Birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Birth rate, crude was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
16.5 per 1,000 people
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
91st
of 217 countries
All-time high
51.54 per 1,000 people
in 1960
All-time low
15.22 per 1,000 people
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia stood at 16.5 per 1,000 people.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia peaked at 51.54 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.22 per 1,000 people, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.54 per 1,000 people | — |
| 1961 | 51.37 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 51.14 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 50.98 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 50.81 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 50.42 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 50.11 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 49.81 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 49.34 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 48.93 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 48.67 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 48.36 per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 48.25 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 48.02 per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 47.85 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 47.7 per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 47.59 per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 47.54 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.52 per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.45 per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.05 per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 46.61 per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.14 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.59 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 45.04 per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 44.23 per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 43.12 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 41.9 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 40.72 per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 39.32 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 37.97 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 36.71 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 35.51 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 34.47 per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 33.42 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 32.31 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 31.22 per 1,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 30.28 per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 29.51 per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 28.54 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 27.49 per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 25.53 per 1,000 people | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 23.77 per 1,000 people | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 22.3 per 1,000 people | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 21.27 per 1,000 people | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 21.06 per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.35 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 21.73 per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.31 per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 20.8 per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.13 per 1,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.32 per 1,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.39 per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.71 per 1,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 19.82 per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.41 per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 19.55 per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 19.82 per 1,000 people | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.74 per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.07 per 1,000 people | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 16.63 per 1,000 people | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 15.9 per 1,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 15.22 per 1,000 people | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 16.41 per 1,000 people | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 16.5 per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.45 per 1,000 people | 48.93 per 1,000 people | 51.54 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.89 per 1,000 people | 47.45 per 1,000 people | 48.67 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.97 per 1,000 people | 39.32 per 1,000 people | 47.05 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.99 per 1,000 people | 28.54 per 1,000 people | 37.97 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.66 per 1,000 people | 20.8 per 1,000 people | 27.49 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7 per 1,000 people | 18.07 per 1,000 people | 20.39 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.13 per 1,000 people | 15.22 per 1,000 people | 16.63 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia?
- Birth rate, crude in Saudi Arabia was 16.5 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.54 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.22 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for birth rate, crude?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 91st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.