Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Saudi Arabia vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	7.63	6.5
1961	7.63	6.49
1962	7.64	6.49
1963	7.65	6.5
1964	7.67	6.49
1965	7.66	6.5
1966	7.66	6.5
1967	7.66	6.51
1968	7.63	6.53
1969	7.6	6.52
1970	7.58	6.52
1971	7.56	6.52
1972	7.54	6.5
1973	7.48	6.46
1974	7.43	6.41
1975	7.37	6.35
1976	7.33	6.29
1977	7.3	6.22
1978	7.26	6.15
1979	7.23	6.06
1980	7.15	5.95
1981	7.07	5.81
1982	6.98	5.66
1983	6.88	5.48
1984	6.78	5.3
1985	6.65	5.13
1986	6.52	5
1987	6.34	4.88
1988	6.15	4.77
1989	5.98	4.65
1990	5.8	4.51
1991	5.64	4.25
1992	5.49	4.09
1993	5.33	3.82
1994	5.16	3.76
1995	4.99	3.28
1996	4.81	3.06
1997	4.66	2.83
1998	4.52	2.77
1999	4.35	2.79
2000	4.21	2.73
2001	3.96	2.62
2002	3.71	2.54
2003	3.47	2.49
2004	3.26	2.38
2005	3.16	2.23
2006	3.18	1.96
2007	3.19	1.79
2008	3.07	1.52
2009	2.95	1.58
2010	2.81	1.57
2011	2.8	1.54
2012	2.78	1.53
2013	2.67	1.53
2014	2.68	1.48
2015	2.63	1.42
2016	2.65	1.37
2017	2.67	1.35
2018	2.67	1.29
2019	2.49	1.25
2020	2.27	1.29
2021	2.17	1.16
2022	2.14	1.15
2023	2.28	1.2
2024	2.31	1.21
2025	2.29	1.21
2026	2.27	1.21
2027	2.25	1.21
2028	2.22	1.22
2029	2.2	1.22
2030	2.17	1.23
2031	2.15	1.23
2032	2.13	1.24
2033	2.11	1.25
2034	2.09	1.25
2035	2.07	1.26
2036	2.05	1.26
2037	2.03	1.27
2038	2.01	1.28
2039	1.99	1.28
2040	1.98	1.28
2041	1.97	1.29
2042	1.95	1.29
2043	1.94	1.3
2044	1.93	1.3
2045	1.92	1.31
2046	1.91	1.31
2047	1.9	1.31
2048	1.89	1.32
2049	1.88	1.32
2050	1.87	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	UAE
1960	43.4%	37.8%
1961	43.6%	36.7%
1962	43.9%	35.8%
1963	44.3%	35.1%
1964	44.6%	34.5%
1965	44.8%	33.9%
1966	45.1%	33.2%
1967	45.3%	32.1%
1968	45.4%	31.2%
1969	45.5%	30.6%
1970	45.5%	29.8%
1971	45.5%	29%
1972	45.3%	28.3%
1973	45.2%	27.8%
1974	45%	27.4%
1975	44.8%	27.2%
1976	44.6%	26.9%
1977	44.5%	26.8%
1978	44.3%	26.9%
1979	44.2%	27.1%
1980	44.1%	27.4%
1981	43.9%	28%
1982	43.8%	28.8%
1983	43.7%	29.5%
1984	43.6%	30.2%
1985	43.6%	30.7%
1986	43.5%	31.2%
1987	43.4%	31.2%
1988	43.3%	30.9%
1989	43.2%	30.3%
1990	43%	29.6%
1991	42.7%	28.8%
1992	42.4%	28.1%
1993	42.1%	27.4%
1994	41.7%	26.7%
1995	41.2%	25.9%
1996	40.7%	25.2%
1997	40.1%	24.3%
1998	39.5%	23.1%
1999	38.9%	22%
2000	38.3%	20.8%
2001	37.7%	19.8%
2002	36.8%	18.9%
2003	35.7%	18.3%
2004	34.5%	17.8%
2005	33.2%	17.5%
2006	31.9%	17.2%
2007	30.6%	17%
2008	29.5%	16.9%
2009	28.5%	16.9%
2010	27.6%	16.9%
2011	26.9%	16.8%
2012	26.3%	16.8%
2013	25.8%	16.8%
2014	25.4%	16.8%
2015	25.1%	16.8%
2016	24.9%	16.8%
2017	25.2%	16.8%
2018	25.7%	16.7%
2019	25.8%	16.6%
2020	25.5%	16.6%
2021	25.2%	16.5%
2022	24.6%	16.5%
2023	24.1%	16.3%
2024	23.8%	16.1%
2025	23.6%	16%
2026	23.4%	15.9%
2027	23.3%	15.9%
2028	23.1%	15.9%
2029	22.9%	15.9%
2030	22.8%	16%
2031	22.6%	16.1%
2032	22.5%	16.3%
2033	22.4%	16.5%
2034	22.3%	16.7%
2035	22.2%	16.9%
2036	22.2%	17.1%
2037	22.1%	17.3%
2038	22%	17.5%
2039	21.9%	17.7%
2040	21.7%	17.9%
2041	21.5%	18%
2042	21.3%	18.1%
2043	21.2%	18.2%
2044	21%	18.3%
2045	20.8%	18.3%
2046	20.7%	18.3%
2047	20.5%	18.3%
