Fertility & birth rates in Oman and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate in Oman vs Sierra Leone 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 3.79 in Sierra Leone in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs Sierra Leone 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	Sierra Leone
1960	7.28	6.18
1961	7.29	6.21
1962	7.32	6.22
1963	7.33	6.26
1964	7.37	6.29
1965	7.39	6.31
1966	7.41	6.35
1967	7.44	6.38
1968	7.46	6.39
1969	7.49	6.39
1970	7.52	6.41
1971	7.56	6.43
1972	7.59	6.45
1973	7.63	6.47
1974	7.67	6.53
1975	7.71	6.55
1976	7.74	6.55
1977	7.78	6.57
1978	7.82	6.59
1979	7.85	6.58
1980	7.89	6.56
1981	7.9	6.55
1982	7.84	6.56
1983	7.75	6.57
1984	7.64	6.59
1985	7.51	6.59
1986	7.35	6.6
1987	7.18	6.61
1988	6.95	6.59
1989	6.72	6.57
1990	6.46	6.57
1991	6.2	6.55
1992	5.92	6.56
1993	5.64	6.57
1994	5.36	6.56
1995	5.07	6.56
1996	4.79	6.55
1997	4.52	6.53
1998	4.27	6.5
1999	4.06	6.42
2000	3.85	6.36
2001	3.66	6.31
2002	3.51	6.23
2003	3.37	6.09
2004	3.2	5.92
2005	3.03	5.81
2006	2.88	5.74
2007	2.76	5.64
2008	2.76	5.56
2009	2.83	5.45
2010	2.97	5.33
2011	2.96	5.21
2012	2.93	5.06
2013	2.95	4.87
2014	2.97	4.7
2015	2.97	4.55
2016	2.95	4.47
2017	2.92	4.39
2018	2.81	4.29
2019	2.7	4.19
2020	2.64	4.08
2021	2.59	3.98
2022	2.45	3.88
2023	2.53	3.79
2024	2.51	3.7
2025	2.48	3.61
2026	2.44	3.53
2027	2.41	3.47
2028	2.37	3.37
2029	2.33	3.3
2030	2.29	3.23
2031	2.26	3.18
2032	2.22	3.12
2033	2.19	3.07
2034	2.16	3.02
2035	2.14	2.97
2036	2.11	2.92
2037	2.09	2.88
2038	2.07	2.84
2039	2.05	2.79
2040	2.03	2.76
2041	2.01	2.72
2042	2	2.68
2043	1.98	2.65
2044	1.97	2.62
2045	1.96	2.58
2046	1.95	2.55
2047	1.93	2.53
2048	1.92	2.5
2049	1.92	2.47
2050	1.91	2.45

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	Sierra Leone
1960	41.5%	38.2%
1961	41.6%	38.3%
1962	41.7%	38.3%
1963	42%	38.5%
1964	42.6%	38.8%
1965	43.2%	39.1%
1966	43.8%	39.4%
1967	44.3%	39.6%
1968	44.8%	39.9%
1969	45.3%	40.1%
1970	45.9%	40.3%
1971	46.4%	40.6%
1972	46.8%	40.7%
1973	47.3%	40.9%
1974	47.5%	41.1%
1975	47.5%	41.3%
1976	47.5%	41.4%
1977	47.4%	41.6%
1978	47.3%	41.7%
1979	47.2%	41.8%
1980	47.1%	41.9%
1981	47.1%	42%
1982	47.1%	42.1%
1983	47.2%	42.2%
1984	47.2%	42.3%
1985	47%	42.5%
1986	46.5%	42.6%
1987	45.9%	42.7%
1988	45.1%	42.8%
1989	44.3%	42.9%
1990	43.4%	42.9%
1991	42.5%	43%
1992	41.5%	43.1%
1993	40.5%	43.2%
1994	39.9%	43.3%
1995	39.7%	43.4%
1996	39.3%	43.5%
1997	38.7%	43.5%
1998	38%	43.6%
1999	37.3%	43.7%
2000	36.6%	43.8%
2001	35.8%	43.9%
2002	35%	43.9%
2003	34.2%	43.9%
2004	33.2%	43.9%
2005	32.1%	43.8%
2006	30.9%	43.7%
2007	29.9%	43.6%
2008	29.1%	43.5%
2009	28.4%	43.4%
2010	27.9%	43.2%
2011	25.5%	43%
2012	22.8%	42.8%
2013	21.9%	42.5%
2014	22.1%	42.2%
2015	22.2%	41.8%
2016	22.1%	41.4%
2017	22.3%	41%
2018	22.9%	40.6%
2019	24%	40.2%
2020	25.6%	39.8%
2021	26.7%	39.4%
2022	26.2%	39%
2023	25.2%	38.5%
2024	24.7%	38.1%
2025	24.3%	37.7%
2026	24%	37.2%
2027	23.8%	36.8%
2028	23.6%	36.3%
2029	23.3%	35.9%
2030	23%	35.5%
2031	22.7%	35.2%
2032	22.4%	34.8%
2033	22.1%	34.4%
2034	21.8%	34%
2035	21.6%	33.6%
2036	21.4%	33.2%
2037	21.3%	32.8%
2038	21.3%	32.4%
2039	21.2%	32%
2040	21%	31.6%
2041	20.8%	31.2%
2042	20.7%	30.9%
2043	20.5%	30.5%
2044	20.4%	30.2%
2045	20.3%	29.8%
2046	20.2%	29.5%
2047	20.1%	29.2%
2048	20.1%	28.8%
2049	20%	28.5%
2050	20%	28.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 38.1% in Sierra Leone in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 42.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and Sierra Leone compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs Sierra Leone by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +2.31% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	12,034	38,192
1961	12,690	40,022
1962	13,485	41,603
1963	14,283	43,569
1964	15,205	45,487
1965	16,103	47,223
1966	17,030	49,486
1967	17,990	51,734
1968	18,962	53,126
1969	19,949	54,768
1970	20,893	56,513
1971	21,973	58,484
1972	22,968	60,279
1973	24,195	62,443
1974	25,543	65,357
1975	27,699	67,560
1976	30,032	69,506
1977	32,342	71,663
1978	35,141	74,130
1979	38,022	75,992
1980	41,109	77,932
1981	44,176	80,111
1982	46,939	82,457
1983	49,646	84,628
1984	52,253	87,072
1985	54,609	88,869
1986	55,324	90,902
1987	55,933	94,235
1988	56,142	96,344
1989	56,202	98,298
1990	56,000	100,778
1991	55,382	105,477
1992	54,471	103,251
1993	53,439	103,317
1994	52,337	101,486
1995	51,139	100,885
1996	50,362	104,140
1997	49,510	105,433
1998	48,654	103,906
1999	48,053	102,295
2000	47,208	110,754
2001	46,651	116,647
2002	46,397	126,429
2003	46,273	130,312
2004	45,651	132,661
2005	44,688	137,234
2006	43,969	144,127
2007	44,207	145,740
2008	47,146	149,855
2009	52,007	152,669
2010	57,619	155,338
2011	59,689	158,858
2012	65,572	160,915
2013	71,905	161,265
2014	76,258	160,137
2015	79,241	162,275
2016	81,350	168,784
2017	82,408	173,259
2018	79,438	178,772
2019	77,394	181,068
2020	74,224	181,015
2021	69,991	183,326
2022	67,278	186,625
2023	75,467	188,788

