Fertility & birth rates in Saudi Arabia and United States

Fertility rate in Saudi Arabia vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States 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	United States
1960	7.63	3.65
1961	7.63	3.62
1962	7.64	3.46
1963	7.65	3.32
1964	7.67	3.19
1965	7.66	2.91
1966	7.66	2.72
1967	7.66	2.56
1968	7.63	2.46
1969	7.6	2.46
1970	7.58	2.48
1971	7.56	2.27
1972	7.54	2.01
1973	7.48	1.88
1974	7.43	1.84
1975	7.37	1.77
1976	7.33	1.74
1977	7.3	1.79
1978	7.26	1.76
1979	7.23	1.81
1980	7.15	1.84
1981	7.07	1.81
1982	6.98	1.83
1983	6.88	1.8
1984	6.78	1.81
1985	6.65	1.84
1986	6.52	1.84
1987	6.34	1.87
1988	6.15	1.93
1989	5.98	2.01
1990	5.8	2.08
1991	5.64	2.06
1992	5.49	2.05
1993	5.33	2.02
1994	5.16	2
1995	4.99	1.98
1996	4.81	1.98
1997	4.66	1.97
1998	4.52	2
1999	4.35	2.01
2000	4.21	2.06
2001	3.96	2.03
2002	3.71	2.02
2003	3.47	2.05
2004	3.26	2.05
2005	3.16	2.06
2006	3.18	2.11
2007	3.19	2.12
2008	3.07	2.07
2009	2.95	2
2010	2.81	1.93
2011	2.8	1.89
2012	2.78	1.88
2013	2.67	1.86
2014	2.68	1.86
2015	2.63	1.84
2016	2.65	1.82
2017	2.67	1.77
2018	2.67	1.73
2019	2.49	1.71
2020	2.27	1.64
2021	2.17	1.66
2022	2.14	1.66
2023	2.28	1.62
2024	2.31	1.62
2025	2.29	1.62
2026	2.27	1.62
2027	2.25	1.62
2028	2.22	1.62
2029	2.2	1.62
2030	2.17	1.62
2031	2.15	1.62
2032	2.13	1.62
2033	2.11	1.63
2034	2.09	1.62
2035	2.07	1.63
2036	2.05	1.63
2037	2.03	1.63
2038	2.01	1.63
2039	1.99	1.63
2040	1.98	1.63
2041	1.97	1.63
2042	1.95	1.63
2043	1.94	1.63
2044	1.93	1.63
2045	1.92	1.64
2046	1.91	1.64
2047	1.9	1.63
2048	1.89	1.64
2049	1.88	1.63
2050	1.87	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Saudi Arabia	United States
1960	43.4%	31.3%
1961	43.6%	31.4%
1962	43.9%	31.3%
1963	44.3%	31.1%
1964	44.6%	30.9%
1965	44.8%	30.7%
1966	45.1%	30.4%
1967	45.3%	30%
1968	45.4%	29.5%
1969	45.5%	29%
1970	45.5%	28.6%
1971	45.5%	28%
1972	45.3%	27.4%
1973	45.2%	26.6%
1974	45%	25.9%
1975	44.8%	25.2%
1976	44.6%	24.4%
1977	44.5%	23.8%
1978	44.3%	23.2%
1979	44.2%	22.8%
1980	44.1%	22.4%
1981	43.9%	22.1%
1982	43.8%	22%
1983	43.7%	21.8%
1984	43.6%	21.7%
1985	43.6%	21.5%
1986	43.5%	21.3%
1987	43.4%	21.3%
1988	43.3%	21.3%
1989	43.2%	21.5%
1990	43%	21.6%
1991	42.7%	21.7%
1992	42.4%	21.8%
1993	42.1%	21.9%
1994	41.7%	21.9%
1995	41.2%	21.8%
1996	40.7%	21.7%
1997	40.1%	21.5%
1998	39.5%	21.4%
1999	38.9%	21.3%
2000	38.3%	21.2%
2001	37.7%	21%
2002	36.8%	20.9%
2003	35.7%	20.7%
2004	34.5%	20.5%
2005	33.2%	20.3%
2006	31.9%	20.2%
2007	30.6%	20%
2008	29.5%	19.9%
2009	28.5%	19.8%
2010	27.6%	19.7%
2011	26.9%	19.6%
2012	26.3%	19.5%
2013	25.8%	19.4%
2014	25.4%	19.3%
2015	25.1%	19.2%
2016	24.9%	19.1%
2017	25.2%	18.9%
2018	25.7%	18.8%
2019	25.8%	18.6%
2020	25.5%	18.4%
2021	25.2%	18.1%
2022	24.6%	17.9%
2023	24.1%	17.6%
2024	23.8%	17.3%
2025	23.6%	17.1%
2026	23.4%	16.9%
2027	23.3%	16.7%
2028	23.1%	16.6%
2029	22.9%	16.4%
2030	22.8%	16.3%
2031	22.6%	16.1%
2032	22.5%	16%
2033	22.4%	16%
2034	22.3%	15.9%
2035	22.2%	15.9%
2036	22.2%	15.9%
2037	22.1%	15.9%
2038	22%	15.9%
2039	21.9%	15.9%
2040	21.7%	15.9%
2041	21.5%	16%
2042	21.3%	16%
2043	21.2%	16%
2044	21%	16%
2045	20.8%	16%
2046	20.7%	16%
2047	20.5%	16%
2048	20.4%	16%
