Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and Taiwan

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan 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 0.89 in Taiwan in 2024. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan 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	Taiwan
1951	-	7.04
1952	-	-
1953	-	-
1954	-	-
1955	-	-
1956	-	-
1957	-	-
1958	-	-
1959	-	-
1960	7.63	-
1961	7.63	-
1962	7.64	-
1963	7.65	-
1964	7.67	-
1965	7.66	-
1966	7.66	-
1967	7.66	-
1968	7.63	-
1969	7.6	-
1970	7.58	-
1971	7.56	-
1972	7.54	-
1973	7.48	-
1974	7.43	-
1975	7.37	-
1976	7.33	-
1977	7.3	-
1978	7.26	-
1979	7.23	-
1980	7.15	-
1981	7.07	2.46
1982	6.98	-
1983	6.88	-
1984	6.78	-
1985	6.65	-
1986	6.52	-
1987	6.34	-
1988	6.15	-
1989	5.98	-
1990	5.8	-
1991	5.64	1.72
1992	5.49	-
1993	5.33	-
1994	5.16	-
1995	4.99	-
1996	4.81	-
1997	4.66	-
1998	4.52	-
1999	4.35	-
2000	4.21	-
2001	3.96	1.4
2002	3.71	-
2003	3.47	-
2004	3.26	-
2005	3.16	-
2006	3.18	-
2007	3.19	-
2008	3.07	-
2009	2.95	-
2010	2.81	-
2011	2.8	1.07
2012	2.78	-
2013	2.67	-
2014	2.68	-
2015	2.63	1.18
2016	2.65	1.17
2017	2.67	1.13
2018	2.67	1.06
2019	2.49	1.05
2020	2.27	0.99
2021	2.17	0.98
2022	2.14	0.87
2023	2.28	0.87
2024	2.31	0.89
2025	2.29	0.88
2026	2.27	0.88
2027	2.25	0.89
2028	2.22	0.9
2029	2.2	0.91
2030	2.17	0.91
2031	2.15	0.92
2032	2.13	0.93
2033	2.11	0.95
2034	2.09	0.96
2035	2.07	0.97
2036	2.05	0.98
2037	2.03	0.99
2038	2.01	1
2039	1.99	1.01
2040	1.98	1.02
2041	1.97	1.03
2042	1.95	1.04
2043	1.94	1.05
2044	1.93	1.06
2045	1.92	1.07
2046	1.91	1.07
2047	1.9	1.08
2048	1.89	1.09
2049	1.88	1.1
2050	1.87	1.1

