Oman birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Oman chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Oman is 2.53, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.64 — a -55.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Oman	World
1960	7.28	4.69
1961	7.29	4.56
1962	7.32	5.02
1963	7.33	5.31
1964	7.37	5.13
1965	7.39	5.08
1966	7.41	4.97
1967	7.44	4.87
1968	7.46	4.98
1969	7.49	4.88
1970	7.52	4.84
1971	7.56	4.69
1972	7.59	4.55
1973	7.63	4.42
1974	7.67	4.26
1975	7.71	4.07
1976	7.74	3.97
1977	7.78	3.84
1978	7.82	3.77
1979	7.85	3.76
1980	7.89	3.73
1981	7.9	3.71
1982	7.84	3.72
1983	7.75	3.59
1984	7.64	3.57
1985	7.51	3.53
1986	7.35	3.51
1987	7.18	3.48
1988	6.95	3.39
1989	6.72	3.35
1990	6.46	3.31
1991	6.2	3.13
1992	5.92	3.04
1993	5.64	2.97
1994	5.36	2.92
1995	5.07	2.87
1996	4.79	2.82
1997	4.52	2.78
1998	4.27	2.75
1999	4.06	2.72
2000	3.85	2.73
2001	3.66	2.69
2002	3.51	2.66
2003	3.37	2.64
2004	3.2	2.63
2005	3.03	2.61
2006	2.88	2.61
2007	2.76	2.6
2008	2.76	2.6
2009	2.83	2.59
2010	2.97	2.57
2011	2.96	2.55
2012	2.93	2.56
2013	2.95	2.53
2014	2.97	2.52
2015	2.97	2.49
2016	2.95	2.49
2017	2.92	2.46
2018	2.81	2.39
2019	2.7	2.35
2020	2.64	2.28
2021	2.59	2.25
2022	2.45	2.22
2023	2.53	2.2
2024	2.51	2.19
2025	2.48	2.18
2026	2.44	2.18
2027	2.41	2.17
2028	2.37	2.16
2029	2.33	2.15
2030	2.29	2.14
2031	2.26	2.13
2032	2.22	2.12
2033	2.19	2.12
2034	2.16	2.11
2035	2.14	2.1
2036	2.11	2.09
2037	2.09	2.09
2038	2.07	2.08
2039	2.05	2.08
2040	2.03	2.08
2041	2.01	2.07
2042	2	2.07
2043	1.98	2.07
2044	1.97	2.07
2045	1.96	2.06
2046	1.95	2.06
2047	1.93	2.06
2048	1.92	2.05
2049	1.92	2.05
2050	1.91	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 0.91% were to women under 20 years old, 37.8% to women ages 20-29, and 61.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.2%, 51.5%, and 35.3% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Oman by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Oman	World
1960	41.5%	37.4%
1961	41.6%	37.5%
1962	41.7%	37.6%
1963	42%	37.8%
1964	42.6%	38%
1965	43.2%	38%
1966	43.8%	38%
1967	44.3%	38%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1969	45.3%	37.8%
1970	45.9%	37.7%
1971	46.4%	37.6%
1972	46.8%	37.5%
1973	47.3%	37.3%
1974	47.5%	37.2%
1975	47.5%	37.1%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1977	47.4%	36.7%
1978	47.3%	36.3%
1979	47.2%	35.9%
1980	47.1%	35.5%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1982	47.1%	34.9%
1983	47.2%	34.6%
1984	47.2%	34.3%
1985	47%	34%
1986	46.5%	33.8%
1987	45.9%	33.6%
1988	45.1%	33.4%
1989	44.3%	33.2%
1990	43.4%	33%
1991	42.5%	32.9%
1992	41.5%	32.7%
1993	40.5%	32.5%
1994	39.9%	32.3%
1995	39.7%	32.1%
1996	39.3%	31.8%
1997	38.7%	31.5%
1998	38%	31.1%
1999	37.3%	30.8%
2000	36.6%	30.4%
2001	35.8%	30%
2002	35%	29.6%
2003	34.2%	29.2%
2004	33.2%	28.8%
2005	32.1%	28.5%
2006	30.9%	28.1%
2007	29.9%	27.9%
2008	29.1%	27.6%
2009	28.4%	27.5%
2010	27.9%	27.3%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2012	22.8%	27%
2013	21.9%	26.9%
2014	22.1%	26.8%
2015	22.2%	26.6%
2016	22.1%	26.5%
2017	22.3%	26.4%
2018	22.9%	26.2%
2019	24%	26%
2020	25.6%	25.8%
2021	26.7%	25.6%
2022	26.2%	25.3%
2023	25.2%	25%
2024	24.7%	24.7%
2025	24.3%	24.4%
2026	24%	24.1%
2027	23.8%	23.8%
2028	23.6%	23.4%
2029	23.3%	23.1%
2030	23%	22.8%
2031	22.7%	22.6%
2032	22.4%	22.3%
2033	22.1%	22.1%
2034	21.8%	21.9%
