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Fertility & birth rates in Oman and Paraguay

Updated on by Georank team

Oman has an annual birth rate of 16.8 births per 1,000 people, compared to 20 for Paraguay. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.53 in Oman and 2.42 in Paraguay — 4.08% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -65.3% in Oman and by -62.7% in Paraguay — in 1960, it was 7.28 and 6.5, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Oman is ranked 89/196 by birth rate compared to 77/196 for Paraguay.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31.8 in Oman — it's 27.6 in Paraguay.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 5.99 in Oman vs 70.3 in Paraguay.
  • In Oman, 21.4% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 26.1% in Paraguay.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.49% in Oman and +1.43% in Paraguay.

Birth rate data compared

Oman Paraguay
Fertility rate 2.53 2.42
Birth rate 16.8 20
Birth rate rank 89/196 77/196
Age at first childbirth n/a 22.9 years
Average age at childbearing 31.8 years 27.6 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 5.29 69.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 104.1 114.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 59.5 29.3
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.4% 26.1%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 18.8% 66.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 92.2%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.06%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.47% 0.91%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.84% 1.51%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.04% 1.7%
Population change due to births and deaths +75,467 +97,748
Natural population change rank 86/196 80/196
Natural population change rate +1.49% +1.43%
Population growth +4.6% +1.24%
Population growth rank 4/197 89/197
Life expectancy 80.5 years 74.1 years

Fertility rate in Oman vs Paraguay 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 2.42 in Paraguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Oman
Factual

UN forecast
Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Oman Paraguay
1960 7.28 6.5
1961 7.29 6.49
1962 7.32 6.47
1963 7.33 6.45
1964 7.37 6.42
1965 7.39 6.35
1966 7.41 6.23
1967 7.44 6.1
1968 7.46 5.97
1969 7.49 5.84
1970 7.52 5.72
1971 7.56 5.59
1972 7.59 5.46
1973 7.63 5.35
1974 7.67 5.27
1975 7.71 5.18
1976 7.74 5.12
1977 7.78 5.08
1978 7.82 5.04
1979 7.85 5.06
1980 7.89 5.1
1981 7.9 5.15
1982 7.84 5.13
1983 7.75 5.09
1984 7.64 5.04
1985 7.51 4.97
1986 7.35 4.93
1987 7.18 4.85
1988 6.95 4.77
1989 6.72 4.68
1990 6.46 4.57
1991 6.2 4.48
1992 5.92 4.4
1993 5.64 4.28
1994 5.36 4.2
1995 5.07 4.11
1996 4.79 4.01
1997 4.52 3.91
1998 4.27 3.8
1999 4.06 3.67
2000 3.85 3.51
2001 3.66 3.36
2002 3.51 3.23
2003 3.37 3.12
2004 3.2 3.05
2005 3.03 2.97
2006 2.88 2.89
2007 2.76 2.82
2008 2.76 2.79
2009 2.83 2.76
2010 2.97 2.7
2011 2.96 2.67
2012 2.93 2.66
2013 2.95 2.64
2014 2.97 2.65
2015 2.97 2.65
2016 2.95 2.62
2017 2.92 2.59
2018 2.81 2.56
2019 2.7 2.53
2020 2.64 2.5
2021 2.59 2.47
2022 2.45 2.44
2023 2.53 2.42
2024 2.51 2.42
2025 2.48 2.39
2026 2.44 2.37
2027 2.41 2.35
2028 2.37 2.33
2029 2.33 2.31
2030 2.29 2.29
2031 2.26 2.27
2032 2.22 2.26
2033 2.19 2.24
2034 2.16 2.22
2035 2.14 2.21
2036 2.11 2.19
2037 2.09 2.17
2038 2.07 2.16
2039 2.05 2.14
2040 2.03 2.13
2041 2.01 2.12
2042 2 2.11
2043 1.98 2.09
2044 1.97 2.08
2045 1.96 2.07
2046 1.95 2.06
2047 1.93 2.05
2048 1.92 2.04
2049 1.92 2.03
2050 1.91 2.02

