Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs Solomon Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Saudi Arabia was 2.28 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saudi Arabia vs the Solomon Islands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
1960	7.63	7.07
1961	7.63	7.05
1962	7.64	7.04
1963	7.65	7.03
1964	7.67	7.05
1965	7.66	7.02
1966	7.66	7
1967	7.66	6.97
1968	7.63	6.95
1969	7.6	6.97
1970	7.58	6.98
1971	7.56	6.99
1972	7.54	6.99
1973	7.48	7
1974	7.43	7.01
1975	7.37	6.99
1976	7.33	6.95
1977	7.3	6.92
1978	7.26	6.87
1979	7.23	6.82
1980	7.15	6.77
1981	7.07	6.71
1982	6.98	6.64
1983	6.88	6.57
1984	6.78	6.49
1985	6.65	6.38
1986	6.52	6.26
1987	6.34	6.12
1988	6.15	5.99
1989	5.98	5.87
1990	5.8	5.74
1991	5.64	5.62
1992	5.49	5.51
1993	5.33	5.45
1994	5.16	5.4
1995	4.99	5.34
1996	4.81	5.22
1997	4.66	5.09
1998	4.52	4.98
1999	4.35	4.86
2000	4.21	4.76
2001	3.96	4.67
2002	3.71	4.6
2003	3.47	4.54
2004	3.26	4.47
2005	3.16	4.41
2006	3.18	4.39
2007	3.19	4.37
2008	3.07	4.36
2009	2.95	4.35
2010	2.81	4.34
2011	2.8	4.34
2012	2.78	4.33
2013	2.67	4.33
2014	2.68	4.36
2015	2.63	4.29
2016	2.65	4.2
2017	2.67	4.06
2018	2.67	3.93
2019	2.49	3.8
2020	2.27	3.75
2021	2.17	3.69
2022	2.14	3.62
2023	2.28	3.56
2024	2.31	3.51
2025	2.29	3.47
2026	2.27	3.42
2027	2.25	3.37
2028	2.22	3.32
2029	2.2	3.28
2030	2.17	3.24
2031	2.15	3.2
2032	2.13	3.16
2033	2.11	3.12
2034	2.09	3.08
2035	2.07	3.04
2036	2.05	3
2037	2.03	2.97
2038	2.01	2.94
2039	1.99	2.91
2040	1.98	2.88
2041	1.97	2.84
2042	1.95	2.82
2043	1.94	2.79
2044	1.93	2.76
2045	1.92	2.73
2046	1.91	2.71
2047	1.9	2.68
2048	1.89	2.66
2049	1.88	2.63
2050	1.87	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
1960	43.4%	46.3%
1961	43.6%	46.1%
1962	43.9%	46%
1963	44.3%	45.9%
1964	44.6%	45.8%
1965	44.8%	45.9%
1966	45.1%	46%
1967	45.3%	46.2%
1968	45.4%	46.4%
1969	45.5%	46.6%
1970	45.5%	46.7%
1971	45.5%	46.8%
1972	45.3%	46.9%
1973	45.2%	47.1%
1974	45%	47.5%
1975	44.8%	47.9%
1976	44.6%	48.2%
1977	44.5%	48.3%
1978	44.3%	48.3%
1979	44.2%	48.3%
1980	44.1%	48.3%
1981	43.9%	48.2%
1982	43.8%	48.1%
1983	43.7%	47.9%
1984	43.6%	47.8%
1985	43.6%	47.5%
1986	43.5%	47.3%
1987	43.4%	46.9%
1988	43.3%	46.6%
1989	43.2%	46.2%
1990	43%	45.8%
1991	42.7%	45.4%
1992	42.4%	45.1%
1993	42.1%	44.8%
1994	41.7%	44.5%
1995	41.2%	44.3%
1996	40.7%	44%
1997	40.1%	43.8%
1998	39.5%	43.5%
1999	38.9%	43.2%
2000	38.3%	42.9%
2001	37.7%	42.5%
2002	36.8%	42.2%
2003	35.7%	41.9%
2004	34.5%	41.7%
2005	33.2%	41.5%
2006	31.9%	41.3%
2007	30.6%	41.2%
2008	29.5%	41.2%
2009	28.5%	41.1%
2010	27.6%	41%
2011	26.9%	40.8%
2012	26.3%	40.7%
2013	25.8%	40.4%
2014	25.4%	40.2%
2015	25.1%	40%
2016	24.9%	39.7%
2017	25.2%	39.4%
2018	25.7%	39%
2019	25.8%	38.7%
2020	25.5%	38.4%
2021	25.2%	38.1%
2022	24.6%	37.7%
2023	24.1%	37.4%
2024	23.8%	37%
2025	23.6%	36.6%
2026	23.4%	36.1%
2027	23.3%	35.7%
2028	23.1%	35.2%
2029	22.9%	34.7%
2030	22.8%	34.3%
2031	22.6%	33.9%
2032	22.5%	33.5%
2033	22.4%	33.2%
2034	22.3%	32.9%
2035	22.2%	32.7%
2036	22.2%	32.4%
2037	22.1%	32.2%
2038	22%	31.9%
2039	21.9%	31.7%
2040	21.7%	31.5%
2041	21.5%	31.2%
2042	21.3%	31%
2043	21.2%	30.7%
2044	21%	30.4%
2045	20.8%	30.2%
2046	20.7%	29.9%
2047	20.5%	29.6%
2048	20.4%	29.3%
