Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Faroe Islands
2.24 live births per woman
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
92nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Faroe Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.28 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.74 live births per woman | 7.59 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.88 live births per woman | 7.64 live births per woman | 3.76 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2.98 live births per woman | 7.41 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.4 live births per woman | 6.65 live births per woman | 4.25 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.51 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 2.57 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 0.8899 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.47 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 0.2131 live births per woman | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.29 live births per woman | 2.21 live births per woman | 0.073 live births per woman | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Faroe Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.28 live births per woman against 2.24 live births per woman in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Faroe Islands ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 92nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.