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	Taiwan
1960	43.4%	-
1961	43.6%	-
1962	43.9%	-
1963	44.3%	-
1964	44.6%	-
1965	44.8%	-
1966	45.1%	-
1967	45.3%	-
1968	45.4%	-
1969	45.5%	-
1970	45.5%	-
1971	45.5%	-
1972	45.3%	-
1973	45.2%	-
1974	45%	36.2%
1975	44.8%	35.4%
1976	44.6%	34.7%
1977	44.5%	34%
1978	44.3%	33.3%
1979	44.2%	32.7%
1980	44.1%	32.1%
1981	43.9%	31.6%
1982	43.8%	31.2%
1983	43.7%	30.8%
1984	43.6%	30.2%
1985	43.6%	29.6%
1986	43.5%	29%
1987	43.4%	28.4%
1988	43.3%	28%
1989	43.2%	27.5%
1990	43%	27.1%
1991	42.7%	26.3%
1992	42.4%	25.8%
1993	42.1%	25.1%
1994	41.7%	24.4%
1995	41.2%	23.8%
1996	40.7%	23.1%
1997	40.1%	22.6%
1998	39.5%	22%
1999	38.9%	21.4%
2000	38.3%	21.1%
2001	37.7%	20.8%
2002	36.8%	20.4%
2003	35.7%	19.8%
2004	34.5%	19.3%
2005	33.2%	18.7%
2006	31.9%	18.1%
2007	30.6%	17.6%
2008	29.5%	17%
2009	28.5%	16.3%
2010	27.6%	15.6%
2011	26.9%	15.1%
2012	26.3%	14.6%
2013	25.8%	14.3%
2014	25.4%	14%
2015	25.1%	13.6%
2016	24.9%	13.3%
2017	25.2%	13.1%
2018	25.7%	12.9%
2019	25.8%	12.8%
2020	25.5%	12.6%
2021	25.2%	12.4%
2022	24.6%	12.1%
2023	24.1%	11.9%
2024	23.8%	11.7%
2025	23.6%	11.5%
2026	23.4%	11.3%
2027	23.3%	10.9%
2028	23.1%	10.5%
2029	22.9%	10.2%
2030	22.8%	9.8%
2031	22.6%	9.39%
2032	22.5%	9.06%
2033	22.4%	8.79%
2034	22.3%	8.55%
2035	22.2%	8.34%
2036	22.2%	8.2%
2037	22.1%	8.11%
2038	22%	8.06%
2039	21.9%	8.03%
2040	21.7%	8.01%
2041	21.5%	7.99%
2042	21.3%	7.99%
2043	21.2%	8%
2044	21%	8.01%
2045	20.8%	8.03%
2046	20.7%	8.06%
2047	20.5%	8.1%
2048	20.4%	8.14%
2049	20.2%	8.19%
2050	20.1%	8.24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 11.7% in Taiwan in 2024, compared to 43% and 27.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and Taiwan compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and -0.05% in Taiwan. 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	Taiwan
1960	74,143	-
1961	77,743	-
1962	81,393	-
1963	85,480	-
1964	89,776	-
1965	93,820	-
1966	98,361	346,958
1967	103,343	356,019
1968	108,281	365,133
1969	113,859	379,160
1970	120,440	393,010
1971	127,600	401,921
1972	136,360	410,193
1973	145,450	417,863
1974	155,478	425,401
1975	166,223	433,225
1976	178,024	442,018
1977	191,103	450,897
1978	205,331	459,289
1979	220,186	468,197
1980	234,372	477,138
1981	249,156	326,883
1982	264,831	332,774
1983	280,616	338,181
1984	296,615	343,199
1985	310,558	347,942
1986	322,340	351,930
1987	333,088	355,657
1988	342,865	359,694
1989	349,399	363,606
1990	355,495	367,657
1991	361,329	215,698
1992	366,763	217,809
1993	372,621	219,858
1994	377,351	221,832
1995	380,231	223,736
1996	382,248	225,564
1997	385,033	227,591
1998	389,499	229,712
1999	390,112	231,550
2000	392,407	233,382
2001	382,153	132,707
2002	372,099	133,431
2003	364,520	134,023
2004	362,843	134,522
2005	375,938	135,015
2006	399,333	135,572
2007	425,199	136,130
2008	433,457	136,607
2009	438,557	137,086
2010	418,641	137,458
2011	443,675	43,836
2012	465,649	43,981
2013	475,299	44,121
2014	493,431	44,233
2015	511,023	49,741
2016	537,829	35,980
2017	546,751	22,613
2018	528,767	8,725
2019	474,407	1,416
2020	447,036	-7,782
2021	409,032	-30,039
2022	406,920	-68,327
2023	474,366	-69,794
2024	-	-67,188

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs Taiwan

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 14 deaths in Taiwan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saudi Arabia	Taiwan
1985	40	-
1986	38	9.4
1987	36	8.9
1988	34	9
1989	32	12.7
1990	30	12.2
1991	29	8.1
1992	27	6.8
1993	26	9.2
1994	25	8
1995	24	7.7
1996	23	7.7
1997	23	9.2
1998	22	8.9
1999	21	8.4
2000	20	7.8
2001	19	7.8
2002	18	7.8
2003	16	7.8
2004	16	7.8
2005	15	7.8
2006	14	7.8
2007	13	7.8
2008	12	7.8
2009	11	7.8
2010	11	7.8
2011	10	7.8
2012	9	8.5
2013	9	8.5
2014	8	8.5
2015	8	11.3
2016	8	11.6
2017	8	11.6
2018	8	11.6
2019	8	15.4
2020	11	13
2021	12	14
2022	9	14
2023	7	14
2024	-	14