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Fertility & birth rates in Kazakhstan and Oman

Updated on by Georank team

Kazakhstan has an annual birth rate of 20.1 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 3.01 in Kazakhstan and 2.53 in Oman — 16.2% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -33% in Kazakhstan and by -65.3% in Oman — in 1960, it was 4.5 and 7.28, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Kazakhstan is ranked 76/196 by birth rate compared to 89/196 for Oman.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.1 in Kazakhstan — it's 31.8 in Oman.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 18.2 in Kazakhstan vs 5.99 in Oman.
  • In Kazakhstan, 23.5% 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 +1.34% in Kazakhstan and +1.49% in Oman.

Birth rate data compared

Kazakhstan Oman
Fertility rate 3.01 2.53
Birth rate 20.1 16.8
Birth rate rank 76/196 89/196
Age at first childbirth 29.5 years n/a
Average age at childbearing 29.1 years 31.8 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 16.8 5.29
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 164.4 104.1
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 31.9 59.5
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.5% 21.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 50.1% 18.8%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 99.9%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.01%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.43% 0.47%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.76% 0.84%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.96% 1.04%
Population change due to births and deaths +273,013 +75,467
Natural population change rank 53/196 86/196
Natural population change rate +1.34% +1.49%
Population growth +1.29% +4.6%
Population growth rank 84/197 4/197
Life expectancy 74.7 years 80.5 years

Fertility rate in Kazakhstan vs Oman chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kazakhstan was 3.01 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 Kazakhstan vs Oman population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Kazakhstan
Factual

UN forecast
Oman
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Kazakhstan Oman
1960 4.5 7.28
1961 4.42 7.29
1962 4.36 7.32
1963 4.26 7.33
1964 4.07 7.37
1965 3.88 7.39
1966 3.82 7.41
1967 3.77 7.44
1968 3.63 7.46
1969 3.51 7.49
1970 3.51 7.52
1971 3.53 7.56
1972 3.55 7.59
1973 3.51 7.63
1974 3.45 7.67
1975 3.4 7.71
1976 3.33 7.74
1977 3.26 7.78
1978 3.16 7.82
1979 3.14 7.85
1980 3.09 7.89
1981 3.05 7.9
1982 3.02 7.84
1983 3.07 7.75
1984 3.15 7.64
1985 3.21 7.51
1986 3.19 7.35
1987 3.12 7.18
1988 3 6.95
1989 2.87 6.72
1990 2.75 6.46
1991 2.68 6.2
1992 2.58 5.92
1993 2.48 5.64
1994 2.38 5.36
1995 2.25 5.07
1996 2.08 4.79
1997 1.97 4.52
1998 1.94 4.27
1999 1.9 4.06
2000 1.9 3.85
2001 1.91 3.66
2002 1.96 3.51
2003 2.08 3.37
2004 2.2 3.2
2005 2.27 3.03
2006 2.38 2.88
2007 2.49 2.76
2008 2.62 2.76
2009 2.58 2.83
2010 2.61 2.97
2011 2.61 2.96
2012 2.64 2.93
2013 2.67 2.95
2014 2.76 2.97
2015 2.76 2.97
2016 2.8 2.95
2017 2.75 2.92
2018 2.85 2.81
2019 2.89 2.7
2020 3.13 2.64
2021 3.32 2.59
2022 3.05 2.45
2023 3.01 2.53
2024 2.98 2.51
2025 2.95 2.48
2026 2.92 2.44
2027 2.9 2.41
2028 2.87 2.37
2029 2.84 2.33
2030 2.81 2.29
2031 2.78 2.26
2032 2.76 2.22
2033 2.74 2.19
2034 2.71 2.16
2035 2.69 2.14
2036 2.66 2.11
2037 2.64 2.09
2038 2.62 2.07
2039 2.6 2.05
2040 2.58 2.03
2041 2.56 2.01
2042 2.54 2
2043 2.52 1.98
2044 2.5 1.97
2045 2.48 1.96
2046 2.47 1.95
2047 2.44 1.93
2048 2.43 1.92
2049 2.41 1.92
2050 2.39 1.91

