Fertility & birth rates in Oman and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Oman vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Oman vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	7.28	2.69
1961	7.29	2.78
1962	7.32	2.86
1963	7.33	2.88
1964	7.37	2.93
1965	7.39	2.86
1966	7.41	2.78
1967	7.44	2.68
1968	7.46	2.6
1969	7.49	2.51
1970	7.52	2.44
1971	7.56	2.41
1972	7.59	2.2
1973	7.63	2.04
1974	7.67	1.92
1975	7.71	1.81
1976	7.74	1.74
1977	7.78	1.69
1978	7.82	1.75
1979	7.85	1.86
1980	7.89	1.9
1981	7.9	1.82
1982	7.84	1.78
1983	7.75	1.77
1984	7.64	1.77
1985	7.51	1.79
1986	7.35	1.78
1987	7.18	1.81
1988	6.95	1.82
1989	6.72	1.79
1990	6.46	1.83
1991	6.2	1.82
1992	5.92	1.79
1993	5.64	1.76
1994	5.36	1.74
1995	5.07	1.71
1996	4.79	1.73
1997	4.52	1.72
1998	4.27	1.71
1999	4.06	1.68
2000	3.85	1.64
2001	3.66	1.63
2002	3.51	1.63
2003	3.37	1.7
2004	3.2	1.75
2005	3.03	1.76
2006	2.88	1.82
2007	2.76	1.86
2008	2.76	1.91
2009	2.83	1.89
2010	2.97	1.92
2011	2.96	1.91
2012	2.93	1.92
2013	2.95	1.83
2014	2.97	1.81
2015	2.97	1.8
2016	2.95	1.79
2017	2.92	1.74
2018	2.81	1.68
2019	2.7	1.63
2020	2.64	1.57
2021	2.59	1.58
2022	2.45	1.56
2023	2.53	1.56
2024	2.51	1.55
2025	2.48	1.54
2026	2.44	1.53
2027	2.41	1.53
2028	2.37	1.53
2029	2.33	1.52
2030	2.29	1.52
2031	2.26	1.52
2032	2.22	1.53
2033	2.19	1.53
2034	2.16	1.53
2035	2.14	1.53
2036	2.11	1.53
2037	2.09	1.53
2038	2.07	1.53
2039	2.05	1.53
2040	2.03	1.53
2041	2.01	1.54
2042	2	1.54
2043	1.98	1.54
2044	1.97	1.54
2045	1.96	1.54
2046	1.95	1.54
2047	1.93	1.54
2048	1.92	1.54
2049	1.92	1.55
2050	1.91	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Oman	United Kingdom
1960	41.5%	23.3%
1961	41.6%	23.3%
1962	41.7%	23.2%
1963	42%	23.2%
1964	42.6%	23.3%
1965	43.2%	23.4%
1966	43.8%	23.5%
1967	44.3%	23.7%
1968	44.8%	23.9%
1969	45.3%	24%
1970	45.9%	24.1%
1971	46.4%	24.1%
1972	46.8%	24%
1973	47.3%	23.9%
1974	47.5%	23.6%
1975	47.5%	23.3%
1976	47.5%	22.9%
1977	47.4%	22.4%
1978	47.3%	21.9%
1979	47.2%	21.4%
1980	47.1%	21%
1981	47.1%	20.6%
1982	47.1%	20.2%
1983	47.2%	19.8%
1984	47.2%	19.5%
1985	47%	19.3%
1986	46.5%	19.1%
1987	45.9%	18.9%
1988	45.1%	18.9%
1989	44.3%	19.1%
1990	43.4%	19.1%
1991	42.5%	19.3%
1992	41.5%	19.4%
1993	40.5%	19.5%
1994	39.9%	19.6%
1995	39.7%	19.5%
1996	39.3%	19.4%
1997	38.7%	19.3%
1998	38%	19.3%
1999	37.3%	19.2%
2000	36.6%	18.9%
2001	35.8%	18.7%
2002	35%	18.5%
2003	34.2%	18.4%
2004	33.2%	18.3%
2005	32.1%	18.2%
2006	30.9%	18%
2007	29.9%	17.9%
2008	29.1%	17.8%
2009	28.4%	17.8%
2010	27.9%	17.8%
2011	25.5%	17.7%
2012	22.8%	17.8%
2013	21.9%	17.8%
2014	22.1%	17.8%
2015	22.2%	17.9%
2016	22.1%	18%
2017	22.3%	18%
2018	22.9%	18.1%
2019	24%	18%
2020	25.6%	18%
2021	26.7%	17.8%
2022	26.2%	17.6%
2023	25.2%	17.4%
2024	24.7%	17.2%
2025	24.3%	17%
2026	24%	16.7%
2027	23.8%	16.5%
2028	23.6%	16.2%
2029	23.3%	16%
2030	23%	15.7%
2031	22.7%	15.5%
2032	22.4%	15.3%
2033	22.1%	15.2%
2034	21.8%	15.1%
2035	21.6%	15%
2036	21.4%	14.9%
2037	21.3%	14.9%
2038	21.3%	14.8%
2039	21.2%	14.8%
2040	21%	14.8%
2041	20.8%	14.8%
2042	20.7%	14.8%
2043	20.5%	14.9%
2044	20.4%	14.9%
2045	20.3%	14.9%
2046	20.2%	15%
2047	20.1%	15%
2048	20.1%	15%
2049	20%	15%
