Fertility & birth rates in Nauru and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Nauru vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Nauru was 3.33 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 Nauru 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
	Nauru	Saudi Arabia
1960	5.34	7.63
1961	5.38	7.63
1962	5.42	7.64
1963	5.44	7.65
1964	5.47	7.67
1965	5.48	7.66
1966	5.41	7.66
1967	5.29	7.66
1968	5.14	7.63
1969	4.94	7.6
1970	4.74	7.58
1971	4.54	7.56
1972	4.36	7.54
1973	4.19	7.48
1974	4.07	7.43
1975	3.97	7.37
1976	3.9	7.33
1977	3.86	7.3
1978	3.84	7.26
1979	3.85	7.23
1980	3.88	7.15
1981	3.94	7.07
1982	3.99	6.98
1983	4.06	6.88
1984	4.11	6.78
1985	4.14	6.65
1986	4.15	6.52
1987	4.14	6.34
1988	4.11	6.15
1989	4.07	5.98
1990	4.02	5.8
1991	3.99	5.64
1992	3.95	5.49
1993	3.89	5.33
1994	3.84	5.16
1995	3.81	4.99
1996	3.78	4.81
1997	3.74	4.66
1998	3.68	4.52
1999	3.64	4.35
2000	3.54	4.21
2001	3.46	3.96
2002	3.4	3.71
2003	3.39	3.47
2004	3.38	3.26
2005	3.38	3.16
2006	3.4	3.18
2007	3.5	3.19
2008	3.67	3.07
2009	3.85	2.95
2010	4.02	2.81
2011	4.12	2.8
2012	4.12	2.78
2013	4.1	2.67
2014	4.09	2.68
2015	4.08	2.63
2016	4.03	2.65
2017	3.88	2.67
2018	3.68	2.67
2019	3.53	2.49
2020	3.47	2.27
2021	3.43	2.17
2022	3.38	2.14
2023	3.33	2.28
2024	3.29	2.31
2025	3.25	2.29
2026	3.2	2.27
2027	3.16	2.25
2028	3.12	2.22
2029	3.09	2.2
2030	3.05	2.17
2031	3.01	2.15
2032	2.98	2.13
2033	2.95	2.11
2034	2.92	2.09
2035	2.89	2.07
2036	2.86	2.05
2037	2.83	2.03
2038	2.8	2.01
2039	2.77	1.99
2040	2.75	1.98
2041	2.72	1.97
2042	2.7	1.95
2043	2.67	1.94
2044	2.65	1.93
2045	2.63	1.92
2046	2.61	1.91
2047	2.58	1.9
2048	2.56	1.89
2049	2.55	1.88
2050	2.53	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Nauru	Saudi Arabia
1960	34.8%	43.4%
1961	35.2%	43.6%
1962	35.7%	43.9%
1963	36.5%	44.3%
1964	37.5%	44.6%
1965	38.6%	44.8%
1966	39.4%	45.1%
1967	39.5%	45.3%
1968	41.3%	45.4%
1969	43.4%	45.5%
1970	42.9%	45.5%
1971	41.3%	45.5%
1972	39.7%	45.3%
1973	38.1%	45.2%
1974	36.4%	45%
1975	34.9%	44.8%
1976	33.4%	44.6%
1977	31.9%	44.5%
1978	30.9%	44.3%
1979	30.6%	44.2%
1980	30.9%	44.1%
1981	31.9%	43.9%
1982	33.2%	43.8%
1983	34.6%	43.7%
1984	35.7%	43.6%
1985	36.5%	43.6%
1986	37.5%	43.5%
1987	38.3%	43.4%
1988	39.2%	43.3%
1989	40.2%	43.2%
1990	41.2%	43%
1991	42.1%	42.7%
1992	42.5%	42.4%
1993	42.5%	42.1%
1994	42.1%	41.7%
1995	41.7%	41.2%
1996	41.1%	40.7%
1997	40.5%	40.1%
1998	39.9%	39.5%
1999	39.4%	38.9%
2000	38.9%	38.3%
2001	38.5%	37.7%
2002	38.2%	36.8%
2003	37.7%	35.7%
2004	37.1%	34.5%
2005	36.6%	33.2%
2006	36.1%	31.9%
2007	35.7%	30.6%
2008	35.6%	29.5%
2009	35.8%	28.5%
2010	36.3%	27.6%
2011	37.1%	26.9%
2012	37.7%	26.3%
2013	38%	25.8%
2014	38.2%	25.4%
2015	38.2%	25.1%
2016	38.2%	24.9%
2017	38%	25.2%
2018	37.6%	25.7%
2019	37.6%	25.8%
2020	38%	25.5%
2021	38.3%	25.2%
2022	38.3%	24.6%
2023	38.2%	24.1%
2024	37.8%	23.8%
2025	37.1%	23.6%
2026	36.4%	23.4%
2027	35.7%	23.3%
2028	35%	23.1%
2029	34.3%	22.9%
2030	33.7%	22.8%
2031	33.1%	22.6%
2032	32.7%	22.5%
2033	32.4%	22.4%
2034	32.1%	22.3%
2035	31.9%	22.2%
2036	31.6%	22.2%
2037	31.3%	22.1%
2038	31.1%	22%
2039	31%	21.9%
2040	31%	21.7%
2041	30.9%	21.5%
2042	30.9%	21.3%
2043	30.9%	21.2%
2044	30.9%	21%
2045	30.8%	20.8%
2046	30.7%	20.7%
