Faroe Islands vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Faroe Islands
2.22 children per women
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
2.25 children per women
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
92nd
Saudi Arabia rank
89th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Faroe Islands
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.25 children per women against 2.22 children per women in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.03 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 89th 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 | 3.55 children per women | 5.09 children per women | 1.54 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 3.79 children per women | 5.76 children per women | 1.97 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 2.92 children per women | 6.3 children per women | 3.38 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2.36 children per women | 6.13 children per women | 3.77 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.47 children per women | 4.87 children per women | 2.4 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.5 children per women | 3.33 children per women | 0.8324 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.45 children per women | 2.64 children per women | 0.1945 children per women | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 2.27 children per women | 2.19 children per women | 0.0797 children per women | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Faroe Islands or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 2.25 children per women against 2.22 children per women in Faroe Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Faroe Islands and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.03 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Faroe Islands ranks 92nd 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).