2050	20%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.7% of the population in Oman and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 43.4% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Oman and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Oman vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in Oman and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	12,034	314,400
1961	12,690	311,519
1962	13,485	340,800
1963	14,283	337,995
1964	15,205	405,000
1965	16,103	364,132
1966	17,030	333,356
1967	17,990	346,145
1968	18,962	292,622
1969	19,949	260,577
1970	20,893	244,918
1971	21,973	257,123
1972	22,968	162,650
1973	24,195	112,389
1974	25,543	67,476
1975	27,699	33,735
1976	30,032	-5,621
1977	32,342	0
1978	35,141	16,859
1979	38,022	61,872
1980	41,109	95,734
1981	44,176	73,234
1982	46,939	56,314
1983	49,646	61,966
1984	52,253	84,633
1985	54,609	79,170
1986	55,324	90,690
1987	55,933	136,325
1988	56,142	136,628
1989	56,202	119,861
1990	56,000	154,569
1991	55,382	143,562
1992	54,471	149,709
1993	53,439	103,893
1994	52,337	127,304
1995	51,139	87,028
1996	50,362	98,884
1997	49,510	99,138
1998	48,654	87,730
1999	48,053	64,551
2000	47,208	70,671
2001	46,651	65,032
2002	46,397	65,308
2003	46,273	89,471
2004	45,651	131,974
2005	44,688	144,963
2006	43,969	176,455
2007	44,207	196,232
2008	47,146	216,325
2009	52,007	230,422
2010	57,619	251,066
2011	59,689	259,361
2012	65,572	248,473
2013	71,905	198,830
2014	76,258	206,784
2015	79,241	175,738
2016	81,350	177,139
2017	82,408	145,125
2018	79,438	119,321
2019	77,394	108,342
2020	74,224	-4,272
2021	69,991	30,612
2022	67,278	39,751
2023	75,467	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Oman vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Oman	United Kingdom
1985	43	2
1986	40	2
1987	37	3
1988	34	4
1989	32	5
1990	29	6
1991	28	7
1992	26	7
1993	25	8
1994	23	9
1995	22	9
1996	21	8
1997	20	9
1998	20	10
1999	19	11
2000	19	12
2001	18	13
2002	18	13
2003	18	14
2004	18	13
2005	18	12
2006	18	12
2007	18	11
2008	18	11
2009	17	11
2010	17	10
2011	16	10
2012	16	9
2013	15	9
2014	15	9
2015	15	9
2016	14	9
2017	14	9
2018	14	9
2019	14	9
2020	32	14
2021	74	13
2022	13	15
2023	13	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.04% in Oman and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	37.5%	2.66%
1961	35.8%	2.61%
1962	34.2%	2.56%
1963	32.7%	2.49%
1964	31.2%	2.42%
1965	29.8%	2.34%
1966	28.4%	2.28%
1967	27.1%	2.22%
1968	25.7%	2.18%
1969	24.4%	2.14%
1970	23.1%	2.1%
1971	21.8%	2.06%
1972	20.5%	2%
1973	19.3%	1.94%
1974	18.1%	1.87%
1975	16.9%	1.8%
1976	15.7%	1.72%
1977	14.5%	1.64%
1978	13.4%	1.57%
1979	12.2%	1.49%
1980	11.1%	1.41%
1981	10.1%	1.34%
1982	9.1%	1.27%
1983	8.18%	1.22%
1984	7.34%	1.17%
1985	6.58%	1.14%
1986	5.9%	1.11%
1987	5.3%	1.08%
1988	4.78%	1.04%
1989	4.32%	0.99%
1990	3.91%	0.93%
1991	3.54%	0.87%
1992	3.2%	0.82%
1993	2.9%	0.77%
1994	2.64%	0.74%
1995	2.41%	0.72%
1996	2.22%	0.7%
1997	2.04%	0.69%
1998	1.89%	0.68%
1999	1.76%	0.67%
2000	1.64%	0.65%
2001	1.54%	0.64%
2002	1.45%	0.63%
2003	1.38%	0.63%
2004	1.32%	0.61%
2005	1.28%	0.6%
2006	1.24%	0.59%
2007	1.22%	0.58%
2008	1.2%	0.56%
2009	1.19%	0.54%
2010	1.17%	0.52%
2011	1.16%	0.5%
2012	1.15%	0.48%
2013	1.13%	0.46%
2014	1.12%	0.45%
2015	1.12%	0.45%
2016	1.11%	0.44%
2017	1.1%	0.44%
2018	1.09%	0.44%
2019	1.08%	0.44%
2020	1.07%	0.44%
2021	1.06%	0.44%
2022	1.05%	0.45%
2023	1.04%	0.45%