2035	21.6%	21.7%
2036	21.4%	21.6%
2037	21.3%	21.5%
2038	21.3%	21.4%
2039	21.2%	21.3%
2040	21%	21.2%
2041	20.8%	21.1%
2042	20.7%	21%
2043	20.5%	21%
2044	20.4%	20.9%
2045	20.3%	20.8%
2046	20.2%	20.7%
2047	20.1%	20.7%
2048	20.1%	20.6%
2049	20%	20.5%
2050	20%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Oman was 41.5% in 1960, 40.5% in 1993, and 24.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Oman.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Oman, excluding migration, has been +1.7% annually. On average, 76,304 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Oman
1960	12,034
1961	12,690
1962	13,485
1963	14,283
1964	15,205
1965	16,103
1966	17,030
1967	17,990
1968	18,962
1969	19,949
1970	20,893
1971	21,973
1972	22,968
1973	24,195
1974	25,543
1975	27,699
1976	30,032
1977	32,342
1978	35,141
1979	38,022
1980	41,109
1981	44,176
1982	46,939
1983	49,646
1984	52,253
1985	54,609
1986	55,324
1987	55,933
1988	56,142
1989	56,202
1990	56,000
1991	55,382
1992	54,471
1993	53,439
1994	52,337
1995	51,139
1996	50,362
1997	49,510
1998	48,654
1999	48,053
2000	47,208
2001	46,651
2002	46,397
2003	46,273
2004	45,651
2005	44,688
2006	43,969
2007	44,207
2008	47,146
2009	52,007
2010	57,619
2011	59,689
2012	65,572
2013	71,905
2014	76,258
2015	79,241
2016	81,350
2017	82,408
2018	79,438
2019	77,394
2020	74,224
2021	69,991
2022	67,278
2023	75,467

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Oman was 13 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -31.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	World
1985	43	460
1986	40	438
1987	37	429
1988	34	414
1989	32	401
1990	29	391
1991	28	395
1992	26	395
1993	25	389
1994	23	382
1995	22	371
1996	21	366
1997	20	358
1998	20	360
1999	19	340
2000	19	328
2001	18	321
2002	18	311
2003	18	301
2004	18	291
2005	18	283
2006	18	276
2007	18	269
2008	18	264
2009	17	258
2010	17	253
2011	16	247
2012	16	239
2013	15	235
2014	15	231
2015	15	228
2016	14	220
2017	14	215
2018	14	211
2019	14	207
2020	32	211
2021	74	242
2022	13	203
2023	13	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Oman was 10.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.04% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 16.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Oman	World
1960	37.5%	18.5%
1961	35.8%	18.1%
1962	34.2%	17.8%
1963	32.7%	17.5%
1964	31.2%	17.7%
1965	29.8%	17.5%
1966	28.4%	17.3%
1967	27.1%	17%
1968	25.7%	16.5%
1969	24.4%	15.5%
1970	23.1%	15.2%
1971	21.8%	15.1%
1972	20.5%	14.4%
1973	19.3%	14.1%
1974	18.1%	13.7%
1975	16.9%	13.4%
1976	15.7%	13%
1977	14.5%	12.5%
1978	13.4%	12.1%
1979	12.2%	11.7%
1980	11.1%	11.4%
1981	10.1%	11%
1982	9.1%	10.8%
1983	8.18%	10.6%
1984	7.34%	10.4%
1985	6.58%	10.1%
1986	5.9%	9.81%
1987	5.3%	9.47%
1988	4.78%	9.31%
1989	4.32%	9.02%
1990	3.91%	8.81%
1991	3.54%	8.66%
1992	3.2%	8.46%
1993	2.9%	8.19%
1994	2.64%	7.98%
1995	2.41%	7.76%
1996	2.22%	7.52%
1997	2.04%	7.28%
1998	1.89%	7.05%
1999	1.76%	6.76%
2000	1.64%	6.48%
2001	1.54%	6.21%
2002	1.45%	5.94%
2003	1.38%	5.65%
2004	1.32%	5.43%
2005	1.28%	5.16%
2006	1.24%	4.92%
2007	1.22%	4.7%
2008	1.2%	4.5%
2009	1.19%	4.31%
2010	1.17%	4.11%
2011	1.16%	3.97%
2012	1.15%	3.77%
2013	1.13%	3.61%
2014	1.12%	3.48%
2015	1.12%	3.35%
2016	1.11%	3.23%
2017	1.1%	3.11%
2018	1.09%	2.97%
2019	1.08%	2.86%
2020	1.07%	2.75%
2021	1.06%	2.66%
2022	1.05%	2.59%
2023	1.04%	2.49%