Fertility & birth rates in Jordan and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Jordan vs Saudi Arabia by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2023	2.64	2.28
2022	2.68	2.14
2021	2.74	2.17
2020	2.79	2.27
2019	2.86	2.49
2018	2.92	2.67
2017	2.99	2.67
2016	3.07	2.65
2015	3.14	2.63
2014	3.3	2.68
2013	3.45	2.67
2012	3.57	2.78
2011	3.69	2.8
2010	3.78	2.81
2009	3.84	2.95
2008	3.88	3.07
2007	3.8	3.19
2006	3.71	3.18
2005	3.65	3.16
2004	3.73	3.26
2003	3.82	3.47
2002	3.81	3.71
2001	3.8	3.96
2000	3.86	4.21
1999	3.97	4.35
1998	4.11	4.52
1997	4.32	4.66
1996	4.51	4.81
1995	4.68	4.99
1994	4.82	5.16
1993	4.97	5.33
1992	5.14	5.49
1991	5.33	5.64
1990	5.54	5.8
1989	5.8	5.98
1988	6.01	6.15
1987	6.2	6.34
1986	6.39	6.52
1985	6.53	6.65
1984	6.67	6.78
1983	6.81	6.88
1982	6.96	6.98
1981	7.12	7.07
1980	7.29	7.15
1979	7.45	7.23
1978	7.59	7.26
1977	7.72	7.3
1976	7.83	7.33
1975	7.93	7.37
1974	8	7.43
1973	8.06	7.48
1972	8.12	7.54
1971	8.15	7.56
1970	8.18	7.58
1969	8.19	7.6
1968	8.14	7.63
1967	8.06	7.66
1966	7.99	7.66
1965	7.93	7.66
1964	7.91	7.67
1963	7.85	7.65
1962	7.79	7.64
1961	7.7	7.63
1960	7.6	7.63

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jordan was 2.64 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 Jordan vs Saudi Arabia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2023	200,895	474,366
2022	199,900	406,920
2021	190,795	409,032
2020	198,138	447,036
2019	204,933	474,407
2018	205,333	528,767
2017	205,903	546,751
2016	205,891	537,829
2015	195,495	511,023
2014	184,169	493,431
2013	170,473	475,299
2012	175,437	465,649
2011	177,076	443,675
2010	177,748	418,641
2009	177,651	438,557
2008	175,048	433,457
2007	167,574	425,199
2006	147,643	399,333
2005	141,816	375,938
2004	141,752	362,843
2003	142,443	364,520
2002	139,250	372,099
2001	136,450	382,153
2000	136,414	392,407
1999	138,201	390,112
1998	140,696	389,499
1997	145,358	385,033
1996	147,852	382,248
1995	147,652	380,231
1994	144,199	377,351
1993	139,467	372,621
1992	134,241	366,763
1991	129,642	361,329
1990	114,912	355,495
1989	112,608	349,399
1988	109,754	342,865
1987	106,536	333,088
1986	103,551	322,340
1985	99,801	310,558
1984	96,092	296,615
1983	92,863	280,616
1982	89,473	264,831
1981	86,751	249,156
1980	84,508	234,372
1979	82,076	220,186
1978	79,908	205,331
1977	78,101	191,103
1976	75,981	178,024
1975	74,392	166,223
1974	72,212	155,478
1973	70,058	145,450
1972	67,707	136,360
1971	64,763	127,600
1970	60,321	120,440
1969	57,431	113,859
1968	53,336	108,281
1967	48,791	103,343
1966	44,580	98,361
1965	41,635	93,820
1964	39,205	89,776
1963	36,858	85,480
1962	34,598	81,393
1961	32,143	77,743
1960	29,491	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 +1.76% in Jordan and +1.41% in Saudi Arabia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +1.92% in Jordan and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia.

