Fertility & birth rates in Oman and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Oman vs Seychelles 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 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs the Seychelles 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	Seychelles
1960	7.28	5.31
1961	7.29	5.42
1962	7.32	5.51
1963	7.33	5.61
1964	7.37	5.69
1965	7.39	5.72
1966	7.41	6.13
1967	7.44	5.9
1968	7.46	5.61
1969	7.49	5.48
1970	7.52	5.31
1971	7.56	5.69
1972	7.59	5.16
1973	7.63	4.78
1974	7.67	5.1
1975	7.71	4.75
1976	7.74	4.09
1977	7.78	3.75
1978	7.82	3.92
1979	7.85	3.66
1980	7.89	3.79
1981	7.9	3.67
1982	7.84	3.13
1983	7.75	3.22
1984	7.64	3.24
1985	7.51	3.09
1986	7.35	3.07
1987	7.18	2.92
1988	6.95	2.79
1989	6.72	2.67
1990	6.46	2.61
1991	6.2	2.69
1992	5.92	2.53
1993	5.64	2.58
1994	5.36	2.6
1995	5.07	2.36
1996	4.79	2.31
1997	4.52	2.1
1998	4.27	2.04
1999	4.06	2.04
2000	3.85	2.08
2001	3.66	1.98
2002	3.51	2.04
2003	3.37	2.06
2004	3.2	2.01
2005	3.03	2.2
2006	2.88	2.11
2007	2.76	2.24
2008	2.76	2.33
2009	2.83	2.38
2010	2.97	2.16
2011	2.96	2.33
2012	2.93	2.37
2013	2.95	2.26
2014	2.97	2.25
2015	2.97	2.31
2016	2.95	2.39
2017	2.92	2.41
2018	2.81	2.41
2019	2.7	2.36
2020	2.64	2.29
2021	2.59	2.46
2022	2.45	2.01
2023	2.53	2.02
2024	2.51	2
2025	2.48	1.97
2026	2.44	1.95
2027	2.41	1.93
2028	2.37	1.91
2029	2.33	1.89
2030	2.29	1.88
2031	2.26	1.86
2032	2.22	1.85
2033	2.19	1.84
2034	2.16	1.83
2035	2.14	1.82
2036	2.11	1.81
2037	2.09	1.8
2038	2.07	1.79
2039	2.05	1.79
2040	2.03	1.78
2041	2.01	1.78
2042	2	1.77
2043	1.98	1.77
2044	1.97	1.76
2045	1.96	1.75
2046	1.95	1.75
2047	1.93	1.75
2048	1.92	1.74
2049	1.92	1.74
2050	1.91	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	Seychelles
1960	41.5%	38.6%
1961	41.6%	39.1%
1962	41.7%	39.7%
1963	42%	40.3%
1964	42.6%	40.9%
1965	43.2%	41.5%
1966	43.8%	42.1%
1967	44.3%	42.7%
1968	44.8%	43.1%
1969	45.3%	43.4%
1970	45.9%	43.6%
1971	46.4%	43.4%
1972	46.8%	43%
1973	47.3%	42.5%
1974	47.5%	41.9%
1975	47.5%	41.2%
1976	47.5%	40.5%
1977	47.4%	39.7%
1978	47.3%	38.8%
1979	47.2%	37.9%
1980	47.1%	37.1%
1981	47.1%	36.4%
1982	47.1%	35.7%
1983	47.2%	35.2%
1984	47.2%	34.8%
1985	47%	34.4%
1986	46.5%	34.1%
1987	45.9%	33.8%
1988	45.1%	33.4%
1989	44.3%	32.9%
1990	43.4%	32.4%
1991	42.5%	31.9%
1992	41.5%	31.5%
1993	40.5%	31%
1994	39.9%	30.6%
1995	39.7%	30.3%
1996	39.3%	29.8%
1997	38.7%	29.3%
1998	38%	28.8%
1999	37.3%	28.2%
2000	36.6%	27.6%
2001	35.8%	27%
2002	35%	26.5%
2003	34.2%	26%
2004	33.2%	25.5%
2005	32.1%	25%
2006	30.9%	24.5%
2007	29.9%	24%
2008	29.1%	23.5%
2009	28.4%	22.9%
2010	27.9%	22.5%
2011	25.5%	22.2%
2012	22.8%	22%
2013	21.9%	21.8%
2014	22.1%	21.6%
2015	22.2%	21.4%
2016	22.1%	21.2%
2017	22.3%	21%
2018	22.9%	20.9%
2019	24%	20.7%
2020	25.6%	20.6%
2021	26.7%	20.4%
2022	26.2%	20.3%
2023	25.2%	20.1%
2024	24.7%	20%
2025	24.3%	19.8%
2026	24%	19.6%
2027	23.8%	19.4%
2028	23.6%	19.3%
2029	23.3%	19.2%
2030	23%	19.2%
2031	22.7%	19.1%
2032	22.4%	19%
2033	22.1%	18.8%
2034	21.8%	18.7%
2035	21.6%	18.5%
2036	21.4%	18.3%
2037	21.3%	18.1%
2038	21.3%	18%
2039	21.2%	17.8%
2040	21%	17.6%
2041	20.8%	17.4%
2042	20.7%	17.3%
2043	20.5%	17.1%
2044	20.4%	16.9%
2045	20.3%	16.8%