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Oman
Factual

UN forecast
Paraguay
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Oman Paraguay
1960 41.5% 46.3%
1961 41.6% 46.2%
1962 41.7% 46.1%
1963 42% 46%
1964 42.6% 46%
1965 43.2% 46%
1966 43.8% 46%
1967 44.3% 45.9%
1968 44.8% 45.8%
1969 45.3% 45.7%
1970 45.9% 45.5%
1971 46.4% 45.2%
1972 46.8% 45%
1973 47.3% 44.6%
1974 47.5% 44.2%
1975 47.5% 43.7%
1976 47.5% 43.3%
1977 47.4% 42.8%
1978 47.3% 42.4%
1979 47.2% 42%
1980 47.1% 41.6%
1981 47.1% 41.4%
1982 47.1% 41.2%
1983 47.2% 41.2%
1984 47.2% 41.2%
1985 47% 41.2%
1986 46.5% 41.3%
1987 45.9% 41.3%
1988 45.1% 41.4%
1989 44.3% 41.5%
1990 43.4% 41.5%
1991 42.5% 41.5%
1992 41.5% 41.5%
1993 40.5% 41.4%
1994 39.9% 41.3%
1995 39.7% 41.1%
1996 39.3% 40.8%
1997 38.7% 40.4%
1998 38% 40%
1999 37.3% 39.5%
2000 36.6% 39%
2001 35.8% 38.4%
2002 35% 37.9%
2003 34.2% 37.3%
2004 33.2% 36.6%
2005 32.1% 35.8%
2006 30.9% 35.1%
2007 29.9% 34.4%
2008 29.1% 33.8%
2009 28.4% 33.2%
2010 27.9% 32.5%
2011 25.5% 32%
2012 22.8% 31.4%
2013 21.9% 30.9%
2014 22.1% 30.5%
2015 22.2% 30.2%
2016 22.1% 29.9%
2017 22.3% 29.7%
2018 22.9% 29.5%
2019 24% 29.3%
2020 25.6% 29.1%
2021 26.7% 29%
2022 26.2% 28.9%
2023 25.2% 28.8%
2024 24.7% 28.6%
2025 24.3% 28.4%
2026 24% 28.1%
2027 23.8% 27.9%
2028 23.6% 27.6%
2029 23.3% 27.3%
2030 23% 26.9%
2031 22.7% 26.5%
2032 22.4% 26.1%
2033 22.1% 25.8%
2034 21.8% 25.4%
2035 21.6% 25%
2036 21.4% 24.7%
2037 21.3% 24.4%
2038 21.3% 24.1%
2039 21.2% 23.8%
2040 21% 23.5%
2041 20.8% 23.2%
2042 20.7% 23%
2043 20.5% 22.7%
2044 20.4% 22.5%
2045 20.3% 22.3%
2046 20.2% 22.1%
2047 20.1% 22%
2048 20.1% 21.8%
2049 20% 21.6%
2050 20% 21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 28.6% in Paraguay in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 41.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and Paraguay compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs Paraguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +1.56% in Paraguay. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Oman
Paraguay

