Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.31 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.31 live births per woman
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.67 live births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
2.14 live births per woman
in 2022
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 2.31 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.67 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 2.14 live births per woman, in 2022.
Saudi Arabia ranks 88th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.58 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.58 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 7.58 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 7.59 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 7.59 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.59 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 7.6 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 7.62 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 7.63 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 7.63 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 7.64 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 7.65 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 7.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 7.66 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 7.66 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 7.66 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 7.63 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 7.6 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 7.58 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 7.56 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 7.54 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 7.48 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 7.43 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 7.37 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.33 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 7.29 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 7.26 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 7.23 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 7.14 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 7.07 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 6.98 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 6.88 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.78 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 6.65 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 6.52 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.34 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 6.15 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 5.97 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 5.8 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 5.64 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 5.49 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 5.33 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.16 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 4.99 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.81 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 4.66 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 4.52 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 4.35 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 4.21 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.96 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 3.71 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 3.46 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.26 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 3.16 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 3.18 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 3.19 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3.07 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 2.95 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.81 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 2.8 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.78 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.67 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 2.68 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.63 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.65 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.67 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.67 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.49 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.27 live births per woman | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 2.17 live births per woman | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.28 live births per woman | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 2.31 live births per woman | +1.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 2.31 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 2.31 live births per woman is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.51 live births per woman, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.59 live births per woman | 7.58 live births per woman | 7.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.64 live births per woman | 7.6 live births per woman | 7.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.41 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.58 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.65 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 7.14 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.08 live births per woman | 4.35 live births per woman | 5.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.42 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 4.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.23 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 2.31 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 242,375 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Saudi Arabia was 2.31 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.67 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.14 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.