Fertility & birth rates in Oman and South Africa

Fertility rate in Oman vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	7.28	6.11
1961	7.29	6.08
1962	7.32	6.05
1963	7.33	6.01
1964	7.37	5.96
1965	7.39	5.89
1966	7.41	5.91
1967	7.44	5.85
1968	7.46	5.78
1969	7.49	5.72
1970	7.52	5.63
1971	7.56	5.57
1972	7.59	5.49
1973	7.63	5.41
1974	7.67	5.3
1975	7.71	5.19
1976	7.74	5.07
1977	7.78	4.94
1978	7.82	4.85
1979	7.85	4.82
1980	7.89	4.78
1981	7.9	4.71
1982	7.84	4.7
1983	7.75	4.63
1984	7.64	4.57
1985	7.51	4.5
1986	7.35	4.41
1987	7.18	4.35
1988	6.95	4.18
1989	6.72	3.98
1990	6.46	3.72
1991	6.2	3.62
1992	5.92	3.48
1993	5.64	3.37
1994	5.36	3.26
1995	5.07	3.17
1996	4.79	2.99
1997	4.52	2.73
1998	4.27	2.63
1999	4.06	2.56
2000	3.85	2.41
2001	3.66	2.37
2002	3.51	2.32
2003	3.37	2.36
2004	3.2	2.44
2005	3.03	2.51
2006	2.88	2.55
2007	2.76	2.55
2008	2.76	2.68
2009	2.83	2.5
2010	2.97	2.44
2011	2.96	2.44
2012	2.93	2.45
2013	2.95	2.43
2014	2.97	2.42
2015	2.97	2.36
2016	2.95	2.26
2017	2.92	2.28
2018	2.81	2.27
2019	2.7	2.26
2020	2.64	2.26
2021	2.59	2.25
2022	2.45	2.23
2023	2.53	2.22
2024	2.51	2.21
2025	2.48	2.19
2026	2.44	2.17
2027	2.41	2.15
2028	2.37	2.13
2029	2.33	2.12
2030	2.29	2.1
2031	2.26	2.09
2032	2.22	2.07
2033	2.19	2.06
2034	2.16	2.05
2035	2.14	2.04
2036	2.11	2.03
2037	2.09	2.02
2038	2.07	2
2039	2.05	1.99
2040	2.03	1.98
2041	2.01	1.98
2042	2	1.97
2043	1.98	1.96
2044	1.97	1.95
2045	1.96	1.94
2046	1.95	1.93
2047	1.93	1.92
2048	1.92	1.91
2049	1.92	1.9
2050	1.91	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	South Africa
1960	41.5%	42.1%
1961	41.6%	42.1%
1962	41.7%	42.1%
1963	42%	42.1%
1964	42.6%	42.1%
1965	43.2%	42.1%
1966	43.8%	42.1%
1967	44.3%	42.2%
1968	44.8%	42.2%
1969	45.3%	42.2%
1970	45.9%	42.3%
1971	46.4%	42.2%
1972	46.8%	42.2%
1973	47.3%	42.1%
1974	47.5%	42%
1975	47.5%	41.9%
1976	47.5%	41.8%
1977	47.4%	41.7%
1978	47.3%	41.5%
1979	47.2%	41.3%
1980	47.1%	40.9%
1981	47.1%	40.5%
1982	47.1%	40.1%
1983	47.2%	39.8%
1984	47.2%	39.5%
1985	47%	39.2%
1986	46.5%	38.9%
1987	45.9%	38.7%
1988	45.1%	38.4%
1989	44.3%	38.1%
1990	43.4%	37.7%
1991	42.5%	37.5%
1992	41.5%	37.6%
1993	40.5%	37.3%
1994	39.9%	37.2%
1995	39.7%	37.5%
1996	39.3%	37.5%
1997	38.7%	37.2%
1998	38%	36.5%
1999	37.3%	35.7%
2000	36.6%	34.9%
2001	35.8%	34%
2002	35%	33.2%
2003	34.2%	32.3%
2004	33.2%	31.6%
2005	32.1%	31.1%
2006	30.9%	30.6%
2007	29.9%	30.2%
2008	29.1%	29.9%
2009	28.4%	29.7%
2010	27.9%	29.4%
2011	25.5%	29.1%
2012	22.8%	28.9%
2013	21.9%	28.7%
2014	22.1%	28.5%
2015	22.2%	28.3%
2016	22.1%	28.3%
2017	22.3%	28.3%
2018	22.9%	27.9%
2019	24%	27.4%
2020	25.6%	27%
2021	26.7%	26.6%
2022	26.2%	26.3%
2023	25.2%	26.1%
2024	24.7%	25.9%
2025	24.3%	25.7%
2026	24%	25.6%
2027	23.8%	25.4%
2028	23.6%	25.3%
2029	23.3%	25.2%
2030	23%	25.2%
2031	22.7%	25.1%
2032	22.4%	25%
2033	22.1%	24.8%
2034	21.8%	24.5%
2035	21.6%	24.3%
2036	21.4%	23.9%
2037	21.3%	23.6%
2038	21.3%	23.4%
2039	21.2%	23.1%
2040	21%	22.9%
2041	20.8%	22.7%
2042	20.7%	22.5%
