Fertility & birth rates in Oman and Palestine

Fertility rate in Oman vs Palestine chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Oman was 2.53 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.31 in Palestine in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs Palestine population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Oman	Palestine
1960	7.28	-
1961	7.29	-
1962	7.32	-
1963	7.33	-
1964	7.37	-
1965	7.39	-
1966	7.41	-
1967	7.44	-
1968	7.46	-
1969	7.49	-
1970	7.52	-
1971	7.56	-
1972	7.59	-
1973	7.63	-
1974	7.67	-
1975	7.71	-
1976	7.74	-
1977	7.78	-
1978	7.82	-
1979	7.85	-
1980	7.89	-
1981	7.9	-
1982	7.84	-
1983	7.75	-
1984	7.64	-
1985	7.51	-
1986	7.35	-
1987	7.18	-
1988	6.95	-
1989	6.72	-
1990	6.46	6.81
1991	6.2	6.75
1992	5.92	6.65
1993	5.64	6.5
1994	5.36	6.33
1995	5.07	6.16
1996	4.79	5.99
1997	4.52	5.82
1998	4.27	5.69
1999	4.06	5.58
2000	3.85	5.46
2001	3.66	5.34
2002	3.51	5.22
2003	3.37	5.06
2004	3.2	4.97
2005	3.03	4.87
2006	2.88	4.74
2007	2.76	4.63
2008	2.76	4.51
2009	2.83	4.44
2010	2.97	4.43
2011	2.96	4.31
2012	2.93	4.15
2013	2.95	4.05
2014	2.97	4
2015	2.97	3.98
2016	2.95	3.89
2017	2.92	3.77
2018	2.81	3.67
2019	2.7	3.59
2020	2.64	3.51
2021	2.59	3.44
2022	2.45	3.38
2023	2.53	3.31
2024	2.51	3.25
2025	2.48	3.19
2026	2.44	3.13
2027	2.41	3.07
2028	2.37	3.02
2029	2.33	2.97
2030	2.29	2.93
2031	2.26	2.89
2032	2.22	2.85
2033	2.19	2.81
2034	2.16	2.78
2035	2.14	2.75
2036	2.11	2.71
2037	2.09	2.68
2038	2.07	2.65
2039	2.05	2.62
2040	2.03	2.59
2041	2.01	2.56
2042	2	2.53
2043	1.98	2.51
2044	1.97	2.48
2045	1.96	2.45
2046	1.95	2.43
2047	1.93	2.41
2048	1.92	2.38
2049	1.92	2.36
2050	1.91	2.34