2047	30.6%	20.5%
2048	30.4%	20.4%
2049	30.2%	20.2%
2050	30%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 37.8% of the population in Nauru and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 41.2% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Nauru and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in Nauru vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.28% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	Saudi Arabia
1960	72	74,143
1961	70	77,743
1962	75	81,393
1963	88	85,480
1964	100	89,776
1965	113	93,820
1966	123	98,361
1967	117	103,343
1968	116	108,281
1969	71	113,859
1970	49	120,440
1971	50	127,600
1972	53	136,360
1973	57	145,450
1974	63	155,478
1975	70	166,223
1976	79	178,024
1977	89	191,103
1978	111	205,331
1979	130	220,186
1980	145	234,372
1981	157	249,156
1982	162	264,831
1983	163	280,616
1984	166	296,615
1985	171	310,558
1986	178	322,340
1987	186	333,088
1988	195	342,865
1989	204	349,399
1990	214	355,495
1991	225	361,329
1992	237	366,763
1993	235	372,621
1994	229	377,351
1995	225	380,231
1996	221	382,248
1997	218	385,033
1998	214	389,499
1999	212	390,112
2000	207	392,407
2001	203	382,153
2002	200	372,099
2003	201	364,520
2004	202	362,843
2005	204	375,938
2006	209	399,333
2007	222	425,199
2008	240	433,457
2009	261	438,557
2010	281	418,641
2011	291	443,675
2012	292	465,649
2013	291	475,299
2014	290	493,431
2015	291	511,023
2016	289	537,829
2017	279	546,751
2018	265	528,767
2019	255	474,407
2020	246	447,036
2021	236	409,032
2022	226	406,920
2023	213	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: Nauru vs Saudi Arabia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 273 deaths per 100,000 live births in Nauru, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Nauru	Saudi Arabia
1985	191	40
1986	209	38
1987	206	36
1988	202	34
1989	198	32
1990	195	30
1991	216	29
1992	217	27
1993	219	26
1994	220	25
1995	219	24
1996	218	23
1997	218	23
1998	257	22
1999	277	21
2000	278	20
2001	299	19
2002	321	18
2003	323	16
2004	324	16
2005	328	15
2006	304	14
2007	303	13
2008	302	12
2009	300	11
2010	297	11
2011	260	10
2012	255	9
2013	247	9
2014	240	8
2015	253	8
2016	248	8
2017	259	8
2018	269	8
2019	267	8
2020	309	11
2021	266	12
2022	317	9
2023	273	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.89% in Nauru 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
	Nauru	Saudi Arabia
1972	-	16%
1973	-	14.9%
1974	-	14%
1975	-	13.1%
1976	-	12.2%
1977	-	11.4%
1978	-	10.7%
1979	-	9.99%
1980	-	9.34%
1981	-	8.71%
1982	-	8.12%
1983	-	7.56%
1984	-	7.04%
1985	8.62%	6.55%
1986	8.2%	6.07%
1987	7.81%	5.62%
1988	7.43%	5.19%
1989	7.08%	4.8%
1990	6.74%	4.44%
1991	6.41%	4.11%
1992	6.09%	3.81%
1993	5.78%	3.54%
1994	5.49%	3.29%
1995	5.22%	3.06%
1996	4.97%	2.86%
1997	4.74%	2.67%
1998	4.52%	2.5%
1999	4.32%	2.35%
2000	4.13%	2.21%
2001	3.96%	2.08%
2002	3.81%	1.96%
2003	3.66%	1.85%
2004	3.53%	1.75%
2005	3.41%	1.65%
2006	3.29%	1.56%
2007	3.15%	1.47%
2008	3%	1.38%
2009	2.84%	1.3%
2010	2.66%	1.22%
2011	2.48%	1.15%
2012	2.29%	1.08%
2013	2.11%	1.02%
2014	1.93%	0.96%
2015	1.76%	0.9%
2016	1.61%	0.85%
2017	1.47%	0.8%
2018	1.34%	0.76%
2019	1.22%	0.72%
2020	1.11%	0.69%
2021	1.02%	0.66%
2022	0.95%	0.64%
2023	0.89%	0.62%