Fertility & birth rates in Qatar and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate in Qatar vs Saudi Arabia by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	1.73	2.28
2022	1.74	2.14
2021	1.61	2.17
2020	1.68	2.27
2019	1.73	2.49
2018	1.76	2.67
2017	1.83	2.67
2016	1.86	2.65
2015	1.98	2.63
2014	2.03	2.68
2013	2.03	2.67
2012	2.04	2.78
2011	2.07	2.8
2010	2.14	2.81
2009	2.25	2.95
2008	2.37	3.07
2007	2.44	3.19
2006	2.51	3.18
2005	2.64	3.16
2004	2.79	3.26
2003	2.93	3.47
2002	3.01	3.71
2001	3.08	3.96
2000	3.07	4.21
1999	3.12	4.35
1998	3.21	4.52
1997	3.33	4.66
1996	3.44	4.81
1995	3.56	4.99
1994	3.67	5.16
1993	3.77	5.33
1992	3.85	5.49
1991	3.99	5.64
1990	4.23	5.8
1989	4.41	5.98
1988	4.51	6.15
1987	4.54	6.34
1986	4.57	6.52
1985	4.64	6.65
1984	4.76	6.78
1983	4.9	6.88
1982	5.04	6.98
1981	5.2	7.07
1980	5.33	7.15
1979	5.46	7.23
1978	5.58	7.26
1977	5.69	7.3
1976	5.78	7.33
1975	5.86	7.37
1974	5.94	7.43
1973	6.01	7.48
1972	6.07	7.54
1971	6.15	7.56
1970	6.23	7.58
1969	6.31	7.6
1968	6.39	7.63
1967	6.46	7.66
1966	6.52	7.66
1965	6.53	7.66
1964	6.53	7.67
1963	6.53	7.65
1962	6.53	7.64
1961	6.53	7.63
1960	6.53	7.63

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Qatar was 1.73 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 Qatar 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
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	23,845	474,366
2022	24,360	406,920
2021	21,297	409,032
2020	25,128	447,036
2019	24,112	474,407
2018	23,340	528,767
2017	23,244	546,751
2016	22,416	537,829
2015	22,568	511,023
2014	21,699	493,431
2013	19,669	475,299
2012	17,681	465,649
2011	16,543	443,675
2010	16,225	418,641
2009	15,595	438,557
2008	14,062	433,457
2007	11,351	425,199
2006	10,225	399,333
2005	11,392	375,938
2004	11,242	362,843
2003	11,291	364,520
2002	11,062	372,099
2001	10,683	382,153
2000	9,974	392,407
1999	9,431	390,112
1998	9,055	389,499
1997	8,846	385,033
1996	9,049	382,248
1995	9,186	380,231
1994	9,257	377,351
1993	9,250	372,621
1992	9,189	366,763
1991	9,182	361,329
1990	9,388	355,495
1989	9,407	349,399
1988	9,198	342,865
1987	8,806	333,088
1986	8,439	322,340
1985	8,212	310,558
1984	7,997	296,615
1983	7,765	280,616
1982	7,489	264,831
1981	7,202	249,156
1980	6,894	234,372
1979	6,579	220,186
1978	6,246	205,331
1977	5,925	191,103
1976	5,598	178,024
1975	5,289	166,223
1974	5,015	155,478
1973	4,780	145,450
1972	4,581	136,360
1971	4,433	127,600
1970	4,346	120,440
1969	3,941	113,859
1968	3,547	108,281
1967	3,167	103,343
1966	2,811	98,361
1965	2,472	93,820
1964	2,150	89,776
1963	1,854	85,480
1962	1,589	81,393
1961	1,357	77,743
1960	1,220	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 +0.9% in Qatar and +1.41% in Saudi Arabia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.92% in Qatar and +1.57% in Saudi Arabia.