2048	20.4%	18.3%
2049	20.2%	18.2%
2050	20.1%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 43% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	74,143	3,418
1961	77,743	3,657
1962	81,393	3,901
1963	85,480	4,157
1964	89,776	4,410
1965	93,820	4,675
1966	98,361	4,955
1967	103,343	5,264
1968	108,281	5,588
1969	113,859	6,138
1970	120,440	6,922
1971	127,600	7,839
1972	136,360	8,818
1973	145,450	9,822
1974	155,478	10,835
1975	166,223	11,859
1976	178,024	12,876
1977	191,103	15,787
1978	205,331	18,879
1979	220,186	21,987
1980	234,372	25,005
1981	249,156	27,560
1982	264,831	29,585
1983	280,616	31,480
1984	296,615	33,250
1985	310,558	34,855
1986	322,340	36,829
1987	333,088	37,741
1988	342,865	38,861
1989	349,399	40,148
1990	355,495	41,339
1991	361,329	41,409
1992	366,763	42,119
1993	372,621	41,324
1994	377,351	42,976
1995	380,231	38,685
1996	382,248	37,886
1997	385,033	38,207
1998	389,499	41,176
1999	390,112	46,198
2000	392,407	49,993
2001	382,153	52,789
2002	372,099	55,922
2003	364,520	59,118
2004	362,843	60,344
2005	375,938	60,046
2006	399,333	54,338
2007	425,199	55,048
2008	433,457	55,426
2009	438,557	66,521
2010	418,641	69,907
2011	443,675	73,496
2012	465,649	78,682
2013	475,299	82,977
2014	493,431	84,277
2015	511,023	85,044
2016	537,829	87,028
2017	546,751	89,382
2018	528,767	86,840
2019	474,407	86,296
2020	447,036	87,871
2021	409,032	76,802
2022	406,920	81,758
2023	474,366	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Saudi Arabia	UAE
1985	40	19
1986	38	19
1987	36	19
1988	34	19
1989	32	19
1990	30	19
1991	29	19
1992	27	19
1993	26	19
1994	25	19
1995	24	18
1996	23	16
1997	23	14
1998	22	12
1999	21	10
2000	20	8
2001	19	7
2002	18	5
2003	16	5
2004	16	4
2005	15	4
2006	14	3
2007	13	3
2008	12	3
2009	11	3
2010	11	3
2011	10	4
2012	9	4
2013	9	4
2014	8	3
2015	8	3
2016	8	3
2017	8	3
2018	8	3
2019	8	3
2020	11	6
2021	12	6
2022	9	2
2023	7	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	-	20.1%
1961	-	19%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	16.9%
1964	-	15.8%
1965	-	14.8%
1966	-	13.7%
1967	-	12.6%
1968	-	11.6%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.62%
1971	-	8.72%
1972	16%	7.89%
1973	14.9%	7.12%
1974	14%	6.43%
1975	13.1%	5.8%
1976	12.2%	5.23%
1977	11.4%	4.7%
1978	10.7%	4.22%
1979	9.99%	3.78%
1980	9.34%	3.4%
1981	8.71%	3.06%
1982	8.12%	2.77%
1983	7.56%	2.52%
1984	7.04%	2.31%
1985	6.55%	2.12%
1986	6.07%	1.97%
1987	5.62%	1.83%
1988	5.19%	1.71%
1989	4.8%	1.61%
1990	4.44%	1.51%
1991	4.11%	1.43%
1992	3.81%	1.37%
1993	3.54%	1.31%
1994	3.29%	1.26%
1995	3.06%	1.21%
1996	2.86%	1.18%
1997	2.67%	1.15%
1998	2.5%	1.12%
1999	2.35%	1.09%
2000	2.21%	1.07%
2001	2.08%	1.05%
2002	1.96%	1.03%
2003	1.85%	1.01%
2004	1.75%	1%
2005	1.65%	0.98%
2006	1.56%	0.96%
2007	1.47%	0.94%
2008	1.38%	0.92%
2009	1.3%	0.9%
2010	1.22%	0.88%
2011	1.15%	0.86%
2012	1.08%	0.84%
2013	1.02%	0.82%
2014	0.96%	0.79%
2015	0.9%	0.77%
2016	0.85%	0.73%
2017	0.8%	0.7%
2018	0.76%	0.67%
2019	0.72%	0.63%
2020	0.69%	0.6%
2021	0.66%	0.56%
2022	0.64%	0.53%
2023	0.62%	0.5%