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Oman Paraguay
1960 12,034 60,009
1961 12,690 61,536
1962 13,485 63,079
1963 14,283 64,741
1964 15,205 65,681
1965 16,103 66,063
1966 17,030 66,002
1967 17,990 65,695
1968 18,962 65,575
1969 19,949 65,616
1970 20,893 65,905
1971 21,973 66,142
1972 22,968 66,625
1973 24,195 67,803
1974 25,543 69,059
1975 27,699 70,285
1976 30,032 71,973
1977 32,342 74,359
1978 35,141 76,691
1979 38,022 80,345
1980 41,109 84,568
1981 44,176 89,456
1982 46,939 92,917
1983 49,646 96,406
1984 52,253 99,937
1985 54,609 102,859
1986 55,324 105,776
1987 55,933 107,962
1988 56,142 110,348
1989 56,202 111,727
1990 56,000 112,864
1991 55,382 114,472
1992 54,471 115,442
1993 53,439 115,211
1994 52,337 115,662
1995 51,139 115,777
1996 50,362 115,623
1997 49,510 115,095
1998 48,654 114,122
1999 48,053 112,726
2000 47,208 109,979
2001 46,651 107,225
2002 46,397 104,658
2003 46,273 102,427
2004 45,651 101,896
2005 44,688 101,035
2006 43,969 99,808
2007 44,207 99,141
2008 47,146 99,821
2009 52,007 100,296
2010 57,619 99,456
2011 59,689 100,442
2012 65,572 102,508
2013 71,905 103,383
2014 76,258 105,585
2015 79,241 106,817
2016 81,350 106,804
2017 82,408 105,634
2018 79,438 104,908
2019 77,394 103,179
2020 74,224 98,667
2021 69,991 78,667
2022 67,278 94,627
2023 75,467 97,748

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Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs Paraguay

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 58 deaths in Paraguay.

Oman
Paraguay
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Oman Paraguay
1985 43 237
1986 40 230
1987 37 225
1988 34 220
1989 32 209
1990 29 198
1991 28 192
1992 26 195
1993 25 197
1994 23 201
1995 22 202
1996 21 203
1997 20 205
1998 20 207
1999 19 207
2000 19 207
2001 18 207
2002 18 206
2003 18 203
2004 18 199
2005 18 194
2006 18 186
2007 18 177
2008 18 166
2009 17 152
2010 17 136
2011 16 120
2012 16 100
2013 15 84
2014 15 70
2015 15 64
2016 14 60
2017 14 58
2018 14 58
2019 14 58
2020 32 69
2021 74 140
2022 13 78
2023 13 58

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 1.7% in Paraguay. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Oman
Paraguay

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
Oman Paraguay
1960 37.5% 8.18%
1961 35.8% 8.11%
1962 34.2% 8.06%
1963 32.7% 8.02%
1964 31.2% 7.99%
1965 29.8% 7.96%
1966 28.4% 7.94%
1967 27.1% 7.91%
1968 25.7% 7.88%
1969 24.4% 7.84%
1970 23.1% 7.79%
1971 21.8% 7.73%
1972 20.5% 7.66%
1973 19.3% 7.57%
1974 18.1% 7.46%
1975 16.9% 7.34%
1976 15.7% 7.21%
1977 14.5% 7.06%
1978 13.4% 6.91%
1979 12.2% 6.74%
1980 11.1% 6.55%
1981 10.1% 6.35%
1982 9.1% 6.14%
1983 8.18% 5.92%
1984 7.34% 5.71%
1985 6.58% 5.5%
1986 5.9% 5.3%
1987 5.3% 5.1%
1988 4.78% 4.92%
1989 4.32% 4.73%
1990 3.91% 4.55%
1991 3.54% 4.38%
1992 3.2% 4.23%
1993 2.9% 4.08%
1994 2.64% 3.95%
1995 2.41% 3.83%
1996 2.22% 3.72%
1997 2.04% 3.62%
1998 1.89% 3.53%
1999 1.76% 3.45%
2000 1.64% 3.36%
2001 1.54% 3.29%
2002 1.45% 3.22%
2003 1.38% 3.14%
2004 1.32% 3.07%
2005 1.28% 2.99%
2006 1.24% 2.91%
2007 1.22% 2.83%
2008 1.2% 2.75%
2009 1.19% 2.67%
2010 1.17% 2.59%
2011 1.16% 2.51%
2012 1.15% 2.44%
2013 1.13% 2.37%
2014 1.12% 2.3%
2015 1.12% 2.22%
2016 1.11% 2.15%
2017 1.1% 2.08%
2018 1.09% 2.01%
2019 1.08% 1.94%
2020 1.07% 1.88%
2021 1.06% 1.82%
2022 1.05% 1.76%
2023 1.04% 1.7%

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