Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and Turkey

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
1960	7.63	6.38
1961	7.63	6.42
1962	7.64	6.38
1963	7.65	6.34
1964	7.67	6.29
1965	7.66	6.22
1966	7.66	6.15
1967	7.66	6.06
1968	7.63	5.96
1969	7.6	5.87
1970	7.58	5.78
1971	7.56	5.67
1972	7.54	5.55
1973	7.48	5.41
1974	7.43	5.24
1975	7.37	5.09
1976	7.33	4.93
1977	7.3	4.78
1978	7.26	4.69
1979	7.23	4.58
1980	7.15	4.45
1981	7.07	4.35
1982	6.98	4.21
1983	6.88	4.06
1984	6.78	3.91
1985	6.65	3.78
1986	6.52	3.66
1987	6.34	3.54
1988	6.15	3.45
1989	5.98	3.34
1990	5.8	3.11
1991	5.64	3
1992	5.49	2.94
1993	5.33	2.92
1994	5.16	2.87
1995	4.99	2.84
1996	4.81	2.78
1997	4.66	2.74
1998	4.52	2.71
1999	4.35	2.63
2000	4.21	2.49
2001	3.96	2.39
2002	3.71	2.27
2003	3.47	2.2
2004	3.26	2.2
2005	3.16	2.2
2006	3.18	2.19
2007	3.19	2.16
2008	3.07	2.15
2009	2.95	2.1
2010	2.81	2.08
2011	2.8	2.05
2012	2.78	2.11
2013	2.67	2.11
2014	2.68	2.19
2015	2.63	2.16
2016	2.65	2.11
2017	2.67	2.08
2018	2.67	2
2019	2.49	1.89
2020	2.27	1.77
2021	2.17	1.71
2022	2.14	1.63
2023	2.28	1.51
2024	2.31	1.51
2025	2.29	1.5
2026	2.27	1.5
2027	2.25	1.5
2028	2.22	1.5
2029	2.2	1.5
2030	2.17	1.5
2031	2.15	1.5
2032	2.13	1.5
2033	2.11	1.5
2034	2.09	1.5
2035	2.07	1.5
2036	2.05	1.5
2037	2.03	1.5
2038	2.01	1.5
2039	1.99	1.5
2040	1.98	1.5
2041	1.97	1.5
2042	1.95	1.5
2043	1.94	1.5
2044	1.93	1.5
2045	1.92	1.5
2046	1.91	1.5
2047	1.9	1.5
2048	1.89	1.5
2049	1.88	1.5
2050	1.87	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
1960	43.4%	42%
1961	43.6%	42.2%
1962	43.9%	42.4%
1963	44.3%	42.5%
1964	44.6%	42.7%
1965	44.8%	42.8%
1966	45.1%	42.8%
1967	45.3%	42.9%
1968	45.4%	42.9%
1969	45.5%	42.8%
1970	45.5%	42.7%
1971	45.5%	42.5%
1972	45.3%	42.3%
1973	45.2%	42.1%
1974	45%	41.8%
1975	44.8%	41.5%
1976	44.6%	41.1%
1977	44.5%	40.7%
1978	44.3%	40.4%
1979	44.2%	40.1%
1980	44.1%	39.8%
1981	43.9%	39.6%
1982	43.8%	39.3%
1983	43.7%	38.9%
1984	43.6%	38.5%
1985	43.6%	38.1%
1986	43.5%	37.6%
1987	43.4%	37.2%
1988	43.3%	36.7%
1989	43.2%	36.3%
1990	43%	35.8%
1991	42.7%	35.3%
1992	42.4%	34.8%
1993	42.1%	34.3%
1994	41.7%	33.8%
1995	41.2%	33.2%
1996	40.7%	32.6%
1997	40.1%	32%
1998	39.5%	31.4%
1999	38.9%	30.8%
2000	38.3%	30.2%
2001	37.7%	29.7%
2002	36.8%	29.2%
2003	35.7%	28.7%
2004	34.5%	28.3%
2005	33.2%	27.9%
2006	31.9%	27.5%
2007	30.6%	27.1%
2008	29.5%	26.7%
2009	28.5%	26.3%
2010	27.6%	25.9%
2011	26.9%	25.5%
2012	26.3%	25.1%
2013	25.8%	24.7%
2014	25.4%	24.3%
2015	25.1%	23.9%
2016	24.9%	23.6%
2017	25.2%	23.3%
2018	25.7%	23.1%
2019	25.8%	23%
2020	25.5%	22.8%
2021	25.2%	22.5%
2022	24.6%	22.2%
2023	24.1%	21.8%
2024	23.8%	21.4%
2025	23.6%	21%
2026	23.4%	20.6%
2027	23.3%	20.1%
2028	23.1%	19.6%
2029	22.9%	19.2%
2030	22.8%	18.7%
2031	22.6%	18.2%
2032	22.5%	17.8%
2033	22.4%	17.4%
2034	22.3%	17.1%
2035	22.2%	16.8%
2036	22.2%	16.5%
2037	22.1%	16.3%
2038	22%	16.2%
2039	21.9%	16.1%
2040	21.7%	16%
2041	21.5%	15.8%
2042	21.3%	15.7%
2043	21.2%	15.6%
2044	21%	15.5%
2045	20.8%	15.4%
2046	20.7%	15.3%
2047	20.5%	15.2%
2048	20.4%	15.1%
2049	20.2%	15%
