Fertility & birth rates in Oman and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Oman vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	7.28	6.5
1961	7.29	6.49
1962	7.32	6.49
1963	7.33	6.5
1964	7.37	6.49
1965	7.39	6.5
1966	7.41	6.5
1967	7.44	6.51
1968	7.46	6.53
1969	7.49	6.52
1970	7.52	6.52
1971	7.56	6.52
1972	7.59	6.5
1973	7.63	6.46
1974	7.67	6.41
1975	7.71	6.35
1976	7.74	6.29
1977	7.78	6.22
1978	7.82	6.15
1979	7.85	6.06
1980	7.89	5.95
1981	7.9	5.81
1982	7.84	5.66
1983	7.75	5.48
1984	7.64	5.3
1985	7.51	5.13
1986	7.35	5
1987	7.18	4.88
1988	6.95	4.77
1989	6.72	4.65
1990	6.46	4.51
1991	6.2	4.25
1992	5.92	4.09
1993	5.64	3.82
1994	5.36	3.76
1995	5.07	3.28
1996	4.79	3.06
1997	4.52	2.83
1998	4.27	2.77
1999	4.06	2.79
2000	3.85	2.73
2001	3.66	2.62
2002	3.51	2.54
2003	3.37	2.49
2004	3.2	2.38
2005	3.03	2.23
2006	2.88	1.96
2007	2.76	1.79
2008	2.76	1.52
2009	2.83	1.58
2010	2.97	1.57
2011	2.96	1.54
2012	2.93	1.53
2013	2.95	1.53
2014	2.97	1.48
2015	2.97	1.42
2016	2.95	1.37
2017	2.92	1.35
2018	2.81	1.29
2019	2.7	1.25
2020	2.64	1.29
2021	2.59	1.16
2022	2.45	1.15
2023	2.53	1.2
2024	2.51	1.21
2025	2.48	1.21
2026	2.44	1.21
2027	2.41	1.21
2028	2.37	1.22
2029	2.33	1.22
2030	2.29	1.23
2031	2.26	1.23
2032	2.22	1.24
2033	2.19	1.25
2034	2.16	1.25
2035	2.14	1.26
2036	2.11	1.26
2037	2.09	1.27
2038	2.07	1.28
2039	2.05	1.28
2040	2.03	1.28
2041	2.01	1.29
2042	2	1.29
2043	1.98	1.3
2044	1.97	1.3
2045	1.96	1.31
2046	1.95	1.31
2047	1.93	1.31
2048	1.92	1.32
2049	1.92	1.32
2050	1.91	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	UAE
1960	41.5%	37.8%
1961	41.6%	36.7%
1962	41.7%	35.8%
1963	42%	35.1%
1964	42.6%	34.5%
1965	43.2%	33.9%
1966	43.8%	33.2%
1967	44.3%	32.1%
1968	44.8%	31.2%
1969	45.3%	30.6%
1970	45.9%	29.8%
1971	46.4%	29%
1972	46.8%	28.3%
1973	47.3%	27.8%
1974	47.5%	27.4%
1975	47.5%	27.2%
1976	47.5%	26.9%
1977	47.4%	26.8%
1978	47.3%	26.9%
1979	47.2%	27.1%
1980	47.1%	27.4%
1981	47.1%	28%
1982	47.1%	28.8%
1983	47.2%	29.5%
1984	47.2%	30.2%
1985	47%	30.7%
1986	46.5%	31.2%
1987	45.9%	31.2%
1988	45.1%	30.9%
1989	44.3%	30.3%
1990	43.4%	29.6%
1991	42.5%	28.8%
1992	41.5%	28.1%
1993	40.5%	27.4%
1994	39.9%	26.7%
1995	39.7%	25.9%
1996	39.3%	25.2%
1997	38.7%	24.3%
1998	38%	23.1%
1999	37.3%	22%
2000	36.6%	20.8%
2001	35.8%	19.8%
2002	35%	18.9%
2003	34.2%	18.3%
2004	33.2%	17.8%
2005	32.1%	17.5%
2006	30.9%	17.2%
2007	29.9%	17%
2008	29.1%	16.9%
2009	28.4%	16.9%
2010	27.9%	16.9%
2011	25.5%	16.8%
2012	22.8%	16.8%
2013	21.9%	16.8%
2014	22.1%	16.8%
2015	22.2%	16.8%
2016	22.1%	16.8%
2017	22.3%	16.8%
2018	22.9%	16.7%
2019	24%	16.6%
2020	25.6%	16.6%
2021	26.7%	16.5%
2022	26.2%	16.5%
2023	25.2%	16.3%
2024	24.7%	16.1%
2025	24.3%	16%
2026	24%	15.9%
2027	23.8%	15.9%
2028	23.6%	15.9%
2029	23.3%	15.9%
2030	23%	16%
2031	22.7%	16.1%
2032	22.4%	16.3%
2033	22.1%	16.5%
2034	21.8%	16.7%
2035	21.6%	16.9%
2036	21.4%	17.1%
2037	21.3%	17.3%
2038	21.3%	17.5%
2039	21.2%	17.7%
2040	21%	17.9%
2041	20.8%	18%
2042	20.7%	18.1%
2043	20.5%	18.2%