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	Palestine
1960	41.5%	-
1961	41.6%	-
1962	41.7%	-
1963	42%	-
1964	42.6%	-
1965	43.2%	-
1966	43.8%	-
1967	44.3%	-
1968	44.8%	-
1969	45.3%	-
1970	45.9%	-
1971	46.4%	-
1972	46.8%	-
1973	47.3%	-
1974	47.5%	-
1975	47.5%	-
1976	47.5%	-
1977	47.4%	-
1978	47.3%	-
1979	47.2%	-
1980	47.1%	-
1981	47.1%	-
1982	47.1%	-
1983	47.2%	-
1984	47.2%	-
1985	47%	-
1986	46.5%	-
1987	45.9%	-
1988	45.1%	-
1989	44.3%	-
1990	43.4%	49.1%
1991	42.5%	49.1%
1992	41.5%	49%
1993	40.5%	49%
1994	39.9%	48.9%
1995	39.7%	48.8%
1996	39.3%	48.6%
1997	38.7%	48.4%
1998	38%	48.1%
1999	37.3%	47.8%
2000	36.6%	47.4%
2001	35.8%	47.1%
2002	35%	46.6%
2003	34.2%	46.1%
2004	33.2%	45.6%
2005	32.1%	45%
2006	30.9%	44.3%
2007	29.9%	43.7%
2008	29.1%	43%
2009	28.4%	42.4%
2010	27.9%	41.9%
2011	25.5%	41.5%
2012	22.8%	41.1%
2013	21.9%	40.7%
2014	22.1%	40.4%
2015	22.2%	40.1%
2016	22.1%	39.9%
2017	22.3%	39.7%
2018	22.9%	39.6%
2019	24%	39.5%
2020	25.6%	39.3%
2021	26.7%	39%
2022	26.2%	38.7%
2023	25.2%	38.4%
2024	24.7%	38%
2025	24.3%	37.6%
2026	24%	37%
2027	23.8%	36.5%
2028	23.6%	35.9%
2029	23.3%	35.3%
2030	23%	34.7%
2031	22.7%	34%
2032	22.4%	33.4%
2033	22.1%	32.8%
2034	21.8%	32.3%
2035	21.6%	31.8%
2036	21.4%	31.4%
2037	21.3%	31%
2038	21.3%	30.6%
2039	21.2%	30.3%
2040	21%	30%
2041	20.8%	29.7%
2042	20.7%	29.4%
2043	20.5%	29.2%
2044	20.4%	28.9%
2045	20.3%	28.6%
2046	20.2%	28.4%
2047	20.1%	28.1%
2048	20.1%	27.8%
2049	20%	27.5%
2050	20%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 38% in Palestine in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 49.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and Palestine compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs Palestine by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +2.64% in Palestine. 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
	Oman	Palestine
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	76,163
1991	55,382	79,444
1992	54,471	82,865
1993	53,439	86,434
1994	52,337	90,156
1995	51,139	94,037
1996	50,362	98,085
1997	49,510	102,307
1998	48,654	103,566
1999	48,053	104,823
2000	47,208	106,367
2001	46,651	107,320
2002	46,397	108,560
2003	46,273	109,162
2004	45,651	110,045
2005	44,688	110,569
2006	43,969	111,728
2007	44,207	112,453
2008	47,146	108,395
2009	52,007	111,724
2010	57,619	117,674
2011	59,689	119,021
2012	65,572	119,185
2013	71,905	120,503
2014	76,258	120,724
2015	79,241	126,189
2016	81,350	126,698
2017	82,408	125,688
2018	79,438	124,791
2019	77,394	124,508
2020	74,224	122,416
2021	69,991	120,396
2022	67,278	123,987
2023	75,467	102,613

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs Palestine

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 13 deaths per 100,000 live births in Oman, compared to 16 deaths in Palestine.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	Palestine
1985	43	102
1986	40	96
1987	37	87
1988	34	85
1989	32	82
1990	29	78
1991	28	75
1992	26	73
1993	25	69
1994	23	66
1995	22	64
1996	21	61
1997	20	60
1998	20	59
1999	19	58
2000	19	59
2001	18	60
2002	18	58
2003	18	56
2004	18	55
2005	18	52
2006	18	51
2007	18	49
2008	18	49
2009	17	48
2010	17	42
2011	16	39
2012	16	36
2013	15	32
2014	15	29
2015	15	26
2016	14	23
2017	14	21
2018	14	19
2019	14	18
2020	32	20
2021	74	29
2022	13	17
2023	13	16

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 2.63% in Palestine. 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
	Oman	Palestine
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%	10.8%
1976	15.7%	10.2%
1977	14.5%	9.55%
1978	13.4%	8.98%
1979	12.2%	8.45%
1980	11.1%	7.95%
1981	10.1%	7.48%
1982	9.1%	7.04%
1983	8.18%	6.63%
1984	7.34%	6.25%
1985	6.58%	5.89%
1986	5.9%	5.56%
1987	5.3%	5.25%
1988	4.78%	4.97%
1989	4.32%	4.72%
1990	3.91%	4.49%
1991	3.54%	4.28%
1992	3.2%	4.09%
1993	2.9%	3.92%
1994	2.64%	3.77%
1995	2.41%	3.62%
1996	2.22%	3.49%
1997	2.04%	3.36%
1998	1.89%	3.24%
1999	1.76%	3.13%
2000	1.64%	3.03%
2001	1.54%	2.94%
2002	1.45%	2.85%
2003	1.38%	2.77%
2004	1.32%	2.68%
2005	1.28%	2.6%
2006	1.24%	2.52%
2007	1.22%	2.43%
2008	1.2%	2.35%
2009	1.19%	2.28%
2010	1.17%	2.2%
2011	1.16%	2.12%
2012	1.15%	2.04%
2013	1.13%	1.97%
2014	1.12%	2.2%
2015	1.12%	1.83%
2016	1.11%	1.76%
2017	1.1%	1.69%
2018	1.09%	1.63%
2019	1.08%	1.57%
2020	1.07%	1.52%
2021	1.06%	1.47%
2022	1.05%	1.42%
2023	1.04%	2.63%