Oman birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Oman has a birth rate of 16.8 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.53 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Oman was 7.28 children per woman — 2.88 times higher than in 2023.

Oman birth rate statistics:

Oman is ranked 89/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 7/194 in 1960.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.8, a change from 29.4 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 123.7 in 1960 to 5.99 in 2023.
21.4% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 23.5% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Oman by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.53	75
2022	2.45	77
2021	2.59	75
2020	2.64	75
2019	2.7	74
2018	2.81	72
2017	2.92	69
2016	2.95	72
2015	2.97	72
2014	2.97	72
2013	2.95	74
2012	2.93	74
2011	2.96	73
2010	2.97	73
2009	2.83	75
2008	2.76	79
2007	2.76	79
2006	2.88	78
2005	3.03	75
2004	3.2	74
2003	3.37	72
2002	3.51	70
2001	3.66	69
2000	3.85	66
1999	4.06	64
1998	4.27	60
1997	4.52	57
1996	4.79	52
1995	5.07	51
1994	5.36	46
1993	5.64	42
1992	5.92	38
1991	6.2	31
1990	6.46	25
1989	6.72	17
1988	6.95	15
1987	7.18	11
1986	7.35	7
1985	7.51	5
1984	7.64	4
1983	7.75	4
1982	7.84	4
1981	7.9	3
1980	7.89	3
1979	7.85	3
1978	7.82	3
1977	7.78	5
1976	7.74	8
1975	7.71	8
1974	7.67	8
1973	7.63	8
1972	7.59	9
1971	7.56	10
1970	7.52	11
1969	7.49	12
1968	7.46	13
1967	7.44	13
1966	7.41	13
1965	7.39	14
1964	7.37	14
1963	7.33	15
1962	7.32	16
1961	7.29	17
1960	7.28	19

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	75,467	85,065	9,598
2022	67,278	77,353	10,075
2021	69,991	82,524	12,533
2020	74,224	85,276	11,052
2019	77,394	86,581	9,187
2018	79,438	88,596	9,158
2017	82,408	91,451	9,043
2016	81,350	90,206	8,856
2015	79,241	87,849	8,608
2014	76,258	84,715	8,457
2013	71,905	80,308	8,403
2012	65,572	73,375	7,803
2011	59,689	66,402	6,713
2010	57,619	64,391	6,772
2009	52,007	58,850	6,843
2008	47,146	54,030	6,884
2007	44,207	51,169	6,962
2006	43,969	50,826	6,857
2005	44,688	51,491	6,803
2004	45,651	52,389	6,738
2003	46,273	53,149	6,876
2002	46,397	53,361	6,964
2001	46,651	53,724	7,073
2000	47,208	54,408	7,200
1999	48,053	55,392	7,339
1998	48,654	56,146	7,492
1997	49,510	57,175	7,665
1996	50,362	58,215	7,853
1995	51,139	59,192	8,053
1994	52,337	60,612	8,275
1993	53,439	61,701	8,262
1992	54,471	62,733	8,262
1991	55,382	63,685	8,303
1990	56,000	64,380	8,380
1989	56,202	64,695	8,493
1988	56,142	64,791	8,649
1987	55,933	64,785	8,852
1986	55,324	64,417	9,093
1985	54,609	63,957	9,348
1984	52,253	61,864	9,611
1983	49,646	59,517	9,871
1982	46,939	57,065	10,126
1981	44,176	54,568	10,392
1980	41,109	51,692	10,583
1979	38,022	48,799	10,777
1978	35,141	46,099	10,958
1977	32,342	43,587	11,245
1976	30,032	41,355	11,323
1975	27,699	39,462	11,763
1974	25,543	37,527	11,984
1973	24,195	36,533	12,338
1972	22,968	35,661	12,693
1971	21,973	34,896	12,923
1970	20,893	34,161	13,268
1969	19,949	33,461	13,512
1968	18,962	32,809	13,847
1967	17,990	32,158	14,168
1966	17,030	31,506	14,476
1965	16,103	30,874	14,771
1964	15,205	30,256	15,051
1963	14,283	29,595	15,312
1962	13,485	29,045	15,560
1961	12,690	28,463	15,773
1960	12,034	27,986	15,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Oman (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.7% annually. On average, 76,304 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.49% — 75,467 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Oman ranks 86/196 for absolute natural population change and 68/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Oman compared to other countries

