American Samoa vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
American Samoa
2.23 children per women
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.25 children per women
in 2023
American Samoa rank
90th
Saudi Arabia rank
89th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- American Samoa
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.25 children per women against 2.23 children per women in American Samoa, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.61 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 0.5173 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.11 children per women | 5.76 children per women | 0.3471 children per women | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 4.99 children per women | 6.3 children per women | 1.31 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 4.18 children per women | 6.13 children per women | 1.95 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 4.08 children per women | 4.87 children per women | 0.7833 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.62 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.2952 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.76 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.1143 children per women | American Samoa |
| 2020s | 2.27 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.0788 children per women | American Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, American Samoa or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.25 children per women against 2.23 children per women in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.02 children per women, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Saudi Arabia rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).