2043	20.5%	22.4%
2044	20.4%	22.2%
2045	20.3%	22.1%
2046	20.2%	21.9%
2047	20.1%	21.8%
2048	20.1%	21.7%
2049	20%	21.6%
2050	20%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	12,034	421,263
1961	12,690	437,851
1962	13,485	455,634
1963	14,283	473,821
1964	15,205	490,606
1965	16,103	506,632
1966	17,030	534,862
1967	17,990	553,741
1968	18,962	571,841
1969	19,949	590,794
1970	20,893	605,102
1971	21,973	624,761
1972	22,968	638,754
1973	24,195	651,596
1974	25,543	658,438
1975	27,699	667,862
1976	30,032	675,011
1977	32,342	680,929
1978	35,141	694,341
1979	38,022	716,541
1980	41,109	738,415
1981	44,176	767,833
1982	46,939	807,550
1983	49,646	837,013
1984	52,253	869,011
1985	54,609	893,889
1986	55,324	903,644
1987	55,933	922,330
1988	56,142	909,221
1989	56,202	884,629
1990	56,000	835,421
1991	55,382	827,296
1992	54,471	794,415
1993	53,439	789,220
1994	52,337	698,609
1995	51,139	743,488
1996	50,362	710,868
1997	49,510	667,969
1998	48,654	627,027
1999	48,053	594,643
2000	47,208	526,963
2001	46,651	484,801
2002	46,397	430,926
2003	46,273	415,018
2004	45,651	442,540
2005	44,688	464,464
2006	43,969	487,584
2007	44,207	503,567
2008	47,146	595,332
2009	52,007	554,115
2010	57,619	566,834
2011	59,689	601,708
2012	65,572	643,723
2013	71,905	652,427
2014	76,258	674,754
2015	79,241	668,771
2016	81,350	641,365
2017	82,408	645,975
2018	79,438	648,319
2019	77,394	652,130
2020	74,224	595,873
2021	69,991	456,411
2022	67,278	603,636
2023	75,467	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	South Africa
1985	43	208
1986	40	200
1987	37	192
1988	34	184
1989	32	177
1990	29	170
1991	28	162
1992	26	152
1993	25	145
1994	23	133
1995	22	125
1996	21	150
1997	20	152
1998	20	152
1999	19	151
2000	19	175
2001	18	192
2002	18	225
2003	18	245
2004	18	259
2005	18	279
2006	18	283
2007	18	272
2008	18	272
2009	17	241
2010	17	226
2011	16	202
2012	16	194
2013	15	180
2014	15	162
2015	15	150
2016	14	141
2017	14	134
2018	14	128
2019	14	119
2020	32	118
2021	74	191
2022	13	129
2023	13	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
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%	13.2%
1975	16.9%	12.5%
1976	15.7%	11.8%
1977	14.5%	11.1%
1978	13.4%	10.5%
1979	12.2%	9.88%
1980	11.1%	9.35%
1981	10.1%	8.84%
1982	9.1%	8.39%
1983	8.18%	7.98%
1984	7.34%	7.6%
1985	6.58%	7.24%
1986	5.9%	6.89%
1987	5.3%	6.56%
1988	4.78%	6.26%
1989	4.32%	6.01%
1990	3.91%	5.82%
1991	3.54%	5.7%
1992	3.2%	5.66%
1993	2.9%	5.7%
1994	2.64%	5.82%
1995	2.41%	5.95%
1996	2.22%	6.11%
1997	2.04%	6.29%
1998	1.89%	6.56%
1999	1.76%	6.85%
2000	1.64%	7.11%
2001	1.54%	7.43%
2002	1.45%	7.69%
2003	1.38%	7.93%
2004	1.32%	8.1%
2005	1.28%	8.03%
2006	1.24%	7.75%
2007	1.22%	7.19%
2008	1.2%	6.42%
2009	1.19%	5.7%
2010	1.17%	5%
2011	1.16%	4.5%
2012	1.15%	4.25%
2013	1.13%	4.1%
2014	1.12%	3.96%
2015	1.12%	3.82%
2016	1.11%	3.68%
2017	1.1%	3.58%
2018	1.09%	3.49%
2019	1.08%	3.45%
2020	1.07%	3.41%
2021	1.06%	3.41%
2022	1.05%	3.44%
2023	1.04%	3.47%