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Fertility & birth rates in Ecuador and Oman

Updated on by Georank team

Ecuador has an annual birth rate of 15 births per 1,000 people, compared to 16.8 for Oman. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.82 in Ecuador and 2.53 in Oman — 38.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -72.9% in Ecuador and by -65.3% in Oman — in 1960, it was 6.72 and 7.28, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Ecuador is ranked 102/196 by birth rate compared to 89/196 for Oman.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.5 in Ecuador — it's 31.8 in Oman.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 55.5 in Ecuador vs 5.99 in Oman.
  • In Ecuador, 26.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 21.4% in Oman.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.99% in Ecuador and +1.49% in Oman.

Birth rate data compared

Ecuador Oman
Fertility rate 1.82 2.53
Birth rate 15 16.8
Birth rate rank 102/196 89/196
Average age at childbearing 27.5 years 31.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 53.3 5.29
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 87.7 104.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 19.1 59.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.8% 21.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 72.4% 18.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.4% 99.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.06% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.71% 0.47%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.11% 0.84%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.31% 1.04%
Population change due to births and deaths +178,093 +75,467
Natural population change rank 65/196 86/196
Natural population change rate +0.99% +1.49%
Population growth +0.86% +4.6%
Population growth rank 112/197 4/197
Life expectancy 77.8 years 80.5 years

Fertility rate in Ecuador vs Oman chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Ecuador was 1.82 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 Ecuador vs Oman population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Ecuador
Factual

UN forecast
Oman
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Ecuador Oman
1960 6.72 7.28
1961 6.7 7.29
1962 6.68 7.32
1963 6.65 7.33
1964 6.61 7.37
1965 6.56 7.39
1966 6.51 7.41
1967 6.44 7.44
1968 6.35 7.46
1969 6.25 7.49
1970 6.14 7.52
1971 6.01 7.56
1972 5.87 7.59
1973 5.73 7.63
1974 5.58 7.67
1975 5.43 7.71
1976 5.28 7.74
1977 5.13 7.78
1978 4.99 7.82
1979 4.86 7.85
1980 4.73 7.89
1981 4.61 7.9
1982 4.5 7.84
1983 4.39 7.75
1984 4.31 7.64
1985 4.14 7.51
1986 4 7.35
1987 3.87 7.18
1988 3.79 6.95
1989 3.74 6.72
1990 3.68 6.46
1991 3.63 6.2
1992 3.58 5.92
1993 3.49 5.64
1994 3.42 5.36
1995 3.38 5.07
1996 3.35 4.79
1997 3.29 4.52
1998 3.23 4.27
1999 3.17 4.06
2000 3.1 3.85
2001 3.04 3.66
2002 2.97 3.51
2003 2.91 3.37
2004 2.85 3.2
2005 2.8 3.03
2006 2.75 2.88
2007 2.7 2.76
2008 2.69 2.76
2009 2.68 2.83
2010 2.62 2.97
2011 2.61 2.96
2012 2.51 2.93
2013 2.36 2.95
2014 2.27 2.97
2015 2.21 2.97
2016 2.12 2.95
2017 2.13 2.92
2018 2.11 2.81
2019 2.04 2.7
2020 1.97 2.64
2021 1.91 2.59
2022 1.86 2.45
2023 1.82 2.53
2024 1.81 2.51
2025 1.79 2.48
2026 1.78 2.44
2027 1.77 2.41
2028 1.76 2.37
2029 1.75 2.33
2030 1.75 2.29
2031 1.74 2.26
2032 1.73 2.22
2033 1.73 2.19
2034 1.72 2.16
2035 1.72 2.14
2036 1.72 2.11
2037 1.71 2.09
2038 1.71 2.07
2039 1.71 2.05
2040 1.71 2.03
2041 1.7 2.01
2042 1.7 2
2043 1.7 1.98
2044 1.69 1.97
2045 1.69 1.96
2046 1.69 1.95
2047 1.69 1.93
2048 1.69 1.92
2049 1.68 1.92
2050 1.68 1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Ecuador
Factual

