Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and Sweden

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs Sweden 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 1.45 in Sweden in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saudi Arabia vs Sweden 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	Sweden
1960	7.63	2.17
1961	7.63	2.21
1962	7.64	2.25
1963	7.65	2.33
1964	7.67	2.47
1965	7.66	2.39
1966	7.66	2.37
1967	7.66	2.28
1968	7.63	2.07
1969	7.6	1.93
1970	7.58	1.92
1971	7.56	1.96
1972	7.54	1.91
1973	7.48	1.87
1974	7.43	1.87
1975	7.37	1.77
1976	7.33	1.68
1977	7.3	1.64
1978	7.26	1.6
1979	7.23	1.66
1980	7.15	1.68
1981	7.07	1.63
1982	6.98	1.62
1983	6.88	1.61
1984	6.78	1.66
1985	6.65	1.74
1986	6.52	1.8
1987	6.34	1.84
1988	6.15	1.96
1989	5.98	2.01
1990	5.8	2.13
1991	5.64	2.11
1992	5.49	2.09
1993	5.33	1.99
1994	5.16	1.88
1995	4.99	1.73
1996	4.81	1.6
1997	4.66	1.52
1998	4.52	1.5
1999	4.35	1.5
2000	4.21	1.54
2001	3.96	1.57
2002	3.71	1.65
2003	3.47	1.71
2004	3.26	1.75
2005	3.16	1.77
2006	3.18	1.85
2007	3.19	1.88
2008	3.07	1.91
2009	2.95	1.94
2010	2.81	1.98
2011	2.8	1.9
2012	2.78	1.91
2013	2.67	1.89
2014	2.68	1.88
2015	2.63	1.85
2016	2.65	1.85
2017	2.67	1.78
2018	2.67	1.76
2019	2.49	1.71
2020	2.27	1.67
2021	2.17	1.67
2022	2.14	1.53
2023	2.28	1.45
2024	2.31	1.45
2025	2.29	1.46
2026	2.27	1.46
2027	2.25	1.47
2028	2.22	1.47
2029	2.2	1.48
2030	2.17	1.48
2031	2.15	1.49
2032	2.13	1.49
2033	2.11	1.49
2034	2.09	1.5
2035	2.07	1.5
2036	2.05	1.5
2037	2.03	1.51
2038	2.01	1.51
2039	1.99	1.51
2040	1.98	1.52
2041	1.97	1.52
2042	1.95	1.53
2043	1.94	1.53
2044	1.93	1.53
2045	1.92	1.53
2046	1.91	1.53
2047	1.9	1.54
2048	1.89	1.54
2049	1.88	1.54
2050	1.87	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	Sweden
1960	43.4%	22.4%
1961	43.6%	22%
1962	43.9%	21.5%
1963	44.3%	21.2%
1964	44.6%	21%
1965	44.8%	20.9%
1966	45.1%	20.9%
1967	45.3%	21%
1968	45.4%	20.9%
1969	45.5%	20.9%
1970	45.5%	20.8%
1971	45.5%	20.8%
1972	45.3%	20.8%
1973	45.2%	20.7%
1974	45%	20.7%
1975	44.8%	20.7%
1976	44.6%	20.6%
1977	44.5%	20.5%
1978	44.3%	20.3%
1979	44.2%	19.9%
1980	44.1%	19.6%
1981	43.9%	19.2%
1982	43.8%	18.9%
1983	43.7%	18.6%
1984	43.6%	18.3%
1985	43.6%	18.2%
1986	43.5%	18%
1987	43.4%	17.9%
1988	43.3%	17.8%
1989	43.2%	17.8%
1990	43%	17.9%
1991	42.7%	18.1%
1992	42.4%	18.4%
1993	42.1%	18.6%
1994	41.7%	18.8%
1995	41.2%	18.9%
1996	40.7%	18.8%
1997	40.1%	18.7%
1998	39.5%	18.7%
1999	38.9%	18.6%
2000	38.3%	18.4%
2001	37.7%	18.3%
2002	36.8%	18.1%
2003	35.7%	17.9%
2004	34.5%	17.7%
2005	33.2%	17.4%
2006	31.9%	17.1%
2007	30.6%	16.9%
2008	29.5%	16.7%
2009	28.5%	16.6%
2010	27.6%	16.6%
2011	26.9%	16.7%
2012	26.3%	16.8%
2013	25.8%	17%
2014	25.4%	17.2%
2015	25.1%	17.3%
2016	24.9%	17.5%
2017	25.2%	17.7%
2018	25.7%	17.8%
2019	25.8%	17.8%
2020	25.5%	17.7%
2021	25.2%	17.7%
2022	24.6%	17.5%
2023	24.1%	17.2%
2024	23.8%	17%
2025	23.6%	16.7%
2026	23.4%	16.4%
2027	23.3%	16.2%
2028	23.1%	15.9%
2029	22.9%	15.6%
2030	22.8%	15.3%
2031	22.6%	15.1%
2032	22.5%	14.8%
2033	22.4%	14.5%
2034	22.3%	14.3%
2035	22.2%	14.1%
2036	22.2%	13.9%
2037	22.1%	13.8%
2038	22%	13.8%
2039	21.9%	13.8%
2040	21.7%	13.8%
2041	21.5%	13.8%
2042	21.3%	13.9%
2043	21.2%	13.9%
2044	21%	14%
2045	20.8%	14.1%
2046	20.7%	14.1%
2047	20.5%	14.2%
2048	20.4%	14.3%
2049	20.2%	14.4%
2050	20.1%	14.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 17% in Sweden in 2024, compared to 43% and 17.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and Sweden compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs Sweden by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and +0.2% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	74,143	27,693
1961	77,743	30,832
1962	81,393	30,246
1963	85,480	35,741
1964	89,776	45,968
1965	93,820	44,857
1966	98,361	45,286
1967	103,343	41,700
1968	108,281	30,858
1969	113,859	23,904
1970	120,440	30,563
1971	127,600	31,583
1972	136,360	28,428
1973	145,450	24,409
1974	155,478	23,664
1975	166,223	14,746
1976	178,024	8,222
1977	191,103	7,426
1978	205,331	4,138
1979	220,186	4,976
1980	234,372	5,818
1981	249,156	1,664
1982	264,831	1,665
1983	280,616	833
1984	296,615	3,335
1985	310,558	4,175
1986	322,340	9,206
1987	333,088	11,757
1988	342,865	15,186
1989	349,399	24,629
1990	355,495	29,100
1991	361,329	29,299
1992	366,763	28,605
1993	372,621	20,924
1994	377,351	20,196
1995	380,231	9,710
1996	382,248	1,768
1997	385,033	-3,539
1998	389,499	-3,541
1999	390,112	-6,201
2000	392,407	-2,662
2001	382,153	-1,779
2002	372,099	893
2003	364,520	6,271
2004	362,843	9,893
2005	375,938	9,030
2006	399,333	15,436
2007	425,199	15,552
2008	433,457	18,439
2009	438,557	21,387
2010	418,641	25,320
2011	443,675	21,733
2012	465,649	20,943
2013	475,299	23,041
2014	493,431	26,179
2015	511,023	23,518
2016	537,829	25,800
2017	546,751	24,138
2018	528,767	23,403
2019	474,407	25,697
2020	447,036	14,495
2021	409,032	22,914
2022	406,920	10,487
2023	474,366	5,269

