Fertility & birth rates in Guinea-Bissau and Oman

Fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau vs Oman chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guinea-Bissau was 3.84 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 Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	Oman
1960	5.92	7.28
1961	5.93	7.29
1962	5.94	7.32
1963	5.95	7.33
1964	5.96	7.37
1965	5.97	7.39
1966	5.98	7.41
1967	5.99	7.44
1968	6.01	7.46
1969	6.02	7.49
1970	6.04	7.52
1971	6.06	7.56
1972	6.08	7.59
1973	6.1	7.63
1974	6.12	7.67
1975	6.15	7.71
1976	6.19	7.74
1977	6.25	7.78
1978	6.32	7.82
1979	6.4	7.85
1980	6.49	7.89
1981	6.57	7.9
1982	6.64	7.84
1983	6.69	7.75
1984	6.73	7.64
1985	6.74	7.51
1986	6.73	7.35
1987	6.72	7.18
1988	6.69	6.95
1989	6.66	6.72
1990	6.5	6.46
1991	6.47	6.2
1992	6.44	5.92
1993	6.37	5.64
1994	6.3	5.36
1995	6.22	5.07
1996	6.14	4.79
1997	6.06	4.52
1998	5.97	4.27
1999	5.87	4.06
2000	5.79	3.85
2001	5.69	3.66
2002	5.63	3.51
2003	5.58	3.37
2004	5.5	3.2
2005	5.46	3.03
2006	5.41	2.88
2007	5.37	2.76
2008	5.27	2.76
2009	5.18	2.83
2010	5.11	2.97
2011	5.07	2.96
2012	5	2.93
2013	4.93	2.95
2014	4.79	2.97
2015	4.66	2.97
2016	4.52	2.95
2017	4.35	2.92
2018	4.24	2.81
2019	4.15	2.7
2020	4.08	2.64
2021	4	2.59
2022	3.91	2.45
2023	3.84	2.53
2024	3.76	2.51
2025	3.68	2.48
2026	3.62	2.44
2027	3.56	2.41
2028	3.5	2.37
2029	3.44	2.33
2030	3.37	2.29
2031	3.31	2.26
2032	3.25	2.22
2033	3.2	2.19
2034	3.15	2.16
2035	3.09	2.14
2036	3.04	2.11
2037	3	2.09
2038	2.95	2.07
2039	2.91	2.05
2040	2.87	2.03
2041	2.84	2.01
2042	2.8	2
2043	2.77	1.98
2044	2.74	1.97
2045	2.71	1.96
2046	2.67	1.95
2047	2.64	1.93
2048	2.62	1.92
2049	2.59	1.92
2050	2.56	1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea-Bissau	Oman
1960	36.9%	41.5%
1961	37.1%	41.6%
1962	37.7%	41.7%
1963	38.4%	42%
1964	39.6%	42.6%
1965	41%	43.2%
1966	41.9%	43.8%
1967	42.1%	44.3%
1968	41.8%	44.8%
1969	41.9%	45.3%
1970	41.9%	45.9%
1971	41.9%	46.4%
1972	41.9%	46.8%
1973	41.6%	47.3%
1974	41.4%	47.5%
1975	41.8%	47.5%
1976	42.6%	47.5%
1977	43.7%	47.4%
1978	44.8%	47.3%
1979	45.1%	47.2%
1980	45%	47.1%
1981	45.3%	47.1%
1982	45.5%	47.1%
1983	45.7%	47.2%
1984	45.9%	47.2%
1985	45.9%	47%
1986	46%	46.5%
1987	45.9%	45.9%
1988	45.9%	45.1%
1989	45.8%	44.3%
1990	45.7%	43.4%
1991	45.5%	42.5%
1992	45.5%	41.5%
1993	45.4%	40.5%
1994	45.4%	39.9%
1995	45.3%	39.7%
1996	45.2%	39.3%
1997	45.1%	38.7%
1998	45%	38%
1999	44.8%	37.3%
2000	44.7%	36.6%
2001	44.5%	35.8%
2002	44.3%	35%
2003	44.2%	34.2%
2004	44%	33.2%
2005	43.9%	32.1%
2006	43.8%	30.9%
2007	43.6%	29.9%
2008	43.5%	29.1%
2009	43.3%	28.4%
2010	43.2%	27.9%
2011	43%	25.5%
2012	42.8%	22.8%
2013	42.7%	21.9%
2014	42.5%	22.1%
2015	42.2%	22.2%
2016	42%	22.1%
2017	41.7%	22.3%
2018	41.3%	22.9%
2019	40.9%	24%
2020	40.5%	25.6%
2021	40.1%	26.7%
2022	39.7%	26.2%
2023	39.2%	25.2%
2024	38.8%	24.7%
2025	38.3%	24.3%
2026	37.8%	24%
2027	37.4%	23.8%
2028	36.9%	23.6%
2029	36.4%	23.3%
2030	36%	23%
2031	35.5%	22.7%
2032	35.1%	22.4%
2033	34.8%	22.1%
2034	34.4%	21.8%
2035	34.1%	21.6%
2036	33.7%	21.4%
2037	33.4%	21.3%
2038	33%	21.3%
2039	32.7%	21.2%
2040	32.4%	21%
2041	32%	20.8%
2042	31.7%	20.7%
2043	31.4%	20.5%
2044	31%	20.4%
2045	30.7%	20.3%
2046	30.4%	20.2%
2047	30.1%	20.1%
2048	29.7%	20.1%
2049	29.4%	20%
2050	29.1%	20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38.8% of the population in Guinea-Bissau and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 45.7% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea-Bissau and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Guinea-Bissau vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.44% in Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	Oman
1960	10,618	12,034
1961	10,756	12,690
1962	10,662	13,485
1963	9,190	14,283
1964	8,989	15,205
1965	7,789	16,103
1966	6,955	17,030
1967	6,742	17,990
1968	7,289	18,962
1969	7,857	19,949
1970	7,632	20,893
1971	8,183	21,973
1972	7,911	22,968
1973	8,430	24,195
1974	10,321	25,543
1975	11,998	27,699
1976	13,688	30,032
1977	15,484	32,342
1978	17,468	35,141
1979	19,736	38,022
1980	21,024	41,109
1981	21,611	44,176
1982	22,131	46,939
1983	22,542	49,646
1984	22,861	52,253
1985	23,116	54,609
1986	23,301	55,324
1987	23,549	55,933
1988	23,940	56,142
1989	24,286	56,202
1990	23,936	56,000
1991	24,527	55,382
1992	25,747	54,471
1993	26,943	53,439
1994	27,895	52,337
1995	29,142	51,139
1996	29,778	50,362
1997	29,792	49,510
1998	30,390	48,654
1999	30,916	48,053
2000	32,816	47,208
2001	33,461	46,651
2002	34,561	46,397
2003	35,649	46,273
2004	36,495	45,651
2005	37,347	44,688
2006	38,886	43,969
2007	40,288	44,207
2008	40,841	47,146
2009	41,950	52,007
2010	43,067	57,619
2011	44,405	59,689
2012	45,480	65,572
2013	46,472	71,905
2014	46,615	76,258
2015	46,846	79,241
2016	46,814	81,350
2017	46,318	82,408
2018	46,659	79,438
2019	47,196	77,394
2020	46,718	74,224
2021	47,242	69,991
2022	48,920	67,278
2023	49,498	75,467