2049	20.2%	29%
2050	20.1%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 43% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
1960	74,143	4,119
1961	77,743	4,257
1962	81,393	4,408
1963	85,480	4,571
1964	89,776	4,747
1965	93,820	4,885
1966	98,361	5,028
1967	103,343	5,151
1968	108,281	5,285
1969	113,859	5,444
1970	120,440	5,575
1971	127,600	5,814
1972	136,360	6,074
1973	145,450	6,343
1974	155,478	6,612
1975	166,223	6,635
1976	178,024	7,058
1977	191,103	7,290
1978	205,331	7,598
1979	220,186	7,874
1980	234,372	8,156
1981	249,156	8,436
1982	264,831	8,720
1983	280,616	9,011
1984	296,615	9,299
1985	310,558	9,534
1986	322,340	9,656
1987	333,088	9,943
1988	342,865	10,142
1989	349,399	10,354
1990	355,495	10,561
1991	361,329	10,789
1992	366,763	11,029
1993	372,621	11,396
1994	377,351	11,771
1995	380,231	12,124
1996	382,248	12,328
1997	385,033	12,478
1998	389,499	12,658
1999	390,112	12,809
2000	392,407	12,938
2001	382,153	13,061
2002	372,099	13,195
2003	364,520	13,344
2004	362,843	13,444
2005	375,938	13,568
2006	399,333	13,799
2007	425,199	13,963
2008	433,457	14,225
2009	438,557	14,381
2010	418,641	14,604
2011	443,675	15,095
2012	465,649	15,585
2013	475,299	16,038
2014	493,431	16,652
2015	511,023	16,909
2016	537,829	17,027
2017	546,751	16,897
2018	528,767	16,790
2019	474,407	16,649
2020	447,036	16,488
2021	409,032	16,626
2022	406,920	17,253
2023	474,366	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs Solomon Islands

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 Saudi Arabia, compared to 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
1985	40	209
1986	38	226
1987	36	200
1988	34	193
1989	32	188
1990	30	184
1991	29	178
1992	27	174
1993	26	173
1994	25	170
1995	24	168
1996	23	166
1997	23	164
1998	22	165
1999	21	164
2000	20	166
2001	19	167
2002	18	168
2003	16	167
2004	16	164
2005	15	161
2006	14	159
2007	13	163
2008	12	153
2009	11	152
2010	11	148
2011	10	147
2012	9	146
2013	9	147
2014	8	147
2015	8	146
2016	8	143
2017	8	140
2018	8	136
2019	8	135
2020	11	131
2021	12	153
2022	9	126
2023	7	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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
	Saudi Arabia	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.3%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.94%
1971	-	9.29%
1972	16%	8.69%
1973	14.9%	8.12%
1974	14%	7.6%
1975	13.1%	7.9%
1976	12.2%	6.68%
1977	11.4%	6.29%
1978	10.7%	5.95%
1979	9.99%	5.64%
1980	9.34%	5.38%
1981	8.71%	5.14%
1982	8.12%	4.93%
1983	7.56%	4.74%
1984	7.04%	4.58%
1985	6.55%	4.42%
1986	6.07%	4.28%
1987	5.62%	4.16%
1988	5.19%	4.04%
1989	4.8%	3.93%
1990	4.44%	3.82%
1991	4.11%	3.72%
1992	3.81%	3.62%
1993	3.54%	3.52%
1994	3.29%	3.43%
1995	3.06%	3.35%
1996	2.86%	3.27%
1997	2.67%	3.21%
1998	2.5%	3.16%
1999	2.35%	3.11%
2000	2.21%	3.07%
2001	2.08%	3.03%
2002	1.96%	2.99%
2003	1.85%	2.97%
2004	1.75%	2.94%
2005	1.65%	2.91%
2006	1.56%	2.88%
2007	1.47%	2.85%
2008	1.38%	2.81%
2009	1.3%	2.76%
2010	1.22%	2.72%
2011	1.15%	2.67%
2012	1.08%	2.62%
2013	1.02%	2.58%
2014	0.96%	2.53%
2015	0.9%	2.49%
2016	0.85%	2.45%
2017	0.8%	2.41%
2018	0.76%	2.36%
2019	0.72%	2.3%
2020	0.69%	2.24%
2021	0.66%	2.18%
2022	0.64%	2.12%
2023	0.62%	2.06%