Birth rate in Jordan vs Saudi Arabia by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2023	20.6	16.4
2022	20.9	15.2
2021	21.3	15.9
2020	21.7	16.6
2019	22.2	18.1
2018	22.7	19.7
2017	23.2	19.8
2016	23.7	19.6
2015	23.7	19.4
2014	24.3	19.8
2013	24.9	19.7
2012	26.9	20.4
2011	27.4	20.3
2010	28.1	20.1
2009	28.6	20.8
2008	28.7	21.3
2007	28.2	21.7
2006	26.5	21.4
2005	27.2	21.1
2004	27.7	21.3
2003	28.5	22.3
2002	28.5	23.8
2001	28.5	25.5
2000	29.1	27.5
1999	30	28.5
1998	31.1	29.5
1997	32.7	30.3
1996	34	31.2
1995	35.1	32.3
1994	35.6	33.4
1993	36.1	34.5
1992	36.6	35.5
1991	37.3	36.7
1990	35.9	38
1989	38	39.3
1988	38.9	40.7
1987	39.6	41.9
1986	40.4	43.1
1985	40.9	44.2
1984	41.4	45
1983	42	45.6
1982	42.5	46.1
1981	43.1	46.6
1980	43.9	47.1
1979	44.5	47.5
1978	45	47.5
1977	45.6	47.5
1976	46	47.6
1975	46.7	47.7
1974	47.2	47.8
1973	47.7	48
1972	48.1	48.3
1971	48.4	48.4
1970	48.6	48.7
1969	48.9	48.9
1968	49.2	49.3
1967	49.2	49.8
1966	49.5	50.1
1965	50	50.4
1964	50.7	50.8
1963	51	51
1962	51	51.1
1961	50.7	51.4
1960	50.1	51.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 20.6 in Jordan and 16.4 in Saudi Arabia, compared with 50.1 and 51.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2100	15.7%	17.3%
2099	15.7%	17.3%
2098	15.7%	17.3%
2097	15.8%	17.3%
2096	15.9%	17.3%
2095	15.9%	17.3%
2094	16%	17.4%
2093	16.1%	17.4%
2092	16.2%	17.4%
2091	16.3%	17.4%
2090	16.4%	17.4%
2089	16.5%	17.5%
2088	16.6%	17.5%
2087	16.8%	17.5%
2086	16.9%	17.6%
2085	17%	17.6%
2084	17.2%	17.7%
2083	17.3%	17.7%
2082	17.4%	17.7%
2081	17.6%	17.8%
2080	17.7%	17.8%
2079	17.8%	17.9%
2078	17.9%	17.9%
2077	18%	18%
2076	18.1%	18%
2075	18.1%	18.1%
2074	18.2%	18.2%
2073	18.3%	18.2%
2072	18.4%	18.3%
2071	18.4%	18.3%
2070	18.5%	18.4%
2069	18.6%	18.4%
2068	18.7%	18.5%
2067	18.8%	18.6%
2066	18.9%	18.6%
2065	19.1%	18.7%
2064	19.2%	18.7%
2063	19.4%	18.8%
2062	19.6%	18.9%
2061	19.8%	19%
2060	20.1%	19%
2059	20.3%	19.1%
2058	20.6%	19.2%
2057	20.9%	19.3%
2056	21.2%	19.4%
2055	21.5%	19.5%
2054	21.8%	19.6%
2053	22.1%	19.8%
2052	22.4%	19.9%
2051	22.7%	20%
2050	22.9%	20.1%
2049	23.2%	20.3%
2048	23.4%	20.4%
2047	23.6%	20.6%
2046	23.8%	20.7%
2045	24%	20.9%
2044	24.2%	21.1%
2043	24.4%	21.2%
2042	24.5%	21.4%
2041	24.6%	21.6%
2040	24.8%	21.8%
2039	25%	22%
2038	25.1%	22.1%
2037	25.3%	22.1%
2036	25.6%	22.2%
2035	25.8%	22.2%
2034	26.1%	22.3%
2033	26.4%	22.4%
2032	26.7%	22.5%
2031	27.1%	22.7%
2030	27.5%	22.8%
2029	28.1%	23%
2028	28.7%	23.2%
2027	29.3%	23.3%
2026	30%	23.5%
2025	30.4%	23.7%
2024	30.7%	23.8%
2023	31.2%	24.1%
2022	31.9%	24.6%
2021	32.4%	25.2%
2020	32.8%	25.5%
2019	33.3%	25.8%
2018	33.7%	25.7%
2017	34.1%	25.2%
2016	34.5%	24.9%
2015	34.8%	25.1%
2014	34.9%	25.4%
2013	34.9%	25.8%
2012	35.1%	26.3%
2011	35.5%	26.9%
2010	36%	27.6%
2009	36.5%	28.5%
2008	37%	29.5%
2007	37.5%	30.6%
2006	38%	31.9%
2005	38.4%	33.2%
2004	38.8%	34.5%
2003	39.2%	35.7%
