014	4.03	2.68
2015	3.98	2.63
2016	3.87	2.65
2017	3.72	2.67
2018	3.65	2.67
2019	3.59	2.49
2020	3.54	2.27
2021	3.49	2.17
2022	3.43	2.14
2023	3.4	2.28
2024	3.34	2.31
2025	3.3	2.29
2026	3.26	2.27
2027	3.22	2.25
2028	3.18	2.22
2029	3.14	2.2
2030	3.1	2.17
2031	3.06	2.15
2032	3.03	2.13
2033	2.99	2.11
2034	2.96	2.09
2035	2.93	2.07
2036	2.9	2.05
2037	2.87	2.03
2038	2.84	2.01
2039	2.81	1.99
2040	2.78	1.98
2041	2.76	1.97
2042	2.73	1.95
2043	2.71	1.94
2044	2.68	1.93
2045	2.66	1.92
2046	2.64	1.91
2047	2.62	1.9
2048	2.59	1.89
2049	2.57	1.88
2050	2.55	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Ghana	Saudi Arabia
1960	45.4%	43.4%
1961	45.9%	43.6%
1962	46.4%	43.9%
1963	46.8%	44.3%
1964	47.1%	44.6%
1965	47.4%	44.8%
1966	47.6%	45.1%
1967	47.8%	45.3%
1968	47.9%	45.4%
1969	48.1%	45.5%
1970	48.2%	45.5%
1971	48.4%	45.5%
1972	48.4%	45.3%
1973	48.4%	45.2%
1974	48.3%	45%
1975	48.2%	44.8%
1976	47.9%	44.6%
1977	47.5%	44.5%
1978	47%	44.3%
1979	46.5%	44.2%
1980	46.2%	44.1%
1981	45.9%	43.9%
1982	45.7%	43.8%
1983	45.4%	43.7%
1984	45.2%	43.6%
1985	45.3%	43.6%
1986	45.4%	43.5%
1987	45.5%	43.4%
1988	45.4%	43.3%
1989	45.4%	43.2%
1990	45.3%	43%
1991	45.2%	42.7%
1992	45%	42.4%
1993	44.8%	42.1%
1994	44.5%	41.7%
1995	44.2%	41.2%
1996	43.9%	40.7%
1997	43.5%	40.1%
1998	43.1%	39.5%
1999	42.7%	38.9%
2000	42.3%	38.3%
2001	41.9%	37.7%
2002	41.5%	36.8%
2003	41.1%	35.7%
2004	40.7%	34.5%
2005	40.4%	33.2%
2006	40.1%	31.9%
2007	39.8%	30.6%
2008	39.5%	29.5%
2009	39.3%	28.5%
2010	39.1%	27.6%
2011	39%	26.9%
2012	38.9%	26.3%
2013	38.9%	25.8%
2014	38.8%	25.4%
2015	38.6%	25.1%
2016	38.4%	24.9%
2017	38.1%	25.2%
2018	37.8%	25.7%
2019	37.6%	25.8%
2020	37.2%	25.5%
2021	36.9%	25.2%
2022	36.5%	24.6%
2023	36.2%	24.1%
2024	35.8%	23.8%
2025	35.4%	23.6%
2026	35%	23.4%
2027	34.6%	23.3%
2028	34.1%	23.1%
2029	33.7%	22.9%
2030	33.3%	22.8%
2031	32.8%	22.6%
2032	32.5%	22.5%
2033	32.2%	22.4%
2034	31.9%	22.3%
2035	31.6%	22.2%
2036	31.4%	22.2%
2037	31.2%	22.1%
2038	30.9%	22%
2039	30.7%	21.9%
2040	30.5%	21.7%
2041	30.3%	21.5%
2042	30.1%	21.3%
2043	29.8%	21.2%
2044	29.6%	21%
2045	29.4%	20.8%
2046	29.2%	20.7%
2047	29%	20.5%
2048	28.8%	20.4%
2049	28.5%	20.2%
2050	28.3%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 35.8% of the population in Ghana and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 45.3% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ghana and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Ghana vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.1% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Saudi Arabia
1960	217,134	74,143
1961	222,372	77,743
1962	223,842	81,393
1963	225,367	85,480
1964	226,685	89,776
1965	229,061	93,820
1966	231,440	98,361
1967	237,156	103,343
1968	242,821	108,281
1969	251,925	113,859
1970	257,938	120,440
1971	265,442	127,600
1972	275,236	136,360
1973	283,385	145,450
1974	290,796	155,478
1975	298,267	166,223
