Panama vs Saudi Arabia: Birth rate
Panama
16.03 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
16.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Panama rank
101st
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
Birth rate over time
- Panama
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 16.41 births per 1,000 people against 16.03 births per 1,000 people in Panama, a difference of 0.38 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Panama ranks 101st and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.72 births per 1,000 people | 51.51 births per 1,000 people | 10.79 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 40.15 births per 1,000 people | 50.45 births per 1,000 people | 10.29 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 33.86 births per 1,000 people | 47.89 births per 1,000 people | 14.04 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 29.02 births per 1,000 people | 43.97 births per 1,000 people | 14.95 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 25.15 births per 1,000 people | 32.99 births per 1,000 people | 7.84 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 22.29 births per 1,000 people | 22.66 births per 1,000 people | 0.3696 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 19.78 births per 1,000 people | 19.7 births per 1,000 people | 0.08 births per 1,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 16.35 births per 1,000 people | 16.04 births per 1,000 people | 0.3062 births per 1,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Panama or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 16.41 births per 1,000 people against 16.03 births per 1,000 people in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Panama and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.38 births per 1,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Panama and Saudi Arabia rank globally for birth rate?
- Panama ranks 101st and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.