Fertility & birth rates in Oman and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Oman vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	7.28	7.07
1961	7.29	7.05
1962	7.32	7.04
1963	7.33	7.03
1964	7.37	7.05
1965	7.39	7.02
1966	7.41	7
1967	7.44	6.97
1968	7.46	6.95
1969	7.49	6.97
1970	7.52	6.98
1971	7.56	6.99
1972	7.59	6.99
1973	7.63	7
1974	7.67	7.01
1975	7.71	6.99
1976	7.74	6.95
1977	7.78	6.92
1978	7.82	6.87
1979	7.85	6.82
1980	7.89	6.77
1981	7.9	6.71
1982	7.84	6.64
1983	7.75	6.57
1984	7.64	6.49
1985	7.51	6.38
1986	7.35	6.26
1987	7.18	6.12
1988	6.95	5.99
1989	6.72	5.87
1990	6.46	5.74
1991	6.2	5.62
1992	5.92	5.51
1993	5.64	5.45
1994	5.36	5.4
1995	5.07	5.34
1996	4.79	5.22
1997	4.52	5.09
1998	4.27	4.98
1999	4.06	4.86
2000	3.85	4.76
2001	3.66	4.67
2002	3.51	4.6
2003	3.37	4.54
2004	3.2	4.47
2005	3.03	4.41
2006	2.88	4.39
2007	2.76	4.37
2008	2.76	4.36
2009	2.83	4.35
2010	2.97	4.34
2011	2.96	4.34
2012	2.93	4.33
2013	2.95	4.33
2014	2.97	4.36
2015	2.97	4.29
2016	2.95	4.2
2017	2.92	4.06
2018	2.81	3.93
2019	2.7	3.8
2020	2.64	3.75
2021	2.59	3.69
2022	2.45	3.62
2023	2.53	3.56
2024	2.51	3.51
2025	2.48	3.47
2026	2.44	3.42
2027	2.41	3.37
2028	2.37	3.32
2029	2.33	3.28
2030	2.29	3.24
2031	2.26	3.2
2032	2.22	3.16
2033	2.19	3.12
2034	2.16	3.08
2035	2.14	3.04
2036	2.11	3
2037	2.09	2.97
2038	2.07	2.94
2039	2.05	2.91
2040	2.03	2.88
2041	2.01	2.84
2042	2	2.82
2043	1.98	2.79
2044	1.97	2.76
2045	1.96	2.73
2046	1.95	2.71
2047	1.93	2.68
2048	1.92	2.66
2049	1.92	2.63
2050	1.91	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	Solomon Islands
1960	41.5%	46.3%
1961	41.6%	46.1%
1962	41.7%	46%
1963	42%	45.9%
1964	42.6%	45.8%
1965	43.2%	45.9%
1966	43.8%	46%
1967	44.3%	46.2%
1968	44.8%	46.4%
1969	45.3%	46.6%
1970	45.9%	46.7%
1971	46.4%	46.8%
1972	46.8%	46.9%
1973	47.3%	47.1%
1974	47.5%	47.5%
1975	47.5%	47.9%
1976	47.5%	48.2%
1977	47.4%	48.3%
1978	47.3%	48.3%
1979	47.2%	48.3%
1980	47.1%	48.3%
1981	47.1%	48.2%
1982	47.1%	48.1%
1983	47.2%	47.9%
1984	47.2%	47.8%
1985	47%	47.5%
1986	46.5%	47.3%
1987	45.9%	46.9%
1988	45.1%	46.6%
1989	44.3%	46.2%
1990	43.4%	45.8%
1991	42.5%	45.4%
1992	41.5%	45.1%
1993	40.5%	44.8%
1994	39.9%	44.5%
1995	39.7%	44.3%
1996	39.3%	44%
1997	38.7%	43.8%
1998	38%	43.5%
1999	37.3%	43.2%
2000	36.6%	42.9%
2001	35.8%	42.5%
2002	35%	42.2%
2003	34.2%	41.9%
2004	33.2%	41.7%
2005	32.1%	41.5%
2006	30.9%	41.3%
2007	29.9%	41.2%
2008	29.1%	41.2%
2009	28.4%	41.1%
2010	27.9%	41%
2011	25.5%	40.8%
2012	22.8%	40.7%
2013	21.9%	40.4%
2014	22.1%	40.2%
2015	22.2%	40%
2016	22.1%	39.7%
2017	22.3%	39.4%
2018	22.9%	39%
2019	24%	38.7%
2020	25.6%	38.4%
2021	26.7%	38.1%
2022	26.2%	37.7%
2023	25.2%	37.4%
2024	24.7%	37%
2025	24.3%	36.6%
2026	24%	36.1%
2027	23.8%	35.7%
2028	23.6%	35.2%
2029	23.3%	34.7%
2030	23%	34.3%
2031	22.7%	33.9%
2032	22.4%	33.5%
2033	22.1%	33.2%
2034	21.8%	32.9%
2035	21.6%	32.7%
2036	21.4%	32.4%
2037	21.3%	32.2%
2038	21.3%	31.9%
2039	21.2%	31.7%
2040	21%	31.5%
2041	20.8%	31.2%
2042	20.7%	31%
2043	20.5%	30.7%
2044	20.4%	30.4%
