Birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Birth rate vs death rate was 16.41 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
16.41
Change on year
up 7.9%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
51.75
in 1955
All-time low
15.22
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia is 16.41, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 51.75 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 15.22, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 51.51 | 50.89 | 51.75 | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.45 | 48.93 | 51.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.89 | 47.45 | 48.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.97 | 39.32 | 47.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.99 | 28.54 | 37.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.66 | 20.8 | 27.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7 | 18.07 | 20.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.04 | 15.22 | 16.63 | 4 |
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More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 483.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 240,758 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 77.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 256,303 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 236,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 254,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 245,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Birth rate vs death rate in Saudi Arabia was 16.41 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.75 in 1955.
- What is the lowest birth rate vs death rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.22 in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for birth rate vs death rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate vs death rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate vs death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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