	Oman	Rank
Fertility rate	2.53	75/196
Birth rate	16.8	89/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+75,467	86/196
Natural population change rate	+1.49%	68/196
Population growth	+4.6%	5/197
Average age at childbearing	31.8 years	21/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	5.2	162/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	102.9	99/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	59.2	28/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	21.4%	172/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	18.8%	150/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.9%	31/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.01%	141/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.47%	129/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.84%	122/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.04%	120/192
Life expectancy	80.7 years	43/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	42.5	5.2	102.9	59.2
2025	43.5	5.46	105	60.7
2024	44.4	5.83	106.9	61.9
2023	44.4	6.14	108.3	62.8
2022	42.5	5.99	105.6	61.6
2021	47.2	6.86	112.2	66.2
2020	49.7	7.52	114.5	68.7
2019	51.9	8.61	116.7	71
2018	54.7	11.1	122	73.6
2017	58.1	12.8	128.7	76.4
2016	59	13.8	131.1	76.6
2015	59.6	14.8	132.1	76.6
2014	59.9	15.1	132.3	76.2
2013	59.3	15.1	132.4	75
2012	57	13.2	131.7	73.8
2011	55	12.9	134.1	73.3
2010	55.9	12.9	136.2	72.4
2009	52.2	12.5	130.1	67.2
2008	48.9	9.48	119.5	68
2007	47.3	8.62	116	68.4
2006	47.9	9.08	120.2	70.7
2005	49.5	11.2	129.6	72
2004	51.4	13.8	139.9	73.9
2003	53.1	16.8	150.3	75
2002	54	20.6	160.1	75
2001	55.2	25.3	170.9	75
2000	56.8	31.6	181.2	76.7
1999	58.8	39.5	192.8	78.5
1998	60.5	47.2	202	81.3
1997	62.7	54.4	211.1	85.8
1996	65	60.8	219.9	91.1
1995	67.4	64.8	229.7	96.7
1994	70.6	72.6	241.5	101.6
1993	73.6	81.3	253.6	105.4
1992	76.6	90.7	266.4	108.6
1991	79.8	101.4	278.8	111.5
1990	83	112.1	290.3	113.8
1989	86.2	116.6	302	117.9
1988	89.2	120.8	313	121.4
1987	92.3	124.7	323	124.7
1986	95.1	127.8	331	127.2
1985	98	130.5	339	129.5
1984	99	132.8	345	131.1
1983	100.3	134.7	350	132.1
1982	101.3	136.2	354	132.8
1981	102.1	137.4	357	133.2
1980	101.7	137	356	132.2
1979	100.9	136.4	356	131
1978	100.1	135.8	354	130.6
1977	99.2	135.1	350	129.7
1976	98.4	134.4	347	127.5
1975	97.9	133.9	345	125.2
1974	97	133.2	344	122.6
1973	97.8	132.4	343	121.1
1972	98.4	131.7	342	120
1971	99.1	131.1	341	119.1
1970	99.8	130.5	340	118.4
1969	100.4	130.3	337	117.7
1968	101.1	129	334	117.2
1967	101.6	127.6	335	116.6
1966	102	129	334	116.2
1965	102.4	130	334	116
1964	102.7	128.4	333	115.8
1963	102.6	126.1	331	115.4
1962	102.7	126.5	330	115.4
1961	102.4	126.1	328	115.2
1960	102.4	126.1	327	115.5

