Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 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 Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
1960	5.51	7.63
1961	5.52	7.63
1962	5.53	7.64
1963	5.55	7.65
1964	5.57	7.67
1965	5.59	7.66
1966	5.59	7.66
1967	5.58	7.66
1968	5.57	7.63
1969	5.55	7.6
1970	5.49	7.58
1971	5.4	7.56
1972	5.32	7.54
1973	5.25	7.48
1974	5.09	7.43
1975	5.03	7.37
1976	4.92	7.33
1977	4.81	7.3
1978	4.73	7.26
1979	4.63	7.23
1980	4.5	7.15
1981	4.36	7.07
1982	4.25	6.98
1983	4.11	6.88
1984	3.96	6.78
1985	3.73	6.65
1986	3.53	6.52
1987	3.42	6.34
1988	3.35	6.15
1989	3.25	5.98
1990	3.11	5.8
1991	3.06	5.64
1992	2.95	5.49
1993	2.9	5.33
1994	2.85	5.16
1995	2.81	4.99
1996	2.78	4.81
1997	2.74	4.66
1998	2.66	4.52
1999	2.57	4.35
2000	2.5	4.21
2001	2.47	3.96
2002	2.44	3.71
2003	2.41	3.47
2004	2.42	3.26
2005	2.45	3.16
2006	2.46	3.18
2007	2.48	3.19
2008	2.44	3.07
2009	2.44	2.95
2010	2.46	2.81
2011	2.52	2.8
2012	2.51	2.78
2013	2.44	2.67
2014	2.39	2.68
2015	2.35	2.63
2016	2.31	2.65
2017	2.25	2.67
2018	2.22	2.67
2019	2.21	2.49
2020	2.19	2.27
2021	2.17	2.17
2022	2.15	2.14
2023	2.13	2.28
2024	2.11	2.31
2025	2.1	2.29
2026	2.08	2.27
2027	2.06	2.25
2028	2.04	2.22
2029	2.03	2.2
2030	2.01	2.17
2031	2	2.15
2032	1.99	2.13
2033	1.98	2.11
2034	1.97	2.09
2035	1.95	2.07
2036	1.94	2.05
2037	1.94	2.03
2038	1.93	2.01
2039	1.92	1.99
2040	1.91	1.98
2041	1.9	1.97
2042	1.89	1.95
2043	1.89	1.94
2044	1.88	1.93
2045	1.87	1.92
2046	1.87	1.91
2047	1.86	1.9
2048	1.86	1.89
2049	1.85	1.88
2050	1.85	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
1960	39.8%	43.4%
1961	40%	43.6%
1962	40.3%	43.9%
1963	40.7%	44.3%
1964	41.1%	44.6%
1965	41.5%	44.8%
1966	41.9%	45.1%
1967	42.2%	45.3%
1968	42.5%	45.4%
1969	42.6%	45.5%
1970	42.6%	45.5%
1971	42.6%	45.5%
1972	42.5%	45.3%
1973	42.4%	45.2%
1974	42.3%	45%
1975	42%	44.8%
1976	41.8%	44.6%
1977	41.5%	44.5%
1978	41.2%	44.3%
1979	40.9%	44.2%
1980	40.6%	44.1%
1981	40.2%	43.9%
1982	39.8%	43.8%
1983	39.4%	43.7%
1984	39%	43.6%
1985	38.5%	43.6%
1986	38%	43.5%
1987	37.4%	43.4%
1988	36.9%	43.3%
1989	36.4%	43.2%
1990	35.9%	43%
1991	35.4%	42.7%
1992	34.8%	42.4%
1993	34.3%	42.1%
1994	33.7%	41.7%
1995	33.2%	41.2%
1996	32.7%	40.7%
1997	32.2%	40.1%
1998	31.7%	39.5%
1999	31.3%	38.9%
2000	30.8%	38.3%
2001	30.4%	37.7%
2002	30%	36.8%
2003	29.7%	35.7%
2004	29.3%	34.5%
2005	29.1%	33.2%
2006	28.8%	31.9%
2007	28.6%	30.6%
2008	28.4%	29.5%
2009	28.1%	28.5%
2010	27.9%	27.6%
2011	27.7%	26.9%
2012	27.5%	26.3%
2013	27.3%	25.8%
2014	27.2%	25.4%
2015	27%	25.1%
2016	26.8%	24.9%
2017	26.6%	25.2%
2018	26.3%	25.7%
2019	26.1%	25.8%
2020	25.8%	25.5%
2021	25.6%	25.2%
2022	25.3%	24.6%
2023	24.9%	24.1%
2024	24.6%	23.8%
2025	24.2%	23.6%
2026	23.9%	23.4%
2027	23.5%	23.3%
2028	23.1%	23.1%
2029	22.7%	22.9%
2030	22.4%	22.8%
2031	22.1%	22.6%
2032	21.9%	22.5%
2033	21.7%	22.4%
2034	21.5%	22.3%
2035	21.3%	22.2%
2036	21.1%	22.2%
2037	20.9%	22.1%
2038	20.8%	22%
2039	20.6%	21.9%
2040	20.5%	21.7%
2041	20.4%	21.5%
2042	20.2%	21.3%
2043	20.1%	21.2%
2044	20%	21%
2045	19.9%	20.8%
2046	19.7%	20.7%
2047	19.6%	20.5%
2048	19.5%	20.4%
2049	19.3%	20.2%
2050	19.2%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
