Fertility & birth rates in New Zealand and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in New Zealand was 1.56 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 New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1960	4.24	7.63
1961	4.31	7.63
1962	4.19	7.64
1963	4.05	7.65
1964	3.8	7.67
1965	3.54	7.66
1966	3.41	7.66
1967	3.35	7.66
1968	3.34	7.63
1969	3.28	7.6
1970	3.17	7.58
1971	3.18	7.56
1972	3	7.54
1973	2.76	7.48
1974	2.58	7.43
1975	2.37	7.37
1976	2.27	7.33
1977	2.21	7.3
1978	2.07	7.26
1979	2.12	7.23
1980	2.03	7.15
1981	2.01	7.07
1982	1.95	6.98
1983	1.92	6.88
1984	1.93	6.78
1985	1.93	6.65
1986	1.96	6.52
1987	2.03	6.34
1988	2.1	6.15
1989	2.12	5.98
1990	2.18	5.8
1991	2.09	5.64
1992	2.06	5.49
1993	2.04	5.33
1994	1.98	5.16
1995	1.98	4.99
1996	1.96	4.81
1997	1.96	4.66
1998	1.89	4.52
1999	1.97	4.35
2000	1.98	4.21
2001	1.97	3.96
2002	1.89	3.71
2003	1.93	3.47
2004	1.98	3.26
2005	1.97	3.16
2006	2.01	3.18
2007	2.18	3.19
2008	2.19	3.07
2009	2.13	2.95
2010	2.17	2.81
2011	2.09	2.8
2012	2.1	2.78
2013	2.01	2.67
2014	1.92	2.68
2015	1.99	2.63
2016	1.87	2.65
2017	1.81	2.67
2018	1.71	2.67
2019	1.72	2.49
2020	1.61	2.27
2021	1.64	2.17
2022	1.66	2.14
2023	1.56	2.28
2024	1.55	2.31
2025	1.54	2.29
2026	1.53	2.27
2027	1.53	2.25
2028	1.52	2.22
2029	1.52	2.2
2030	1.52	2.17
2031	1.52	2.15
2032	1.52	2.13
2033	1.51	2.11
2034	1.51	2.09
2035	1.51	2.07
2036	1.51	2.05
2037	1.51	2.03
2038	1.51	2.01
2039	1.51	1.99
2040	1.51	1.98
2041	1.51	1.97
2042	1.51	1.95
2043	1.51	1.94
2044	1.51	1.93
2045	1.51	1.92
2046	1.51	1.91
2047	1.51	1.9
2048	1.51	1.89
2049	1.51	1.88
2050	1.51	1.87

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1960	32.8%	43.4%
1961	33%	43.6%
1962	33%	43.9%
1963	32.9%	44.3%
1964	32.9%	44.6%
1965	32.7%	44.8%
1966	32.6%	45.1%
1967	32.5%	45.3%
1968	32.3%	45.4%
1969	32.2%	45.5%
1970	31.9%	45.5%
1971	31.7%	45.5%
1972	31.4%	45.3%
1973	31%	45.2%
1974	30.5%	45%
1975	30.1%	44.8%
1976	29.6%	44.6%
1977	29%	44.5%
1978	28.4%	44.3%
1979	27.8%	44.2%
1980	27.2%	44.1%
1981	26.7%	43.9%
1982	26.2%	43.8%
1983	25.6%	43.7%
1984	25.1%	43.6%
1985	24.6%	43.6%
1986	24.2%	43.5%
1987	23.8%	43.4%
1988	23.5%	43.3%
1989	23.3%	43.2%
1990	23.3%	43%
1991	23.2%	42.7%
1992	23.1%	42.4%
1993	23.1%	42.1%
1994	23.1%	41.7%
1995	23.1%	41.2%
1996	23%	40.7%
1997	23%	40.1%
1998	23%	39.5%
1999	22.9%	38.9%
2000	22.8%	38.3%
2001	22.6%	37.7%
2002	22.4%	36.8%
2003	22.1%	35.7%
2004	21.8%	34.5%
2005	21.5%	33.2%
2006	21.3%	31.9%
2007	21.1%	30.6%
2008	21%	29.5%
2009	20.9%	28.5%
2010	20.9%	27.6%
2011	20.8%	26.9%
2012	20.6%	26.3%
2013	20.4%	25.8%
2014	20.2%	25.4%
2015	19.9%	25.1%
2016	19.6%	24.9%
2017	19.5%	25.2%
2018	19.3%	25.7%
2019	19.2%	25.8%
2020	19%	25.5%
2021	18.9%	25.2%
2022	18.6%	24.6%
2023	18.4%	24.1%
2024	18.1%	23.8%
2025	17.9%	23.6%
2026	17.6%	23.4%
2027	17.4%	23.3%
2028	17.2%	23.1%
2029	17%	22.9%
2030	16.8%	22.8%
2031	16.6%	22.6%
2032	16.4%	22.5%
2033	16.3%	22.4%
2034	16.1%	22.3%
2035	16%	22.2%
2036	15.9%	22.2%
2037	15.8%	22.1%
2038	15.7%	22%
2039	15.6%	21.9%
2040	15.5%	21.7%
2041	15.4%	21.5%
2042	15.4%	21.3%
2043	15.4%	21.2%
2044	15.3%	21%
2045	15.3%	20.8%
2046	15.3%	20.7%
2047	15.3%	20.5%
2048	15.3%	20.4%
2049	15.2%	20.2%
2050	15.2%	20.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in New Zealand and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of New Zealand and Saudi Arabia compared.