UN forecast
Oman
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Ecuador Oman
1960 43.9% 41.5%
1961 44.1% 41.6%
1962 44.3% 41.7%
1963 44.4% 42%
1964 44.4% 42.6%
1965 44.4% 43.2%
1966 44.4% 43.8%
1967 44.4% 44.3%
1968 44.3% 44.8%
1969 44.3% 45.3%
1970 44.2% 45.9%
1971 44.2% 46.4%
1972 44.1% 46.8%
1973 43.9% 47.3%
1974 43.8% 47.5%
1975 43.6% 47.5%
1976 43.4% 47.5%
1977 43.2% 47.4%
1978 43% 47.3%
1979 42.7% 47.2%
1980 42.4% 47.1%
1981 42.1% 47.1%
1982 41.8% 47.1%
1983 41.4% 47.2%
1984 41.1% 47.2%
1985 40.7% 47%
1986 40.3% 46.5%
1987 39.9% 45.9%
1988 39.5% 45.1%
1989 39.1% 44.3%
1990 38.7% 43.4%
1991 38.4% 42.5%
1992 38.1% 41.5%
1993 37.7% 40.5%
1994 37.4% 39.9%
1995 37.1% 39.7%
1996 36.8% 39.3%
1997 36.4% 38.7%
1998 36.1% 38%
1999 35.7% 37.3%
2000 35.4% 36.6%
2001 35% 35.8%
2002 34.7% 35%
2003 34.3% 34.2%
2004 33.9% 33.2%
2005 33.5% 32.1%
2006 33% 30.9%
2007 32.6% 29.9%
2008 32.1% 29.1%
2009 31.7% 28.4%
2010 31.3% 27.9%
2011 30.9% 25.5%
2012 30.5% 22.8%
2013 30.1% 21.9%
2014 29.6% 22.1%
2015 29% 22.2%
2016 28.5% 22.1%
2017 28% 22.3%
2018 27.4% 22.9%
2019 26.9% 24%
2020 26.4% 25.6%
2021 26% 26.7%
2022 25.5% 26.2%
2023 25% 25.2%
2024 24.5% 24.7%
2025 23.9% 24.3%
2026 23.3% 24%
2027 22.8% 23.8%
2028 22.3% 23.6%
2029 21.9% 23.3%
2030 21.6% 23%
2031 21.2% 22.7%
2032 20.9% 22.4%
2033 20.6% 22.1%
2034 20.3% 21.8%
2035 20% 21.6%
2036 19.7% 21.4%
2037 19.5% 21.3%
2038 19.3% 21.3%
2039 19.1% 21.2%
2040 18.9% 21%
2041 18.8% 20.8%
2042 18.6% 20.7%
2043 18.4% 20.5%
2044 18.2% 20.4%
2045 18% 20.3%
2046 17.8% 20.2%
2047 17.6% 20.1%
2048 17.4% 20.1%
2049 17.2% 20%
2050 17% 20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Ecuador and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Ecuador and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Ecuador vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.15% in Ecuador and +1.7% in Oman. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Ecuador
Oman