2045	20.3%	30.2%
2046	20.2%	29.9%
2047	20.1%	29.6%
2048	20.1%	29.3%
2049	20%	29%
2050	20%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	12,034	4,119
1961	12,690	4,257
1962	13,485	4,408
1963	14,283	4,571
1964	15,205	4,747
1965	16,103	4,885
1966	17,030	5,028
1967	17,990	5,151
1968	18,962	5,285
1969	19,949	5,444
1970	20,893	5,575
1971	21,973	5,814
1972	22,968	6,074
1973	24,195	6,343
1974	25,543	6,612
1975	27,699	6,635
1976	30,032	7,058
1977	32,342	7,290
1978	35,141	7,598
1979	38,022	7,874
1980	41,109	8,156
1981	44,176	8,436
1982	46,939	8,720
1983	49,646	9,011
1984	52,253	9,299
1985	54,609	9,534
1986	55,324	9,656
1987	55,933	9,943
1988	56,142	10,142
1989	56,202	10,354
1990	56,000	10,561
1991	55,382	10,789
1992	54,471	11,029
1993	53,439	11,396
1994	52,337	11,771
1995	51,139	12,124
1996	50,362	12,328
1997	49,510	12,478
1998	48,654	12,658
1999	48,053	12,809
2000	47,208	12,938
2001	46,651	13,061
2002	46,397	13,195
2003	46,273	13,344
2004	45,651	13,444
2005	44,688	13,568
2006	43,969	13,799
2007	44,207	13,963
2008	47,146	14,225
2009	52,007	14,381
2010	57,619	14,604
2011	59,689	15,095
2012	65,572	15,585
2013	71,905	16,038
2014	76,258	16,652
2015	79,241	16,909
2016	81,350	17,027
2017	82,408	16,897
2018	79,438	16,790
2019	77,394	16,649
2020	74,224	16,488
2021	69,991	16,626
2022	67,278	17,253
2023	75,467	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	Solomon Islands
1985	43	209
1986	40	226
1987	37	200
1988	34	193
1989	32	188
1990	29	184
1991	28	178
1992	26	174
1993	25	173
1994	23	170
1995	22	168
1996	21	166
1997	20	164
1998	20	165
1999	19	164
2000	19	166
2001	18	167
2002	18	168
2003	18	167
2004	18	164
2005	18	161
2006	18	159
2007	18	163
2008	18	153
2009	17	152
2010	17	148
2011	16	147
2012	16	146
2013	15	147
2014	15	147
2015	15	146
2016	14	143
2017	14	140
2018	14	136
2019	14	135
2020	32	131
2021	74	153
2022	13	126
2023	13	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	37.5%	16.7%
1961	35.8%	16%
1962	34.2%	15.4%
1963	32.7%	14.7%
1964	31.2%	14%
1965	29.8%	13.3%
1966	28.4%	12.7%
1967	27.1%	12%
1968	25.7%	11.3%
1969	24.4%	10.6%
1970	23.1%	9.94%
1971	21.8%	9.29%
1972	20.5%	8.69%
1973	19.3%	8.12%
1974	18.1%	7.6%
1975	16.9%	7.9%
1976	15.7%	6.68%
1977	14.5%	6.29%
1978	13.4%	5.95%
1979	12.2%	5.64%
1980	11.1%	5.38%
1981	10.1%	5.14%
1982	9.1%	4.93%
1983	8.18%	4.74%
1984	7.34%	4.58%
1985	6.58%	4.42%
1986	5.9%	4.28%
1987	5.3%	4.16%
1988	4.78%	4.04%
1989	4.32%	3.93%
1990	3.91%	3.82%
1991	3.54%	3.72%
1992	3.2%	3.62%
1993	2.9%	3.52%
1994	2.64%	3.43%
1995	2.41%	3.35%
1996	2.22%	3.27%
1997	2.04%	3.21%
1998	1.89%	3.16%
1999	1.76%	3.11%
2000	1.64%	3.07%
2001	1.54%	3.03%
2002	1.45%	2.99%
2003	1.38%	2.97%
2004	1.32%	2.94%
2005	1.28%	2.91%
2006	1.24%	2.88%
2007	1.22%	2.85%
2008	1.2%	2.81%
2009	1.19%	2.76%
2010	1.17%	2.72%
2011	1.16%	2.67%
2012	1.15%	2.62%
2013	1.13%	2.58%
2014	1.12%	2.53%
2015	1.12%	2.49%
2016	1.11%	2.45%
2017	1.1%	2.41%
2018	1.09%	2.36%
2019	1.08%	2.3%
2020	1.07%	2.24%
2021	1.06%	2.18%
2022	1.05%	2.12%
2023	1.04%	2.06%