2050	20.1%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 43% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	74,143	773,009
1961	77,743	816,911
1962	81,393	837,473
1963	85,480	862,626
1964	89,776	884,152
1965	93,820	904,016
1966	98,361	925,790
1967	103,343	936,727
1968	108,281	950,778
1969	113,859	970,958
1970	120,440	991,950
1971	127,600	1,014,165
1972	136,360	1,023,781
1973	145,450	1,025,675
1974	155,478	1,020,053
1975	166,223	1,012,904
1976	178,024	1,009,999
1977	191,103	1,023,779
1978	205,331	1,054,863
1979	220,186	1,076,707
1980	234,372	1,090,538
1981	249,156	1,100,082
1982	264,831	1,091,863
1983	280,616	1,095,106
1984	296,615	1,096,529
1985	310,558	1,098,846
1986	322,340	1,102,660
1987	333,088	1,099,042
1988	342,865	1,101,266
1989	349,399	1,094,036
1990	355,495	1,044,467
1991	361,329	1,041,229
1992	366,763	1,039,125
1993	372,621	1,064,168
1994	377,351	1,078,208
1995	380,231	1,090,630
1996	382,248	1,091,827
1997	385,033	1,099,738
1998	389,499	1,103,242
1999	390,112	1,063,312
2000	392,407	1,020,515
2001	382,153	980,560
2002	372,099	922,927
2003	364,520	893,683
2004	362,843	896,025
2005	375,938	898,650
2006	399,333	897,351
2007	425,199	876,626
2008	433,457	868,749
2009	438,557	900,491
2010	418,641	892,334
2011	443,675	875,839
2012	465,649	917,145
2013	475,299	921,386
2014	493,431	957,055
2015	511,023	930,799
2016	537,829	895,841
2017	546,751	875,408
2018	528,767	830,353
2019	474,407	751,472
2020	447,036	608,708
2021	409,032	521,713
2022	406,920	535,373
2023	474,366	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saudi Arabia	Turkey
1985	40	56
1986	38	53
1987	36	50
1988	34	47
1989	32	44
1990	30	42
1991	29	41
1992	27	40
1993	26	39
1994	25	38
1995	24	37
1996	23	36
1997	23	35
1998	22	34
1999	21	34
2000	20	32
2001	19	31
2002	18	30
2003	16	29
2004	16	28
2005	15	27
2006	14	26
2007	13	25
2008	12	24
2009	11	23
2010	11	23
2011	10	23
2012	9	21
2013	9	20
2014	8	20
2015	8	19
2016	8	19
2017	8	18
2018	8	17
2019	8	17
2020	11	19
2021	12	20
2022	9	21
2023	7	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	-	25.8%
1961	-	25%
1962	-	24.1%
1963	-	23.3%
1964	-	22.5%
1965	-	21.7%
1966	-	21%
1967	-	20.4%
1968	-	19.7%
1969	-	19.2%
1970	-	18.6%
1971	-	18%
1972	16%	17.5%
1973	14.9%	16.9%
1974	14%	16.3%
1975	13.1%	15.7%
1976	12.2%	15.1%
1977	11.4%	14.5%
1978	10.7%	13.9%
1979	9.99%	13.3%
1980	9.34%	12.7%
1981	8.71%	12.1%
1982	8.12%	11.5%
1983	7.56%	10.9%
1984	7.04%	10.3%
1985	6.55%	9.79%
1986	6.07%	9.27%
1987	5.62%	8.77%
1988	5.19%	8.29%
1989	4.8%	7.83%
1990	4.44%	7.38%
1991	4.11%	6.95%
1992	3.81%	6.52%
1993	3.54%	6.11%
1994	3.29%	5.73%
1995	3.06%	5.35%
1996	2.86%	5%
1997	2.67%	4.66%
1998	2.5%	4.33%
1999	2.35%	4.03%
2000	2.21%	3.74%
2001	2.08%	3.47%
2002	1.96%	3.22%
2003	1.85%	2.99%
2004	1.75%	2.77%
2005	1.65%	2.57%
2006	1.56%	2.38%
2007	1.47%	2.21%
2008	1.38%	2.06%
2009	1.3%	1.92%
2010	1.22%	1.79%
2011	1.15%	1.68%
2012	1.08%	1.58%
2013	1.02%	1.49%
2014	0.96%	1.4%
2015	0.9%	1.33%
2016	0.85%	1.26%
2017	0.8%	1.2%
2018	0.76%	1.15%
2019	0.72%	1.1%
2020	0.69%	1.05%
2021	0.66%	1.01%
2022	0.64%	0.96%
2023	0.62%	1.28%