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Oman by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 0.91% will be to women under age 20, 37.4% to women ages 20-29, and 61.7% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 13.2%, 51.5%, and 35.3%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Oman	World
2100	17.2%	16.5%
2099	17.2%	16.6%
2098	17.3%	16.6%
2097	17.3%	16.7%
2096	17.4%	16.8%
2095	17.4%	16.8%
2094	17.4%	16.9%
2093	17.5%	17%
2092	17.5%	17%
2091	17.5%	17.1%
2090	17.6%	17.2%
2089	17.6%	17.2%
2088	17.6%	17.3%
2087	17.6%	17.4%
2086	17.6%	17.4%
2085	17.7%	17.5%
2084	17.7%	17.5%
2083	17.7%	17.6%
2082	17.7%	17.7%
2081	17.8%	17.7%
2080	17.8%	17.8%
2079	17.8%	17.8%
2078	17.9%	17.9%
2077	17.9%	17.9%
2076	18%	18%
2075	18.1%	18%
2074	18.1%	18.1%
2073	18.2%	18.2%
2072	18.3%	18.2%
2071	18.4%	18.3%
2070	18.5%	18.3%
2069	18.6%	18.4%
2068	18.7%	18.5%
2067	18.8%	18.6%
2066	18.9%	18.6%
2065	19.1%	18.7%
2064	19.2%	18.8%
2063	19.3%	18.9%
2062	19.4%	19.1%
2061	19.5%	19.2%
2060	19.6%	19.3%
2059	19.7%	19.4%
2058	19.7%	19.5%
2057	19.8%	19.6%
2056	19.9%	19.8%
2055	19.9%	19.9%
2054	19.9%	20%
2053	20%	20.1%
2052	20%	20.2%
2051	20%	20.3%
2050	20%	20.4%
2049	20%	20.5%
2048	20.1%	20.6%
2047	20.1%	20.7%
2046	20.2%	20.8%
2045	20.3%	20.9%
2044	20.4%	20.9%
2043	20.6%	21%
2042	20.7%	21.1%
2041	20.9%	21.2%
2040	21.1%	21.2%
2039	21.3%	21.3%
2038	21.3%	21.4%
2037	21.4%	21.5%
2036	21.5%	21.6%
2035	21.7%	21.8%
2034	22%	22%
2033	22.2%	22.2%
2032	22.6%	22.4%
2031	22.9%	22.7%
2030	23.2%	23%
2029	23.5%	23.3%
2028	23.7%	23.6%
2027	23.9%	23.9%
2026	24.2%	24.2%
2025	24.5%	24.6%
2024	24.7%	24.7%
2023	25.2%	25%
2022	26.2%	25.3%
2021	26.7%	25.6%
2020	25.6%	25.8%
2019	24%	26%
2018	22.9%	26.2%
2017	22.3%	26.4%
2016	22.1%	26.5%
2015	22.2%	26.6%
2014	22.1%	26.8%
2013	21.9%	26.9%
2012	22.8%	27%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2010	27.9%	27.3%
2009	28.4%	27.5%
2008	29.1%	27.6%
2007	29.9%	27.9%
2006	30.9%	28.1%
2005	32.1%	28.5%
2004	33.2%	28.8%
2003	34.2%	29.2%
2002	35%	29.6%
2001	35.8%	30%
2000	36.6%	30.4%
1999	37.3%	30.8%
1998	38%	31.1%
1997	38.7%	31.5%
1996	39.3%	31.8%
1995	39.7%	32.1%
1994	39.9%	32.3%
1993	40.5%	32.5%
1992	41.5%	32.7%
1991	42.5%	32.9%
1990	43.4%	33%
1989	44.3%	33.2%
1988	45.1%	33.4%
1987	45.9%	33.6%
1986	46.5%	33.8%
1985	47%	34%
1984	47.2%	34.3%
1983	47.2%	34.6%
1982	47.1%	34.9%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1980	47.1%	35.5%
1979	47.2%	35.9%
1978	47.3%	36.3%
1977	47.4%	36.7%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1975	47.5%	37.1%
1974	47.5%	37.2%
1973	47.3%	37.3%
1972	46.8%	37.5%
1971	46.4%	37.6%
1970	45.9%	37.7%
1969	45.3%	37.8%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1967	44.3%	38%
1966	43.8%	38%
1965	43.2%	38%
1964	42.6%	38%
1963	42%	37.8%
1962	41.7%	37.6%
1961	41.6%	37.5%
1960	41.5%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Oman was 41.5% in 1960, 41.5% in 1992, and 24.7% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Oman.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Oman	World
2023	1.04%	2.49%
2022	1.05%	2.59%
2021	1.06%	2.66%
2020	1.07%	2.75%
2019	1.08%	2.86%
2018	1.09%	2.97%
2017	1.1%	3.11%
2016	1.11%	3.22%
2015	1.12%	3.35%
2014	1.12%	3.48%
2013	1.13%	3.61%
2012	1.15%	3.77%
2011	1.16%	3.97%
2010	1.17%	4.11%
2009	1.19%	4.31%
2008	1.2%	4.5%
2007	1.22%	4.7%
2006	1.24%	4.92%
2005	1.28%	5.16%
2004	1.32%	5.43%
2003	1.38%	5.65%
2002	1.45%	5.94%
2001	1.54%	6.21%
2000	1.64%	6.48%
1999	1.76%	6.75%
1998	1.89%	7.05%
1997	2.04%	7.28%
1996	2.22%	7.52%
1995	2.41%	7.76%
1994	2.64%	7.98%
1993	2.9%	8.19%
1992	3.2%	8.46%
1991	3.54%	8.66%
1990	3.91%	8.81%
1989	4.32%	9.02%
1988	4.78%	9.31%
1987	5.3%	9.47%
1986	5.9%	9.81%
1985	6.58%	10.1%
1984	7.34%	10.4%
1983	8.18%	10.6%
1982	9.1%	10.8%
1981	10.1%	11%
1980	11.1%	11.4%
1979	12.2%	11.7%
1978	13.4%	12.2%
1977	14.5%	12.6%
1976	15.7%	13%
1975	16.9%	13.4%
1974	18.1%	13.8%
1973	19.3%	14.1%
1972	20.5%	14.5%
1971	21.8%	15.1%
1970	23.1%	15.2%
1969	24.4%	15.4%
1968	25.7%	15.6%
1967	27.1%	15.9%
1966	28.4%	16.1%
1965	29.8%	16.4%
1964	31.2%	16.6%
1963	32.7%	16.5%
1962	34.2%	16.7%
1961	35.8%	17%
1960	37.5%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.