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs Sierra Leone

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 354 deaths in Sierra Leone.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	Sierra Leone
1985	43	1,506
1986	40	1,530
1987	37	1,533
1988	34	1,549
1989	32	1,575
1990	29	1,572
1991	28	1,699
1992	26	1,681
1993	25	1,696
1994	23	1,755
1995	22	1,777
1996	21	1,726
1997	20	1,721
1998	20	1,753
1999	19	1,731
2000	19	1,603
2001	18	1,518
2002	18	1,492
2003	18	1,433
2004	18	1,366
2005	18	1,294
2006	18	1,168
2007	18	1,132
2008	18	1,093
2009	17	1,054
2010	17	1,018
2011	16	967
2012	16	915
2013	15	842
2014	15	821
2015	15	730
2016	14	633
2017	14	578
2018	14	491
2019	14	464
2020	32	422
2021	74	403
2022	13	370
2023	13	354

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 9.43% in Sierra Leone. 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	Sierra Leone
1960	37.5%	39.1%
1961	35.8%	38.5%
1962	34.2%	38%
1963	32.7%	37.4%
1964	31.2%	36.8%
1965	29.8%	36.2%
1966	28.4%	35.6%
1967	27.1%	35%
1968	25.7%	34.5%
1969	24.4%	33.9%
1970	23.1%	33.4%
1971	21.8%	32.9%
1972	20.5%	32.3%
1973	19.3%	31.9%
1974	18.1%	31.4%
1975	16.9%	30.9%
1976	15.7%	30.5%
1977	14.5%	30%
1978	13.4%	29.6%
1979	12.2%	29.2%
1980	11.1%	28.9%
1981	10.1%	28.5%
1982	9.1%	28.1%
1983	8.18%	27.8%
1984	7.34%	27.5%
1985	6.58%	27.2%
1986	5.9%	26.9%
1987	5.3%	26.6%
1988	4.78%	26.4%
1989	4.32%	26.2%
1990	3.91%	25.9%
1991	3.54%	25.7%
1992	3.2%	25.5%
1993	2.9%	25.3%
1994	2.64%	25%
1995	2.41%	24.7%
1996	2.22%	24.3%
1997	2.04%	23.9%
1998	1.89%	23.4%
1999	1.76%	22.9%
2000	1.64%	22.4%
2001	1.54%	21.8%
2002	1.45%	21.3%
2003	1.38%	20.7%
2004	1.32%	20.1%
2005	1.28%	19.4%
2006	1.24%	18.8%
2007	1.22%	18.1%
2008	1.2%	17.3%
2009	1.19%	16.6%
2010	1.17%	15.9%
2011	1.16%	15.2%
2012	1.15%	14.5%
2013	1.13%	13.9%
2014	1.12%	13.7%
2015	1.12%	13.8%
2016	1.11%	12.3%
2017	1.1%	11.8%
2018	1.09%	11.3%
2019	1.08%	10.9%
2020	1.07%	10.5%
2021	1.06%	10.1%
2022	1.05%	9.77%
2023	1.04%	9.43%