Fertility & birth rates in Barbados and Oman

Fertility rate in Barbados vs Oman chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Barbados was 1.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.53 in Oman in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Barbados vs Oman population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Barbados	Oman
1960	4.71	7.28
1961	4.15	7.29
1962	4.3	7.32
1963	4.3	7.33
1964	4.21	7.37
1965	4.18	7.39
1966	4.14	7.41
1967	3.6	7.44
1968	3.57	7.46
1969	3.34	7.49
1970	3.08	7.52
1971	3.2	7.56
1972	3.15	7.59
1973	2.87	7.63
1974	2.65	7.67
1975	2.45	7.71
1976	2.24	7.74
1977	2.2	7.78
1978	1.84	7.82
1979	1.86	7.85
1980	1.78	7.89
1981	1.85	7.9
1982	1.86	7.84
1983	1.86	7.75
1984	1.75	7.64
1985	1.77	7.51
1986	1.69	7.35
1987	1.61	7.18
1988	1.58	6.95
1989	1.64	6.72
1990	1.84	6.46
1991	1.84	6.2
1992	1.8	5.92
1993	1.77	5.64
1994	1.73	5.36
1995	1.7	5.07
1996	1.67	4.79
1997	1.65	4.52
1998	1.62	4.27
1999	1.78	4.06
2000	1.93	3.85
2001	1.96	3.66
2002	1.86	3.51
2003	1.86	3.37
2004	1.8	3.2
2005	1.74	3.03
2006	1.7	2.88
2007	1.76	2.76
2008	1.76	2.76
2009	1.77	2.83
2010	1.79	2.97
2011	1.76	2.96
2012	1.73	2.93
2013	1.73	2.95
2014	1.73	2.97
2015	1.73	2.97
2016	1.72	2.95
2017	1.72	2.92
2018	1.72	2.81
2019	1.72	2.7
2020	1.71	2.64
2021	1.71	2.59
2022	1.71	2.45
2023	1.71	2.53
2024	1.71	2.51
2025	1.7	2.48
2026	1.7	2.44
2027	1.7	2.41
2028	1.7	2.37
2029	1.7	2.33
2030	1.7	2.29
2031	1.69	2.26
2032	1.69	2.22
2033	1.69	2.19
2034	1.69	2.16
2035	1.69	2.14
2036	1.69	2.11
2037	1.69	2.09
2038	1.69	2.07
2039	1.69	2.05
2040	1.68	2.03
2041	1.68	2.01
2042	1.68	2
2043	1.68	1.98
2044	1.68	1.97
2045	1.68	1.96
2046	1.68	1.95
2047	1.68	1.93
2048	1.68	1.92
2049	1.68	1.92
2050	1.68	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Barbados	Oman
1960	37.2%	41.5%
1961	37.2%	41.6%
1962	37.1%	41.7%
1963	37.1%	42%
1964	37.1%	42.6%
1965	37.1%	43.2%
1966	37.1%	43.8%
1967	36.9%	44.3%
1968	36.7%	44.8%
1969	36.4%	45.3%
1970	36%	45.9%
1971	35.7%	46.4%
1972	35.3%	46.8%
1973	34.9%	47.3%
1974	34.4%	47.5%
1975	33.6%	47.5%
1976	32.8%	47.5%
1977	32.1%	47.4%
1978	31.1%	47.3%
1979	30%	47.2%
1980	29%	47.1%
1981	28%	47.1%
1982	27.2%	47.1%
1983	26.7%	47.2%
1984	26.2%	47.2%
1985	25.8%	47%
1986	25.5%	46.5%
1987	25.1%	45.9%
1988	24.8%	45.1%
1989	24.5%	44.3%
1990	24.2%	43.4%
1991	23.9%	42.5%
1992	23.6%	41.5%
1993	23.4%	40.5%
1994	23.2%	39.9%
1995	23%	39.7%
1996	22.8%	39.3%
1997	22.6%	38.7%
1998	22.3%	38%
1999	22.1%	37.3%
2000	21.9%	36.6%
2001	21.7%	35.8%
2002	21.6%	35%
2003	21.5%	34.2%
2004	21.3%	33.2%
2005	21%	32.1%
2006	20.7%	30.9%
2007	20.5%	29.9%
2008	20.3%	29.1%
2009	20.2%	28.4%
2010	20.2%	27.9%
2011	20%	25.5%
2012	19.9%	22.8%
2013	19.7%	21.9%
2014	19.4%	22.1%
2015	19.2%	22.2%
2016	18.9%	22.1%
2017	18.7%	22.3%
2018	18.4%	22.9%
2019	18.2%	24%
2020	18.1%	25.6%
2021	17.9%	26.7%
2022	17.7%	26.2%
2023	17.5%	25.2%
2024	17.2%	24.7%
2025	17.1%	24.3%
2026	16.9%	24%
2027	16.8%	23.8%
2028	16.7%	23.6%
2029	16.6%	23.3%
2030	16.5%	23%
2031	16.4%	22.7%
2032	16.4%	22.4%
2033	16.3%	22.1%
2034	16.2%	21.8%
2035	16.1%	21.6%
2036	16%	21.4%
2037	15.9%	21.3%
2038	15.8%	21.3%
2039	15.8%	21.2%
2040	15.7%	21%
2041	15.6%	20.8%
2042	15.5%	20.7%
2043	15.4%	20.5%
2044	15.3%	20.4%
2045	15.2%	20.3%
2046	15.2%	20.2%
2047	15.1%	20.1%
2048	15%	20.1%
2049	14.9%	20%