2044	20.4%	18.3%
2045	20.3%	18.3%
2046	20.2%	18.3%
2047	20.1%	18.3%
2048	20.1%	18.3%
2049	20%	18.2%
2050	20%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	12,034	3,418
1961	12,690	3,657
1962	13,485	3,901
1963	14,283	4,157
1964	15,205	4,410
1965	16,103	4,675
1966	17,030	4,955
1967	17,990	5,264
1968	18,962	5,588
1969	19,949	6,138
1970	20,893	6,922
1971	21,973	7,839
1972	22,968	8,818
1973	24,195	9,822
1974	25,543	10,835
1975	27,699	11,859
1976	30,032	12,876
1977	32,342	15,787
1978	35,141	18,879
1979	38,022	21,987
1980	41,109	25,005
1981	44,176	27,560
1982	46,939	29,585
1983	49,646	31,480
1984	52,253	33,250
1985	54,609	34,855
1986	55,324	36,829
1987	55,933	37,741
1988	56,142	38,861
1989	56,202	40,148
1990	56,000	41,339
1991	55,382	41,409
1992	54,471	42,119
1993	53,439	41,324
1994	52,337	42,976
1995	51,139	38,685
1996	50,362	37,886
1997	49,510	38,207
1998	48,654	41,176
1999	48,053	46,198
2000	47,208	49,993
2001	46,651	52,789
2002	46,397	55,922
2003	46,273	59,118
2004	45,651	60,344
2005	44,688	60,046
2006	43,969	54,338
2007	44,207	55,048
2008	47,146	55,426
2009	52,007	66,521
2010	57,619	69,907
2011	59,689	73,496
2012	65,572	78,682
2013	71,905	82,977
2014	76,258	84,277
2015	79,241	85,044
2016	81,350	87,028
2017	82,408	89,382
2018	79,438	86,840
2019	77,394	86,296
2020	74,224	87,871
2021	69,991	76,802
2022	67,278	81,758
2023	75,467	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	UAE
1985	43	19
1986	40	19
1987	37	19
1988	34	19
1989	32	19
1990	29	19
1991	28	19
1992	26	19
1993	25	19
1994	23	19
1995	22	18
1996	21	16
1997	20	14
1998	20	12
1999	19	10
2000	19	8
2001	18	7
2002	18	5
2003	18	5
2004	18	4
2005	18	4
2006	18	3
2007	18	3
2008	18	3
2009	17	3
2010	17	3
2011	16	4
2012	16	4
2013	15	4
2014	15	3
2015	15	3
2016	14	3
2017	14	3
2018	14	3
2019	14	3
2020	32	6
2021	74	6
2022	13	2
2023	13	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	37.5%	20.1%
1961	35.8%	19%
1962	34.2%	18%
1963	32.7%	16.9%
1964	31.2%	15.8%
1965	29.8%	14.8%
1966	28.4%	13.7%
1967	27.1%	12.6%
1968	25.7%	11.6%
1969	24.4%	10.6%
1970	23.1%	9.62%
1971	21.8%	8.72%
1972	20.5%	7.89%
1973	19.3%	7.12%
1974	18.1%	6.43%
1975	16.9%	5.8%
1976	15.7%	5.23%
1977	14.5%	4.7%
1978	13.4%	4.22%
1979	12.2%	3.78%
1980	11.1%	3.4%
1981	10.1%	3.06%
1982	9.1%	2.77%
1983	8.18%	2.52%
1984	7.34%	2.31%
1985	6.58%	2.12%
1986	5.9%	1.97%
1987	5.3%	1.83%
1988	4.78%	1.71%
1989	4.32%	1.61%
1990	3.91%	1.51%
1991	3.54%	1.43%
1992	3.2%	1.37%
1993	2.9%	1.31%
1994	2.64%	1.26%
1995	2.41%	1.21%
1996	2.22%	1.18%
1997	2.04%	1.15%
1998	1.89%	1.12%
1999	1.76%	1.09%
2000	1.64%	1.07%
2001	1.54%	1.05%
2002	1.45%	1.03%
2003	1.38%	1.01%
2004	1.32%	1%
2005	1.28%	0.98%
2006	1.24%	0.96%
2007	1.22%	0.94%
2008	1.2%	0.92%
2009	1.19%	0.9%
2010	1.17%	0.88%
2011	1.16%	0.86%
2012	1.15%	0.84%
2013	1.13%	0.82%
2014	1.12%	0.79%
2015	1.12%	0.77%
2016	1.11%	0.73%
2017	1.1%	0.7%
2018	1.09%	0.67%
2019	1.08%	0.63%
2020	1.07%	0.6%
2021	1.06%	0.56%
2022	1.05%	0.53%
2023	1.04%	0.5%