Birth rate in Qatar 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
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	9.91	16.4
2022	10.1	15.2
2021	9.56	15.9
2020	10	16.6
2019	9.98	18.1
2018	9.92	19.7
2017	10	19.8
2016	9.97	19.6
2015	10.6	19.4
2014	11.1	19.8
2013	11.4	19.7
2012	11.4	20.4
2011	11.3	20.3
2010	11.2	20.1
2009	11	20.8
2008	11.2	21.3
2007	10.8	21.7
2006	12	21.4
2005	15.4	21.1
2004	16.3	21.3
2003	16.9	22.3
2002	17.4	23.8
2001	17.6	25.5
2000	17.3	27.5
1999	17.3	28.5
1998	17.5	29.5
1997	18	30.3
1996	19.1	31.2
1995	19.9	32.3
1994	20.6	33.4
1993	21.2	34.5
1992	21.7	35.5
1991	22.3	36.7
1990	23.5	38
1989	24.4	39.3
1988	24.7	40.7
1987	24.6	41.9
1986	24.5	43.1
1985	25	44.2
1984	25.7	45
1983	26.4	45.6
1982	27.1	46.1
1981	27.8	46.6
1980	28.4	47.1
1979	29	47.5
1978	29.6	47.5
1977	30.3	47.5
1976	31	47.6
1975	31.9	47.7
1974	33.1	47.8
1973	34.7	48
1972	36.9	48.3
1971	40	48.4
1970	44.3	48.7
1969	45.6	48.9
1968	46.4	49.3
1967	47.1	49.8
1966	47.6	50.1
1965	47.6	50.4
1964	47.3	50.8
1963	46.7	51
1962	45.9	51.1
1961	44.9	51.4
1960	45.3	51.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 9.91 in Qatar and 16.4 in Saudi Arabia, compared with 45.3 and 51.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

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Saudi Arabia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2100	18.4%	17.3%
2099	18.4%	17.3%
2098	18.4%	17.3%
2097	18.4%	17.3%
2096	18.4%	17.3%
2095	18.4%	17.3%
2094	18.4%	17.4%
2093	18.4%	17.4%
2092	18.4%	17.4%
2091	18.4%	17.4%
2090	18.4%	17.4%
2089	18.4%	17.5%
2088	18.4%	17.5%
2087	18.4%	17.5%
2086	18.4%	17.6%
2085	18.4%	17.6%
2084	18.4%	17.7%
2083	18.4%	17.7%
2082	18.4%	17.7%
2081	18.4%	17.8%
2080	18.4%	17.8%
2079	18.4%	17.9%
2078	18.4%	17.9%
2077	18.4%	18%
2076	18.4%	18%
2075	18.4%	18.1%
2074	18.3%	18.2%
2073	18.3%	18.2%
2072	18.3%	18.3%
2071	18.3%	18.3%
2070	18.2%	18.4%
2069	18.2%	18.4%
2068	18.2%	18.5%
2067	18.1%	18.6%
2066	18.1%	18.6%
2065	18.1%	18.7%
2064	18.1%	18.7%
2063	18.1%	18.8%
2062	18%	18.9%
2061	18%	19%
2060	18%	19%
2059	18%	19.1%
2058	18%	19.2%
2057	18%	19.3%
2056	18%	19.4%
2055	18%	19.5%
2054	17.9%	19.6%
2053	17.9%	19.8%
2052	17.9%	19.9%
2051	17.8%	20%
2050	17.8%	20.1%
2049	17.7%	20.3%
2048	17.6%	20.4%
2047	17.5%	20.6%
2046	17.4%	20.7%
2045	17.3%	20.9%
2044	17.2%	21.1%
2043	17.1%	21.2%
2042	16.9%	21.4%
2041	16.8%	21.6%
2040	16.6%	21.8%
2039	16.4%	22%
2038	16.3%	22.1%
2037	16.1%	22.1%
2036	16%	22.2%
2035	15.8%	22.2%
2034	15.7%	22.3%
2033	15.6%	22.4%
2032	15.5%	22.5%
2031	15.4%	22.7%
2030	15.3%	22.8%
2029	15.2%	23%
2028	15.1%	23.2%
2027	15%	23.3%
2026	15%	23.5%
2025	15%	23.7%
2024	15.1%	23.8%
2023	15.2%	24.1%
2022	15.2%	24.6%
2021	15.5%	25.2%
2020	15.4%	25.5%
2019	14.6%	25.8%
2018	14%	25.7%
2017	13.7%	25.2%
2016	13.7%	24.9%
2015	13.9%	25.1%
2014	14.4%	25.4%
2013	14.6%	25.8%
2012	14.5%	26.3%
2011	14.2%	26.9%
2010	13.9%	27.6%
2009	14%	28.5%