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Kazakhstan
Factual

UN forecast
Oman
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Kazakhstan Oman
1960 37.2% 41.5%
1961 38% 41.6%
1962 38.4% 41.7%
1963 38.5% 42%
1964 38.4% 42.6%
1965 38.1% 43.2%
1966 37.8% 43.8%
1967 37.4% 44.3%
1968 37% 44.8%
1969 36.5% 45.3%
1970 36.1% 45.9%
1971 35.6% 46.4%
1972 35.2% 46.8%
1973 34.7% 47.3%
1974 34.1% 47.5%
1975 33.6% 47.5%
1976 33.3% 47.5%
1977 33.1% 47.4%
1978 32.8% 47.3%
1979 32.9% 47.2%
1980 33% 47.1%
1981 32.8% 47.1%
1982 32.7% 47.1%
1983 32.6% 47.2%
1984 32.6% 47.2%
1985 32.6% 47%
1986 32.6% 46.5%
1987 32.4% 45.9%
1988 32.1% 45.1%
1989 31.9% 44.3%
1990 31.7% 43.4%
1991 31.6% 42.5%
1992 31.4% 41.5%
1993 31.1% 40.5%
1994 30.8% 39.9%
1995 30.5% 39.7%
1996 30.1% 39.3%
1997 29.6% 38.7%
1998 29% 38%
1999 28.3% 37.3%
2000 27.6% 36.6%
2001 26.9% 35.8%
2002 26.2% 35%
2003 25.6% 34.2%
2004 25.1% 33.2%
2005 24.8% 32.1%
2006 24.7% 30.9%
2007 24.7% 29.9%
2008 24.9% 29.1%
2009 25.1% 28.4%
2010 25.4% 27.9%
2011 25.7% 25.5%
2012 26.2% 22.8%
2013 26.7% 21.9%
2014 27.2% 22.1%
2015 27.7% 22.2%
2016 28.1% 22.1%
2017 28.5% 22.3%
2018 28.8% 22.9%
2019 29% 24%
2020 29.2% 25.6%
2021 29.5% 26.7%
2022 29.6% 26.2%
2023 29.5% 25.2%
2024 29.4% 24.7%
2025 29.1% 24.3%
2026 28.9% 24%
2027 28.5% 23.8%
2028 28.2% 23.6%
2029 27.9% 23.3%
2030 27.5% 23%
2031 27.1% 22.7%
2032 26.8% 22.4%
2033 26.5% 22.1%
2034 26.1% 21.8%
2035 25.8% 21.6%
2036 25.4% 21.4%
2037 25% 21.3%
2038 24.8% 21.3%
2039 24.7% 21.2%
2040 24.6% 21%
2041 24.5% 20.8%
2042 24.5% 20.7%
2043 24.6% 20.5%
2044 24.6% 20.4%
2045 24.6% 20.3%
2046 24.7% 20.2%
2047 24.7% 20.1%
2048 24.7% 20.1%
2049 24.7% 20%
2050 24.7% 20%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.4% of the population in Kazakhstan and 24.7% in Oman in 2024, compared to 31.7% and 43.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kazakhstan and Oman compared.

Natural population change in Kazakhstan vs Oman by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.44% in Kazakhstan and +1.7% in Oman. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Kazakhstan
Oman