Natural population change in New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.51% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1960	41,791	74,143
1961	43,482	77,743
1962	42,865	81,393
1963	42,027	85,480
1964	39,375	89,776
1965	36,982	93,820
1966	36,151	98,361
1967	37,974	103,343
1968	37,594	108,281
1969	38,098	113,859
1970	37,101	120,440
1971	40,000	127,600
1972	38,244	136,360
1973	35,239	145,450
1974	33,896	155,478
1975	31,355	166,223
1976	29,456	178,024
1977	28,020	191,103
1978	26,156	205,331
1979	26,675	220,186
1980	23,658	234,372
1981	25,374	249,156
1982	24,207	264,831
1983	24,315	280,616
1984	26,043	296,615
1985	24,126	310,558
1986	25,549	322,340
1987	27,603	333,088
1988	29,846	342,865
1989	30,749	349,399
1990	33,298	355,495
1991	33,518	361,329
1992	32,067	366,763
1993	31,685	372,621
1994	30,372	377,351
1995	29,828	380,231
1996	28,997	382,248
1997	30,137	385,033
1998	29,146	389,499
1999	28,916	390,112
2000	29,897	392,407
2001	27,939	382,153
2002	25,941	372,099
2003	28,150	364,520
2004	29,634	362,843
2005	30,674	375,938
2006	30,924	399,333
2007	35,480	425,199
2008	35,143	433,457
2009	33,560	438,557
2010	35,458	418,641
2011	31,302	443,675
2012	31,077	465,649
2013	29,096	475,299
2014	26,196	493,431
2015	29,408	511,023
2016	28,237	537,829
2017	26,282	546,751
2018	24,797	528,767
2019	25,344	474,407
2020	24,993	447,036
2021	23,767	409,032
2022	20,264	406,920
2023	19,039	474,366

Maternal mortality chart: New Zealand vs Saudi Arabia

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1985	19	40
1986	18	38
1987	19	36
1988	19	34
1989	18	32
1990	18	30
1991	16	29
1992	15	27
1993	14	26
1994	13	25
1995	14	24
1996	14	23
1997	13	23
1998	12	22
1999	12	21
2000	11	20
2001	10	19
2002	11	18
2003	11	16
2004	11	16
2005	11	15
2006	10	14
2007	10	13
2008	10	12
2009	10	11
2010	10	11
2011	10	10
2012	9	9
2013	8	9
2014	7	8
2015	8	8
2016	8	8
2017	8	8
2018	7	8
2019	8	8
2020	8	11
2021	8	12
2022	23	9
2023	7	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.47% in New Zealand 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
	New Zealand	Saudi Arabia
1960	2.78%	-
1961	2.68%	-
1962	2.58%	-
1963	2.48%	-
1964	2.39%	-
1965	2.31%	-
1966	2.25%	-
1967	2.2%	-
1968	2.16%	-
1969	2.12%	-
1970	2.08%	-
1971	2.03%	-
1972	1.98%	16%
1973	1.94%	14.9%
1974	1.88%	14%
1975	1.83%	13.1%
1976	1.77%	12.2%
1977	1.71%	11.4%
1978	1.66%	10.7%
1979	1.61%	9.99%
1980	1.56%	9.34%
1981	1.52%	8.71%
1982	1.48%	8.12%
1983	1.45%	7.56%
1984	1.41%	7.04%
1985	1.38%	6.55%
1986	1.34%	6.07%
1987	1.29%	5.62%
1988	1.24%	5.19%
1989	1.18%	4.8%
1990	1.12%	4.44%
1991	1.06%	4.11%
1992	1%	3.81%
1993	0.95%	3.54%
1994	0.91%	3.29%
1995	0.87%	3.06%
1996	0.84%	2.86%
1997	0.81%	2.67%
1998	0.78%	2.5%
1999	0.76%	2.35%
2000	0.74%	2.21%
2001	0.72%	2.08%
2002	0.7%	1.96%
2003	0.69%	1.85%
2004	0.67%	1.75%
2005	0.66%	1.65%
2006	0.65%	1.56%
2007	0.65%	1.47%
2008	0.64%	1.38%
2009	0.63%	1.3%
2010	0.62%	1.22%
2011	0.61%	1.15%
2012	0.6%	1.08%
2013	0.59%	1.02%
2014	0.57%	0.96%
2015	0.56%	0.9%
2016	0.55%	0.85%
2017	0.53%	0.8%
2018	0.52%	0.76%
2019	0.51%	0.72%
2020	0.5%	0.69%
2021	0.49%	0.66%
2022	0.48%	0.64%
2023	0.47%	0.62%