Nepal vs Saudi Arabia: Number of births, by world region
Nepal
574,297 births
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
546,038 births
in 2023
Nepal rank
49th
Saudi Arabia rank
50th
Number of births, by world region over time
- Nepal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 574,297 births against 546,038 births in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 28,259 births.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 419,280 births | 103,473 births | 315,807 births | Nepal |
| 1960s | 488,398 births | 145,781 births | 342,617 births | Nepal |
| 1970s | 573,895 births | 216,018 births | 357,878 births | Nepal |
| 1980s | 681,742 births | 348,162 births | 333,581 births | Nepal |
| 1990s | 783,056 births | 425,422 births | 357,634 births | Nepal |
| 2000s | 690,522 births | 452,026 births | 238,496 births | Nepal |
| 2010s | 612,336 births | 565,855 births | 46,482 births | Nepal |
| 2020s | 580,526 births | 512,288 births | 68,238 births | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of births, by world region, Nepal or Saudi Arabia?
- Nepal, at 574,297 births against 546,038 births in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of births, by world region between Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 28,259 births, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nepal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of births, by world region?
- Nepal ranks 49th and Saudi Arabia ranks 50th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a calendar year.