2008	14.6%	29.5%
2007	16.4%	30.6%
2006	20.2%	31.9%
2005	22.5%	33.2%
2004	22.2%	34.5%
2003	22.2%	35.7%
2002	22.5%	36.8%
2001	23%	37.7%
2000	23.5%	38.3%
1999	24.1%	38.9%
1998	24.8%	39.5%
1997	25.5%	40.1%
1996	25.9%	40.7%
1995	26.1%	41.2%
1994	26.2%	41.7%
1993	26.4%	42.1%
1992	26.6%	42.4%
1991	26.8%	42.7%
1990	27%	43%
1989	27.1%	43.2%
1988	27.2%	43.3%
1987	27.2%	43.4%
1986	27%	43.5%
1985	27.2%	43.6%
1984	27.6%	43.6%
1983	28.1%	43.7%
1982	28.6%	43.8%
1981	29.2%	43.9%
1980	30%	44.1%
1979	31%	44.2%
1978	32.1%	44.3%
1977	33.3%	44.5%
1976	34.6%	44.6%
1975	35.7%	44.8%
1974	36.7%	45%
1973	37.4%	45.2%
1972	37.5%	45.3%
1971	36.9%	45.5%
1970	35.1%	45.5%
1969	33.9%	45.5%
1968	34.2%	45.4%
1967	34.7%	45.3%
1966	35.3%	45.1%
1965	36.2%	44.8%
1964	37.2%	44.6%
1963	38.7%	44.3%
1962	40.5%	43.9%
1961	42.5%	43.6%
1960	44.2%	43.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.1% of the population in Qatar and 23.8% in Saudi Arabia in 2024, compared to 27% and 43% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Qatar and Saudi Arabia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Qatar vs Saudi Arabia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	4	7
2022	8	9
2021	7	12
2020	6	11
2019	5	8
2018	5	8
2017	5	8
2016	5	8
2015	6	8
2014	6	8
2013	6	9
2012	7	9
2011	7	10
2010	8	11
2009	8	11
2008	9	12
2007	9	13
2006	10	14
2005	11	15
2004	11	16
2003	11	16
2002	11	18
2001	12	19
2000	11	20
1999	12	21
1998	12	22
1997	13	23
1996	13	23
1995	13	24
1994	13	25
1993	13	26
1992	13	27
1991	13	29
1990	13	30
1989	14	32
1988	15	34
1987	15	36
1986	16	38
1985	17	40

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 4 deaths per 100,000 live births in Qatar, compared to 7 deaths in Saudi Arabia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Saudi Arabia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2023	0.6%	0.62%
2022	0.61%	0.64%
2021	0.63%	0.66%
2020	0.64%	0.69%
2019	0.67%	0.72%
2018	0.69%	0.76%
2017	0.72%	0.8%
2016	0.75%	0.85%
2015	0.79%	0.9%
2014	0.82%	0.96%
2013	0.84%	1.02%
2012	0.87%	1.08%
2011	0.89%	1.15%
2010	0.91%	1.22%
2009	0.93%	1.3%
2008	0.96%	1.38%
2007	0.98%	1.47%
2006	1.01%	1.56%
2005	1.04%	1.65%
2004	1.08%	1.75%
2003	1.12%	1.85%
2002	1.16%	1.96%
2001	1.2%	2.08%
2000	1.25%	2.21%
1999	1.29%	2.35%
1998	1.34%	2.5%
1997	1.4%	2.67%
1996	1.46%	2.86%
1995	1.53%	3.06%
1994	1.61%	3.29%
1993	1.71%	3.54%
1992	1.82%	3.81%
1991	1.94%	4.11%
1990	2.08%	4.44%
1989	2.23%	4.8%
1988	2.37%	5.19%
1987	2.52%	5.62%
1986	2.68%	6.07%
1985	2.82%	6.55%
1984	2.98%	7.04%
1983	3.13%	7.56%
1982	3.29%	8.12%
1981	3.45%	8.71%
1980	3.62%	9.34%
1979	3.81%	9.99%
1978	4.02%	10.7%
1977	4.24%	11.4%
1976	4.48%	12.2%
1975	4.75%	13.1%
1974	5.06%	14%
1973	5.4%	14.9%
1972	5.77%	16%
1971	6.16%	-
1970	6.6%	-
1969	7.07%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.6% in Qatar and 0.62% in Saudi Arabia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.