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs Sweden

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 4 deaths in Sweden.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia and 0.25% in Sweden. 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	Sweden
1960	-	1.96%
1961	-	1.92%
1962	-	1.86%
1963	-	1.79%
1964	-	1.71%
1965	-	1.63%
1966	-	1.56%
1967	-	1.49%
1968	-	1.44%
1969	-	1.39%
1970	-	1.34%
1971	-	1.29%
1972	16%	1.23%
1973	14.9%	1.16%
1974	14%	1.09%
1975	13.1%	1.03%
1976	12.2%	0.98%
1977	11.4%	0.94%
1978	10.7%	0.9%
1979	9.99%	0.87%
1980	9.34%	0.84%
1981	8.71%	0.82%
1982	8.12%	0.8%
1983	7.56%	0.78%
1984	7.04%	0.77%
1985	6.55%	0.76%
1986	6.07%	0.75%
1987	5.62%	0.74%
1988	5.19%	0.73%
1989	4.8%	0.72%
1990	4.44%	0.7%
1991	4.11%	0.66%
1992	3.81%	0.62%
1993	3.54%	0.57%
1994	3.29%	0.52%
1995	3.06%	0.48%
1996	2.86%	0.46%
1997	2.67%	0.44%
1998	2.5%	0.42%
1999	2.35%	0.41%
2000	2.21%	0.41%
2001	2.08%	0.4%
2002	1.96%	0.4%
2003	1.85%	0.39%
2004	1.75%	0.37%
2005	1.65%	0.36%
2006	1.56%	0.35%
2007	1.47%	0.33%
2008	1.38%	0.32%
2009	1.3%	0.31%
2010	1.22%	0.31%
2011	1.15%	0.3%
2012	1.08%	0.3%
2013	1.02%	0.29%
2014	0.96%	0.29%
2015	0.9%	0.29%
2016	0.85%	0.28%
2017	0.8%	0.28%
2018	0.76%	0.27%
2019	0.72%	0.26%
2020	0.69%	0.26%
2021	0.66%	0.25%
2022	0.64%	0.25%
2023	0.62%	0.25%