Saudi Arabia fertility rate by year, 1990 to 2024

What the data shows

• Saudi Arabia: 5.80 in 1990, 2.31 in 2024 (60% lower). Its low point was 2.14 in 2022.
• Libya: 4.78 in 1990, 2.30 in 2024 (52% lower).
• Guatemala: 5.48 in 1990, 2.29 in 2024 (58% lower).
• Lebanon: 3.27 in 1990, 2.23 in 2024. Its low point was 2.17 in 2008.

About this chart

Saudi Arabia's fertility rate fell from 5.80 births per woman in 1990 to 2.31 births per woman in 2024. The period's high was 5.80 births per woman in 1990, while the low was 2.14 births per woman in 2022. The largest annual decrease in this window was 0.25 births per woman in 2001. The measure describes the fertility pattern of each year, rather than the eventual number of children in a completed family.

Total fertility rate is the number of children a woman would have under that year's age-specific fertility rates. It is not the crude birth rate or the observed completed family size of a generation. In 2024, the comparison lines show Libya (2.30 births per woman), Guatemala (2.29 births per woman) and Lebanon (2.23 births per woman). These peers have the closest latest values among reporting countries with over one million people and a continuous common history; they are not selected by geography.

The data

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), births per woman. Retrieved November 5, 2026. Total fertility rate is the number of children a woman would have under that year's age-specific fertility rates. It is not the crude birth rate or the observed completed family size of a generation. Peers are selected by proximity to the country's latest value among countries with over one million people and a continuous common series.