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Ecuador Oman
1960 130,368 12,034
1961 135,573 12,690
1962 140,943 13,485
1963 146,531 14,283
1964 152,263 15,205
1965 157,915 16,103
1966 163,317 17,030
1967 168,629 17,990
1968 173,828 18,962
1969 178,403 19,949
1970 183,517 20,893
1971 187,995 21,973
1972 192,136 22,968
1973 196,028 24,195
1974 199,276 25,543
1975 202,407 27,699
1976 205,366 30,032
1977 209,095 32,342
1978 212,497 35,141
1979 216,162 38,022
1980 220,120 41,109
1981 224,073 44,176
1982 227,606 46,939
1983 231,336 49,646
1984 236,543 52,253
1985 236,438 54,609
1986 237,084 55,324
1987 237,724 55,933
1988 241,191 56,142
1989 248,129 56,202
1990 252,919 56,000
1991 257,713 55,382
1992 259,787 54,471
1993 260,330 53,439
1994 261,788 52,337
1995 264,449 51,139
1996 267,695 50,362
1997 266,020 49,510
1998 263,927 48,654
1999 261,650 48,053
2000 259,837 47,208
2001 259,376 46,651
2002 259,446 46,397
2003 258,928 46,273
2004 257,436 45,651
2005 255,295 44,688
2006 254,184 43,969
2007 253,419 44,207
2008 257,894 47,146
2009 260,892 52,007
2010 257,404 57,619
2011 258,171 59,689
2012 249,825 65,572
2013 234,103 71,905
2014 225,790 76,258
2015 219,399 79,241
2016 208,245 81,350
2017 211,355 82,408
2018 219,513 79,438
2019 211,045 77,394
2020 156,458 74,224
2021 155,146 69,991
2022 179,308 67,278
2023 178,093 75,467

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Maternal mortality chart: Ecuador vs Oman

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 55 deaths per 100,000 live births in Ecuador, compared to 13 deaths in Oman.

Ecuador
Oman
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Ecuador Oman
1985 188 43
1986 181 40
1987 131 37
1988 166 34
1989 166 32
1990 168 29
1991 177 28
1992 172 26
1993 168 25
1994 155 23
1995 146 22
1996 138 21
1997 135 20
1998 131 20
1999 128 19
2000 123 19
2001 116 18
2002 109 18
2003 102 18
2004 97 18
2005 94 18
2006 90 18
2007 86 18
2008 83 18
2009 82 17
2010 80 17
2011 77 16
2012 72 16
2013 68 15
2014 65 15
2015 64 15
2016 65 14
2017 62 14
2018 61 14
2019 62 14
2020 91 32
2021 93 74
2022 69 13
2023 55 13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.31% in Ecuador and 1.04% in Oman. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Ecuador
Oman

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Ecuador Oman
1960 17.6% 37.5%
1961 17.1% 35.8%
1962 16.6% 34.2%
1963 16.1% 32.7%
1964 15.7% 31.2%
1965 15.3% 29.8%
1966 14.9% 28.4%
1967 14.6% 27.1%
1968 14.3% 25.7%
1969 14% 24.4%
1970 13.7% 23.1%
1971 13.4% 21.8%
1972 13% 20.5%
1973 12.5% 19.3%
1974 12% 18.1%
1975 11.5% 16.9%
1976 11% 15.7%
1977 10.5% 14.5%
1978 10% 13.4%
1979 9.57% 12.2%
1980 9.12% 11.1%
1981 8.68% 10.1%
1982 8.23% 9.1%
1983 7.78% 8.18%
1984 7.35% 7.34%
1985 6.95% 6.58%
1986 6.58% 5.9%
1987 6.25% 5.3%
1988 5.94% 4.78%
1989 5.66% 4.32%
1990 5.39% 3.91%
1991 5.12% 3.54%
1992 4.86% 3.2%
1993 4.6% 2.9%
1994 4.34% 2.64%
1995 4.08% 2.41%
1996 3.82% 2.22%
1997 3.57% 2.04%
1998 3.34% 1.89%
1999 3.14% 1.76%
2000 2.96% 1.64%
2001 2.81% 1.54%
2002 2.68% 1.45%
2003 2.57% 1.38%
2004 2.46% 1.32%
2005 2.37% 1.28%
2006 2.28% 1.24%
2007 2.19% 1.22%
2008 2.1% 1.2%
2009 2% 1.19%
2010 1.92% 1.17%
2011 1.83% 1.16%
2012 1.74% 1.15%
2013 1.66% 1.13%
2014 1.59% 1.12%
2015 1.53% 1.12%
2016 1.48% 1.11%
2017 1.44% 1.1%
2018 1.41% 1.09%
2019 1.38% 1.08%
2020 1.36% 1.07%
2021 1.34% 1.06%
2022 1.32% 1.05%
2023 1.31% 1.04%

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