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Kazakhstan Oman
1960 226,027 12,034
1961 228,686 12,690
1962 228,177 13,485
1963 223,105 14,283
1964 208,899 15,205
1965 194,470 16,103
1966 191,506 17,030
1967 191,536 17,990
1968 186,254 18,962
1969 184,118 19,949
1970 191,775 20,893
1971 202,450 21,973
1972 212,319 22,968
1973 215,940 24,195
1974 217,668 25,543
1975 219,748 27,699
1976 221,992 30,032
1977 224,284 32,342
1978 225,895 35,141
1979 237,442 38,022
1980 238,977 41,109
1981 243,652 44,176
1982 246,983 46,939
1983 260,471 49,646
1984 278,485 52,253
1985 293,834 54,609
1986 295,818 55,324
1987 290,227 55,933
1988 275,278 56,142
1989 254,394 56,202
1990 235,113 56,000
1991 221,581 55,382
1992 204,785 54,471
1993 185,649 53,439
1994 165,631 52,337
1995 140,721 51,139
1996 112,384 50,362
1997 92,778 49,510
1998 85,735 48,654
1999 79,536 48,053
2000 80,699 47,208
2001 84,279 46,651
2002 93,564 46,397
2003 112,137 46,273
2004 132,286 45,651
2005 146,619 44,688
2006 166,480 43,969
2007 188,486 44,207
2008 214,169 47,146
2009 218,036 52,007
2010 230,479 57,619
2011 237,883 59,689
2012 249,987 65,572
2013 259,239 71,905
2014 274,406 76,258
2015 273,523 79,241
2016 277,878 81,350
2017 268,066 82,408
2018 278,917 79,438
2019 278,788 77,394
2020 272,458 74,224
2021 269,026 69,991
2022 277,019 67,278
2023 273,013 75,467

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Maternal mortality chart: Kazakhstan vs Oman

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kazakhstan, compared to 13 deaths in Oman.

Kazakhstan
Oman
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Kazakhstan Oman
1985 68 43
1986 67 40
1987 66 37
1988 65 34
1989 64 32
1990 64 29
1991 64 28
1992 65 26
1993 67 25
1994 70 23
1995 72 22
1996 72 21
1997 71 20
1998 68 20
1999 63 19
2000 58 19
2001 53 18
2002 48 18
2003 45 18
2004 41 18
2005 38 18
2006 35 18
2007 32 18
2008 28 18
2009 25 17
2010 22 17
2011 19 16
2012 17 16
2013 15 15
2014 14 15
2015 13 15
2016 12 14
2017 12 14
2018 11 14
2019 11 14
2020 18 32
2021 23 74
2022 14 13
2023 10 13

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.96% in Kazakhstan and 1.04% in Oman. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Kazakhstan
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
Kazakhstan 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 8.54% 21.8%
1972 8.33% 20.5%
1973 8.14% 19.3%
1974 7.96% 18.1%
1975 7.8% 16.9%
1976 7.66% 15.7%
1977 7.53% 14.5%
1978 7.39% 13.4%
1979 7.24% 12.2%
1980 7.05% 11.1%
1981 6.83% 10.1%
1982 6.6% 9.1%
1983 6.38% 8.18%
1984 6.16% 7.34%
1985 5.94% 6.58%
1986 5.73% 5.9%
1987 5.54% 5.3%
1988 5.37% 4.78%
1989 5.23% 4.32%
1990 5.16% 3.91%
1991 5.13% 3.54%
1992 5.16% 3.2%
1993 5.23% 2.9%
1994 5.28% 2.64%
1995 5.26% 2.41%
1996 5.16% 2.22%
1997 4.99% 2.04%
1998 4.76% 1.89%
1999 4.51% 1.76%
2000 4.25% 1.64%
2001 3.99% 1.54%
2002 3.76% 1.45%
2003 3.54% 1.38%
2004 3.33% 1.32%
2005 3.12% 1.28%
2006 2.9% 1.24%
2007 2.69% 1.22%
2008 2.47% 1.2%
2009 2.25% 1.19%
2010 2.04% 1.17%
2011 1.83% 1.16%
2012 1.63% 1.15%
2013 1.46% 1.13%
2014 1.3% 1.12%
2015 1.19% 1.12%
2016 1.1% 1.11%
2017 1.05% 1.1%
2018 1.03% 1.09%
2019 1.02% 1.08%
2020 1.01% 1.07%
2021 1% 1.06%
2022 0.98% 1.05%
2023 0.96% 1.04%

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