1976	305,769	178,024
1977	315,429	191,103
1978	324,428	205,331
1979	334,848	220,186
1980	346,816	234,372
1981	359,572	249,156
1982	369,061	264,831
1983	379,846	280,616
1984	392,053	296,615
1985	401,722	310,558
1986	411,191	322,340
1987	419,328	333,088
1988	425,031	342,865
1989	432,541	349,399
1990	442,211	355,495
1991	448,159	361,329
1992	452,156	366,763
1993	454,669	372,621
1994	449,589	377,351
1995	451,748	380,231
1996	450,259	382,248
1997	459,822	385,033
1998	471,313	389,499
1999	487,210	390,112
2000	508,738	392,407
2001	519,382	382,153
2002	528,620	372,099
2003	536,656	364,520
2004	543,339	362,843
2005	563,234	375,938
2006	569,474	399,333
2007	572,332	425,199
2008	579,695	433,457
2009	592,825	438,557
2010	613,133	418,641
2011	631,501	443,675
2012	646,595	465,649
2013	658,638	475,299
2014	660,829	493,431
2015	667,729	511,023
2016	659,910	537,829
2017	641,218	546,751
2018	641,551	528,767
2019	642,403	474,407
2020	637,469	447,036
2021	635,805	409,032
2022	646,441	406,920
2023	651,094	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Ghana vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 234 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ghana, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Ghana	Saudi Arabia
1985	943	40
1986	908	38
1987	873	36
1988	834	34
1989	799	32
1990	769	30
1991	745	29
1992	718	27
1993	696	26
1994	670	25
1995	630	24
1996	591	23
1997	553	23
1998	521	22
1999	490	21
2000	472	20
2001	460	19
2002	434	18
2003	410	16
2004	403	16
2005	390	15
2006	385	14
2007	377	13
2008	380	12
2009	369	11
2010	363	11
2011	356	10
2012	351	9
2013	338	9
2014	317	8
2015	310	8
2016	296	8
2017	287	8
2018	276	8
2019	260	8
2020	253	11
2021	264	12
2022	239	9
2023	234	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.71% in Ghana 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
	Ghana	Saudi Arabia
1960	20.9%	-
1961	20.7%	-
1962	20.5%	-
1963	20.4%	-
1964	20.3%	-
1965	20.3%	-
1966	20.3%	-
1967	20.3%	-
1968	20.3%	-
1969	20.3%	-
1970	20.2%	-
1971	20.1%	-
1972	19.9%	16%
1973	19.6%	14.9%
1974	19.2%	14%
1975	18.7%	13.1%
1976	18.2%	12.2%
1977	17.7%	11.4%
1978	17.2%	10.7%
1979	16.9%	9.99%
1980	16.7%	9.34%
1981	16.6%	8.71%
1982	16.4%	8.12%
1983	16.2%	7.56%
1984	15.9%	7.04%
1985	15.5%	6.55%
1986	15%	6.07%
1987	14.4%	5.62%
1988	13.8%	5.19%
1989	13.3%	4.8%
1990	12.8%	4.44%
1991	12.3%	4.11%
1992	12%	3.81%
1993	11.8%	3.54%
1994	11.6%	3.29%
1995	11.5%	3.06%
1996	11.3%	2.86%
1997	11.1%	2.67%
1998	10.8%	2.5%
1999	10.4%	2.35%
2000	10%	2.21%
2001	9.61%	2.08%
2002	9.21%	1.96%
2003	8.85%	1.85%
2004	8.52%	1.75%
2005	8.22%	1.65%
2006	7.93%	1.56%
2007	7.63%	1.47%
2008	7.31%	1.38%
2009	6.99%	1.3%
2010	6.65%	1.22%
2011	6.33%	1.15%
2012	6.02%	1.08%
2013	5.74%	1.02%
2014	5.48%	0.96%
2015	5.25%	0.9%
2016	5.02%	0.85%
2017	4.81%	0.8%
2018	4.6%	0.76%
2019	4.39%	0.72%
2020	4.2%	0.69%
2021	4.02%	0.66%
2022	3.85%	0.64%
2023	3.71%	0.62%