2050	14.9%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.2% of the population in Barbados and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 24.2% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Barbados and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Barbados vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.18% in Barbados and +1.7% in Oman. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Barbados	Oman
1960	5,949	12,034
1961	5,208	12,690
1962	5,589	13,485
1963	5,706	14,283
1964	5,688	15,205
1965	5,762	16,103
1966	5,842	17,030
1967	4,984	17,990
1968	5,035	18,962
1969	4,710	19,949
1970	4,271	20,893
1971	4,530	21,973
1972	4,505	22,968
1973	3,996	24,195
1974	3,644	25,543
1975	3,321	27,699
1976	2,988	30,032
1977	2,988	32,342
1978	2,367	35,141
1979	2,485	38,022
1980	2,393	41,109
1981	2,605	44,176
1982	2,660	46,939
1983	2,656	49,646
1984	2,388	52,253
1985	2,356	54,609
1986	2,111	55,324
1987	1,841	55,933
1988	1,684	56,142
1989	1,719	56,202
1990	2,101	56,000
1991	2,055	55,382
1992	1,912	54,471
1993	1,765	53,439
1994	1,607	52,337
1995	1,467	51,139
1996	1,334	50,362
1997	1,172	49,510
1998	1,093	48,654
1999	1,351	48,053
2000	1,577	47,208
2001	1,578	46,651
2002	1,369	46,397
2003	1,321	46,273
2004	1,204	45,651
2005	1,018	44,688
2006	927	43,969
2007	1,028	44,207
2008	989	47,146
2009	1,000	52,007
2010	981	57,619
2011	897	59,689
2012	815	65,572
2013	772	71,905
2014	730	76,258
2015	690	79,241
2016	655	81,350
2017	616	82,408
2018	584	79,438
2019	542	77,394
2020	503	74,224
2021	415	69,991
2022	43	67,278
2023	158	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: Barbados vs Oman

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 35 deaths per 100,000 live births in Barbados, compared to 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Barbados	Oman
1985	55	43
1986	56	40
1987	57	37
1988	55	34
1989	57	32
1990	59	29
1991	60	28
1992	61	26
1993	55	25
1994	53	23
1995	52	22
1996	51	21
1997	51	20
1998	45	20
1999	44	19
2000	46	19
2001	46	18
2002	43	18
2003	45	18
2004	43	18
2005	44	18
2006	45	18
2007	42	18
2008	42	18
2009	42	17
2010	42	17
2011	41	16
2012	40	16
2013	40	15
2014	39	15
2015	37	15
2016	36	14
2017	37	14
2018	37	14
2019	36	14
2020	39	32
2021	38	74
2022	38	13
2023	35	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1% in Barbados and 1.04% in Oman. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Barbados	Oman
1960	8.47%	37.5%
1961	7.86%	35.8%
1962	7.33%	34.2%
1963	6.86%	32.7%
1964	6.45%	31.2%
1965	6.1%	29.8%
1966	5.79%	28.4%
1967	5.52%	27.1%
1968	5.28%	25.7%
1969	5.03%	24.4%
1970	4.79%	23.1%
1971	4.55%	21.8%
1972	4.32%	20.5%
1973	4.08%	19.3%
1974	3.86%	18.1%
1975	3.64%	16.9%
1976	3.43%	15.7%
1977	3.23%	14.5%
1978	3.04%	13.4%
1979	2.86%	12.2%
1980	2.69%	11.1%
1981	2.55%	10.1%
1982	2.44%	9.1%
1983	2.34%	8.18%
1984	2.26%	7.34%
1985	2.19%	6.58%
1986	2.12%	5.9%
1987	2.05%	5.3%
1988	1.97%	4.78%
1989	1.89%	4.32%
1990	1.81%	3.91%
1991	1.73%	3.54%
1992	1.66%	3.2%
1993	1.59%	2.9%
1994	1.53%	2.64%
1995	1.49%	2.41%
1996	1.45%	2.22%
1997	1.43%	2.04%
1998	1.42%	1.89%
1999	1.42%	1.76%
2000	1.44%	1.64%
2001	1.45%	1.54%
2002	1.47%	1.45%
2003	1.48%	1.38%
2004	1.49%	1.32%
2005	1.48%	1.28%
2006	1.47%	1.24%
2007	1.45%	1.22%
2008	1.43%	1.2%
2009	1.41%	1.19%
2010	1.39%	1.17%
2011	1.37%	1.16%
2012	1.35%	1.15%
2013	1.33%	1.13%
2014	1.31%	1.12%
2015	1.28%	1.12%
2016	1.25%	1.11%
2017	1.21%	1.1%
2018	1.18%	1.09%
2019	1.14%	1.08%
2020	1.11%	1.07%
2021	1.07%	1.06%
2022	1.04%	1.05%
2023	1%	1.04%