2002	39.5%	36.8%
2001	39.8%	37.7%
2000	40.1%	38.3%
1999	40.2%	38.9%
1998	40.3%	39.5%
1997	40.4%	40.1%
1996	40.4%	40.7%
1995	40.5%	41.2%
1994	40.9%	41.7%
1993	41.5%	42.1%
1992	42.2%	42.4%
1991	43.1%	42.7%
1990	45%	43%
1989	46.8%	43.2%
1988	47.2%	43.3%
1987	47.6%	43.4%
1986	47.9%	43.5%
1985	48.2%	43.6%
1984	48.6%	43.6%
1983	48.9%	43.7%
1982	49.2%	43.8%
1981	49.5%	43.9%
1980	49.7%	44.1%
1979	50%	44.2%
1978	50.2%	44.3%
1977	50.4%	44.5%
1976	50.5%	44.6%
1975	50.6%	44.8%
1974	50.6%	45%
1973	50.6%	45.2%
1972	50.6%	45.3%
1971	50.4%	45.5%
1970	50.3%	45.5%
1969	50%	45.5%
1968	49.8%	45.4%
1967	49.4%	45.3%
1966	49.1%	45.1%
1965	48.7%	44.8%
1964	48.2%	44.6%
1963	47.7%	44.3%
1962	47.2%	43.9%
1961	46.6%	43.6%
1960	46.1%	43.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.7% of the population in Jordan and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 45% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jordan and Saudi Arabia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Jordan vs Saudi Arabia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2023	31	7
2022	35	9
2021	79	12
2020	41	11
2019	35	8
2018	36	8
2017	38	8
2016	40	8
2015	41	8
2014	43	8
2013	44	9
2012	47	9
2011	47	10
2010	48	11
2009	49	11
2008	50	12
2007	50	13
2006	49	14
2005	53	15
2004	54	16
2003	56	16
2002	58	18
2001	60	19
2000	61	20
1999	63	21
1998	65	22
1997	67	23
1996	69	23
1995	70	24
1994	70	25
1993	71	26
1992	72	27
1991	74	29
1990	72	30
1989	79	32
1988	82	34
1987	87	36
1986	93	38
1985	100	40

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 31 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jordan, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Jordan	Saudi Arabia
2023	1.32%	0.62%
2022	1.36%	0.64%
2021	1.4%	0.66%
2020	1.44%	0.69%
2019	1.48%	0.72%
2018	1.52%	0.76%
2017	1.56%	0.8%
2016	1.6%	0.85%
2015	1.65%	0.9%
2014	1.69%	0.96%
2013	1.74%	1.02%
2012	1.78%	1.08%
2011	1.83%	1.15%
2010	1.89%	1.22%
2009	1.94%	1.3%
2008	2%	1.38%
2007	2.07%	1.47%
2006	2.13%	1.56%
2005	2.2%	1.65%
2004	2.27%	1.75%
2003	2.35%	1.85%
2002	2.42%	1.96%
2001	2.5%	2.08%
2000	2.58%	2.21%
1999	2.66%	2.35%
1998	2.74%	2.5%
1997	2.83%	2.67%
1996	2.91%	2.86%
1995	3.01%	3.06%
1994	3.1%	3.29%
1993	3.2%	3.54%
1992	3.31%	3.81%
1991	3.42%	4.11%
1990	3.54%	4.44%
1989	3.68%	4.8%
1988	3.82%	5.19%
1987	3.98%	5.62%
1986	4.16%	6.07%
1985	4.34%	6.55%
1984	4.55%	7.04%
1983	4.76%	7.56%
1982	4.99%	8.12%
1981	5.22%	8.71%
1980	5.48%	9.34%
1979	5.74%	9.99%
1978	6.02%	10.7%
1977	6.31%	11.4%
1976	6.63%	12.2%
1975	6.96%	13.1%
1974	7.31%	14%
1973	7.67%	14.9%
1972	8.06%	16%
1971	8.48%	-
1970	8.91%	-
1969	9.38%	-
1968	9.87%	-
1967	10.4%	-
1966	11%	-
1965	11.6%	-
1964	12.3%	-
1963	13%	-
1962	13.8%	-
1961	14.6%	-
1960	15.5%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.32% in Jordan and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.