2046	20.2%	16.7%
2047	20.1%	16.6%
2048	20.1%	16.5%
2049	20%	16.4%
2050	20%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +0.82% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	12,034	977
1961	12,690	1,040
1962	13,485	1,083
1963	14,283	1,123
1964	15,205	1,155
1965	16,103	1,165
1966	17,030	1,280
1967	17,990	1,217
1968	18,962	1,145
1969	19,949	1,119
1970	20,893	1,087
1971	21,973	1,373
1972	22,968	1,199
1973	24,195	1,166
1974	25,543	1,361
1975	27,699	1,376
1976	30,032	1,174
1977	32,342	1,125
1978	35,141	1,330
1979	38,022	1,292
1980	41,109	1,386
1981	44,176	1,358
1982	46,939	1,069
1983	49,646	1,209
1984	52,253	1,255
1985	54,609	1,259
1986	55,324	1,222
1987	55,933	1,172
1988	56,142	1,135
1989	56,202	1,030
1990	56,000	1,070
1991	55,382	1,162
1992	54,471	1,076
1993	53,439	1,091
1994	52,337	1,136
1995	51,139	1,054
1996	50,362	1,047
1997	49,510	873
1998	48,654	844
1999	48,053	901
2000	47,208	958
2001	46,651	885
2002	46,397	837
2003	46,273	828
2004	45,651	842
2005	44,688	861
2006	43,969	804
2007	44,207	867
2008	47,146	887
2009	52,007	900
2010	57,619	844
2011	59,689	936
2012	65,572	989
2013	71,905	846
2014	76,258	832
2015	79,241	888
2016	81,350	900
2017	82,408	901
2018	79,438	842
2019	77,394	811
2020	74,224	886
2021	69,991	744
2022	67,278	635
2023	75,467	683

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs Seychelles

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 42 deaths in the Seychelles.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	Seychelles
1985	43	69
1986	40	65
1987	37	62
1988	34	60
1989	32	61
1990	29	53
1991	28	54
1992	26	50
1993	25	49
1994	23	45
1995	22	40
1996	21	39
1997	20	37
1998	20	41
1999	19	41
2000	19	45
2001	18	43
2002	18	45
2003	18	47
2004	18	52
2005	18	50
2006	18	51
2007	18	52
2008	18	51
2009	17	51
2010	17	50
2011	16	50
2012	16	49
2013	15	48
2014	15	46
2015	15	46
2016	14	47
2017	14	47
2018	14	49
2019	14	48
2020	32	51
2021	74	74
2022	13	89
2023	13	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 1.43% in the Seychelles. 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	Seychelles
1960	37.5%	10.5%
1961	35.8%	10.3%
1962	34.2%	10.2%
1963	32.7%	10%
1964	31.2%	9.8%
1965	29.8%	9.55%
1966	28.4%	9.26%
1967	27.1%	8.92%
1968	25.7%	8.52%
1969	24.4%	8.07%
1970	23.1%	7.58%
1971	21.8%	7.09%
1972	20.5%	6.59%
1973	19.3%	6.09%
1974	18.1%	5.59%
1975	16.9%	5.09%
1976	15.7%	4.6%
1977	14.5%	4.14%
1978	13.4%	3.72%
1979	12.2%	3.34%
1980	11.1%	3.01%
1981	10.1%	2.74%
1982	9.1%	2.51%
1983	8.18%	2.32%
1984	7.34%	2.16%
1985	6.58%	2.04%
1986	5.9%	1.93%
1987	5.3%	1.84%
1988	4.78%	1.76%
1989	4.32%	1.69%
1990	3.91%	1.63%
1991	3.54%	1.58%
1992	3.2%	1.53%
1993	2.9%	1.49%
1994	2.64%	1.46%
1995	2.41%	1.43%
1996	2.22%	1.41%
1997	2.04%	1.4%
1998	1.89%	1.39%
1999	1.76%	1.38%
2000	1.64%	1.38%
2001	1.54%	1.37%
2002	1.45%	1.37%
2003	1.38%	1.37%
2004	1.32%	1.38%
2005	1.28%	1.38%
2006	1.24%	1.38%
2007	1.22%	1.39%
2008	1.2%	1.39%
2009	1.19%	1.4%
2010	1.17%	1.41%
2011	1.16%	1.42%
2012	1.15%	1.43%
2013	1.13%	1.44%
2014	1.12%	1.45%
2015	1.12%	1.45%
2016	1.11%	1.46%
2017	1.1%	1.47%
2018	1.09%	1.48%
2019	1.08%	1.48%
2020	1.07%	1.48%
2021	1.06%	1.47%
2022	1.05%	1.45%
2023	1.04%	1.43%