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea-Bissau vs Oman

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 505 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, compared to 13 deaths in Oman.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea-Bissau	Oman
1985	1,851	43
1986	1,825	40
1987	1,796	37
1988	1,759	34
1989	1,698	32
1990	1,709	29
1991	1,663	28
1992	1,633	26
1993	1,613	25
1994	1,644	23
1995	1,556	22
1996	1,539	21
1997	1,642	20
1998	1,465	20
1999	1,461	19
2000	1,295	19
2001	1,222	18
2002	1,141	18
2003	1,069	18
2004	980	18
2005	956	18
2006	831	18
2007	792	18
2008	802	18
2009	753	17
2010	698	17
2011	678	16
2012	704	16
2013	707	15
2014	662	15
2015	631	15
2016	617	14
2017	597	14
2018	585	14
2019	598	14
2020	603	32
2021	617	74
2022	539	13
2023	505	13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 6.93% in Guinea-Bissau 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
	Guinea-Bissau	Oman
1960	-	37.5%
1961	-	35.8%
1962	-	34.2%
1963	-	32.7%
1964	-	31.2%
1965	-	29.8%
1966	-	28.4%
1967	-	27.1%
1968	-	25.7%
1969	-	24.4%
1970	-	23.1%
1971	-	21.8%
1972	-	20.5%
1973	-	19.3%
1974	-	18.1%
1975	-	16.9%
1976	-	15.7%
1977	-	14.5%
1978	-	13.4%
1979	-	12.2%
1980	-	11.1%
1981	-	10.1%
1982	-	9.1%
1983	-	8.18%
1984	-	7.34%
1985	24.4%	6.58%
1986	24%	5.9%
1987	23.5%	5.3%
1988	23.1%	4.78%
1989	22.7%	4.32%
1990	22.2%	3.91%
1991	21.8%	3.54%
1992	21.3%	3.2%
1993	20.9%	2.9%
1994	20.4%	2.64%
1995	19.9%	2.41%
1996	19.4%	2.22%
1997	18.9%	2.04%
1998	18.4%	1.89%
1999	17.9%	1.76%
2000	17.4%	1.64%
2001	16.8%	1.54%
2002	16.3%	1.45%
2003	15.7%	1.38%
2004	15.1%	1.32%
2005	14.5%	1.28%
2006	13.9%	1.24%
2007	13.2%	1.22%
2008	12.6%	1.2%
2009	12%	1.19%
2010	11.4%	1.17%
2011	10.9%	1.16%
2012	10.4%	1.15%
2013	9.93%	1.13%
2014	9.53%	1.12%
2015	9.18%	1.12%
2016	8.84%	1.11%
2017	8.53%	1.1%
2018	8.21%	1.09%
2019	7.91%	1.08%
2020	7.66%	1.07%
2021	7.41%	1.06%
2022	7.16%	1.05%
2023	6.93%	1.04%