1960	2,350,971	74,143
1961	2,434,113	77,743
1962	2,525,163	81,393
1963	2,609,526	85,480
1964	2,700,138	89,776
1965	2,278,891	93,820
1966	2,715,011	98,361
1967	2,909,981	103,343
1968	2,961,608	108,281
1969	3,034,825	113,859
1970	3,080,421	120,440
1971	3,111,304	127,600
1972	3,149,726	136,360
1973	3,210,643	145,450
1974	3,196,136	155,478
1975	3,263,794	166,223
1976	3,291,479	178,024
1977	3,334,779	191,103
1978	3,412,980	205,331
1979	3,460,621	220,186
1980	3,484,846	234,372
1981	3,497,244	249,156
1982	3,545,504	264,831
1983	3,558,949	280,616
1984	3,549,570	296,615
1985	3,419,412	310,558
1986	3,309,905	322,340
1987	3,304,520	333,088
1988	3,331,242	342,865
1989	3,316,792	349,399
1990	3,250,906	355,495
1991	3,288,791	361,329
1992	3,241,576	366,763
1993	3,287,348	372,621
1994	3,292,127	377,351
1995	3,304,550	380,231
1996	3,331,535	382,248
1997	3,338,243	385,033
1998	3,258,820	389,499
1999	3,137,133	390,112
2000	3,080,621	392,407
2001	3,066,275	382,153
2002	3,063,044	372,099
2003	3,037,698	364,520
2004	2,894,440	362,843
2005	3,149,551	375,938
2006	3,163,026	399,333
2007	3,211,484	425,199
2008	3,138,143	433,457
2009	3,140,944	438,557
2010	3,161,082	418,641
2011	3,266,560	443,675
2012	3,259,811	465,649
2013	3,104,258	475,299
2014	3,000,907	493,431
2015	2,899,165	511,023
2016	2,814,578	537,829
2017	2,682,556	546,751
2018	2,587,219	528,767
2019	2,548,048	474,407
2020	2,152,076	447,036
2021	1,764,332	409,032
2022	2,429,171	406,920
2023	2,364,808	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
1985	474	40
1986	455	38
1987	437	36
1988	431	34
1989	402	32
1990	392	30
1991	378	29
1992	359	27
1993	327	26
1994	333	25
1995	334	24
1996	331	23
1997	323	23
1998	317	22
1999	321	21
2000	311	20
2001	300	19
2002	283	18
2003	279	16
2004	283	16
2005	268	15
2006	264	14
2007	257	13
2008	251	12
2009	246	11
2010	242	11
2011	230	10
2012	220	9
2013	208	9
2014	198	8
2015	190	8
2016	182	8
2017	173	8
2018	168	8
2019	161	8
2020	184	11
2021	226	12
2022	148	9
2023	140	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Saudi Arabia
1960	22.4%	-
1961	21.8%	-
1962	21.2%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20%	-
1965	22.9%	-
1966	18.9%	-
1967	18.3%	-
1968	17.7%	-
1969	17.2%	-
1970	16.6%	-
1971	16.1%	-
1972	15.5%	16%
1973	15%	14.9%
1974	14.6%	14%
1975	14.1%	13.1%
1976	13.7%	12.2%
1977	13.2%	11.4%
1978	12.8%	10.7%
1979	12.5%	9.99%
1980	12.1%	9.34%
1981	11.7%	8.71%
1982	11.3%	8.12%
1983	11%	7.56%
1984	10.6%	7.04%
1985	10.2%	6.55%
1986	9.88%	6.07%
1987	9.51%	5.62%
1988	9.14%	5.19%
1989	8.76%	4.8%
1990	8.39%	4.44%
1991	8.01%	4.11%
1992	7.64%	3.81%
1993	7.28%	3.54%
1994	6.94%	3.29%
1995	6.61%	3.06%
1996	6.29%	2.86%
1997	5.99%	2.67%
1998	5.71%	2.5%
1999	5.44%	2.35%
2000	5.19%	2.21%
2001	4.96%	2.08%
2002	4.73%	1.96%
2003	4.52%	1.85%
2004	4.91%	1.75%
2005	4.14%	1.65%
2006	3.96%	1.56%
2007	3.8%	1.47%
2008	3.64%	1.38%
2009	3.5%	1.3%
2010	3.36%	1.22%
2011	3.22%	1.15%
2012	3.1%	1.08%
2013	2.97%	1.02%
2014	2.86%	0.96%
2015	2.74%	0.9%
2016	2.64%	0.85%
2017	2.54%	0.8%
2018	2.45%	0.76%
2019	2.36%	0.72%
2020	2.28%	0.69%
2021	2.2%	0.66%
2022	2.13%	0.64%
2023	2.06%	0.62%