2049	20.2%	15.9%
2050	20.1%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 23.8% of the population in Saudi Arabia and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 43% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Saudi Arabia and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Saudi Arabia vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.57% in Saudi Arabia and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	74,143	2,565,530
1961	77,743	2,571,681
1962	81,393	2,406,337
1963	85,480	2,289,826
1964	89,776	2,245,099
1965	93,820	1,943,030
1966	98,361	1,749,387
1967	103,343	1,669,181
1968	108,281	1,565,507
1969	113,859	1,702,487
1970	120,440	1,824,965
1971	127,600	1,640,519
1972	136,360	1,301,355
1973	145,450	1,165,499
1974	155,478	1,218,968
1975	166,223	1,252,644
1976	178,024	1,264,604
1977	191,103	1,431,556
1978	205,331	1,402,283
1979	220,186	1,597,894
1980	234,372	1,608,450
1981	249,156	1,652,153
1982	264,831	1,714,317
1983	280,616	1,636,544
1984	296,615	1,627,192
1985	310,558	1,689,258
1986	322,340	1,656,917
1987	333,088	1,720,252
1988	342,865	1,735,943
1989	349,399	1,875,826
1990	355,495	2,026,068
1991	361,329	1,926,543
1992	366,763	1,875,328
1993	372,621	1,717,685
1994	377,351	1,633,302
1995	380,231	1,546,031
1996	382,248	1,510,137
1997	385,033	1,501,014
1998	389,499	1,573,857
1999	390,112	1,564,050
2000	392,407	1,664,758
2001	382,153	1,595,826
2002	372,099	1,581,938
2003	364,520	1,653,615
2004	362,843	1,698,271
2005	375,938	1,684,445
2006	399,333	1,849,955
2007	425,199	1,897,757
2008	433,457	1,794,154
2009	438,557	1,717,920
2010	418,641	1,548,182
2011	443,675	1,441,697
2012	465,649	1,411,822
2013	475,299	1,322,711
2014	493,431	1,357,281
2015	511,023	1,270,126
2016	537,829	1,197,627
2017	546,751	1,028,037
2018	528,767	955,022
2019	474,407	887,476
2020	447,036	208,862
2021	409,032	199,137
2022	406,920	399,926
2023	474,366	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Saudi Arabia vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in Saudi Arabia and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	-	3.01%
1961	-	2.95%
1962	-	2.89%
1963	-	2.83%
1964	-	2.77%
1965	-	2.71%
1966	-	2.64%
1967	-	2.57%
1968	-	2.49%
1969	-	2.41%
1970	-	2.32%
1971	-	2.24%
1972	16%	2.15%
1973	14.9%	2.06%
1974	14%	1.97%
1975	13.1%	1.88%
1976	12.2%	1.79%
1977	11.4%	1.71%
1978	10.7%	1.63%
1979	9.99%	1.56%
1980	9.34%	1.5%
1981	8.71%	1.44%
1982	8.12%	1.39%
1983	7.56%	1.34%
1984	7.04%	1.3%
1985	6.55%	1.27%
1986	6.07%	1.24%
1987	5.62%	1.21%
1988	5.19%	1.19%
1989	4.8%	1.16%
1990	4.44%	1.12%
1991	4.11%	1.09%
1992	3.81%	1.05%
1993	3.54%	1.01%
1994	3.29%	0.98%
1995	3.06%	0.95%
1996	2.86%	0.92%
1997	2.67%	0.89%
1998	2.5%	0.87%
1999	2.35%	0.86%
2000	2.21%	0.84%
2001	2.08%	0.83%
2002	1.96%	0.82%
2003	1.85%	0.81%
2004	1.75%	0.81%
2005	1.65%	0.8%
2006	1.56%	0.79%
2007	1.47%	0.77%
2008	1.38%	0.76%
2009	1.3%	0.75%
2010	1.22%	0.73%
2011	1.15%	0.72%
2012	1.08%	0.7%
2013	1.02%	0.69%
2014	0.96%	0.68%
2015	0.9%	0.68%
2016	0.85%	0.67%
2017	0.8%	0.66%
2018	0.76%	0.65%
2019	0.72%	0.65%
2020	0.69%	0.65%
2021	0.66%	0.65%
2022	0.64%	0.65%
2023	0.62%	0.65%