Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.53 births per woman in Oman and 2.28 births per woman in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Oman, by 0.25 births per woman, or 1.11 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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Latest figures
births per woman · UN
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2023 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 2.53 2023 | 2.95 | 78 of 229 | 1.74 2100 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.28 2023 | 2.67 | 89 of 229 | 1.72 2100 |
| World | 2.25 2023 | 2.57 | 1.84 2100 |
What the numbers say
- Oman has been higher since 2010, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
- In 2023, Oman ranked 78 and Saudi Arabia ranked 89 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Oman at 1.74 births per woman and Saudi Arabia at 1.72 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.53 | 2.28 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.45 | 2.14 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.59 | 2.17 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.64 | 2.27 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 2.49 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.81 | 2.67 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.92 | 2.67 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.95 | 2.65 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.97 | 2.63 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.97 | 2.68 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.95 | 2.67 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.93 | 2.78 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.96 | 2.8 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.97 | 2.81 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.83 | 2.95 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.76 | 3.07 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.76 | 3.19 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.88 | 3.18 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 3.03 | 3.16 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 3.2 | 3.26 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 3.51 | 3.71 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 3.66 | 3.96 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 3.85 | 4.21 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 4.06 | 4.35 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 4.27 | 4.52 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.52 | 4.66 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4.79 | 4.81 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 5.07 | 4.99 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 5.36 | 5.16 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.64 | 5.33 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.92 | 5.49 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 6.2 | 5.64 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 6.46 | 5.8 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 6.72 | 5.97 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 6.95 | 6.15 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 7.18 | 6.34 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 7.35 | 6.52 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 7.51 | 6.65 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 7.64 | 6.78 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 7.75 | 6.88 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 7.84 | 6.98 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 7.9 | 7.07 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 7.89 | 7.15 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 7.85 | 7.23 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 7.82 | 7.26 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 7.78 | 7.3 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 7.74 | 7.33 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 7.71 | 7.37 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 7.67 | 7.43 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 7.63 | 7.48 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.59 | 7.54 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.56 | 7.56 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.52 | 7.58 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.49 | 7.6 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.46 | 7.63 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.44 | 7.66 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.41 | 7.66 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.39 | 7.66 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.37 | 7.67 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.33 | 7.65 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.32 | 7.64 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.29 | 7.63 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.28 | 7.63 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.25 | 7.62 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.25 | 7.6 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.23 | 7.6 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.23 | 7.59 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.23 | 7.59 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.25 | 7.59 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.25 | 7.59 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.26 | 7.58 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.25 | 7.58 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.26 | 7.58 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.512.2–2.82 | 2.312.01–2.6 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.482.11–2.85 | 2.291.93–2.67 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.442.03–2.89 | 2.271.87–2.7 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.411.96–2.91 | 2.251.79–2.71 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.371.87–2.91 | 2.221.75–2.75 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.331.81–2.9 | 2.21.69–2.76 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.291.74–2.89 | 2.171.64–2.76 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.261.69–2.86 | 2.151.58–2.77 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.221.63–2.85 | 2.131.56–2.74 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.191.59–2.83 | 2.111.52–2.77 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.161.52–2.84 | 2.091.47–2.76 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.141.49–2.81 | 2.071.43–2.81 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.111.45–2.81 | 2.051.43–2.79 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.091.42–2.81 | 2.031.39–2.77 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.071.38–2.78 | 2.011.37–2.75 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.051.35–2.75 | 21.35–2.69 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.031.33–2.76 | 1.981.33–2.72 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.021.32–2.74 | 1.971.31–2.73 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 21.31–2.74 | 1.951.3–2.7 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.981.28–2.7 | 1.941.27–2.67 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.971.27–2.68 | 1.931.25–2.67 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.961.27–2.65 | 1.931.24–2.7 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.951.27–2.65 | 1.911.21–2.68 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.931.26–2.65 | 1.91.19–2.68 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.931.26–2.63 | 1.891.17–2.7 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.921.26–2.61 | 1.891.16–2.68 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.911.24–2.61 | 1.881.16–2.65 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.91.24–2.61 | 1.871.17–2.65 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.891.21–2.59 | 1.861.16–2.61 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.881.19–2.56 | 1.851.12–2.61 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.881.2–2.56 | 1.851.15–2.59 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.871.17–2.56 | 1.841.16–2.58 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.861.16–2.56 | 1.831.14–2.55 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.851.16–2.57 | 1.831.12–2.55 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.851.16–2.56 | 1.821.11–2.57 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.851.12–2.54 | 1.821.1–2.57 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.841.12–2.56 | 1.811.11–2.58 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.841.12–2.56 | 1.811.1–2.54 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.831.12–2.55 | 1.81.08–2.55 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.831.13–2.55 | 1.81.07–2.54 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.821.13–2.55 | 1.791.07–2.52 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.821.12–2.55 | 1.791.09–2.51 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.811.12–2.54 | 1.791.07–2.52 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.811.09–2.53 | 1.781.07–2.52 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.81.1–2.52 | 1.781.07–2.51 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.81.09–2.54 | 1.771.08–2.51 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.81.1–2.54 | 1.771.06–2.51 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.81.1–2.54 | 1.771.05–2.5 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.791.11–2.54 | 1.761.05–2.49 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.791.09–2.52 | 1.761.04–2.5 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.781.09–2.52 | 1.761.02–2.5 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.781.07–2.54 | 1.751.02–2.5 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.781.06–2.52 | 1.751.02–2.5 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.771.07–2.51 | 1.751.01–2.5 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.771.09–2.53 | 1.751.01–2.5 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.771.12–2.53 | 1.751–2.49 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.771.07–2.54 | 1.751.01–2.48 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.761.08–2.54 | 1.751.02–2.48 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.761.08–2.55 | 1.741.02–2.48 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.761.06–2.54 | 1.741.01–2.48 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.761.06–2.56 | 1.731.01–2.48 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.761.05–2.55 | 1.731.01–2.48 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.761.04–2.55 | 1.731–2.47 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.751.06–2.54 | 1.730.99–2.48 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.751.04–2.53 | 1.730.99–2.5 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.751.05–2.53 | 1.730.98–2.5 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.751.03–2.52 | 1.730.98–2.49 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.751.02–2.51 | 1.730.97–2.5 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.751–2.52 | 1.730.96–2.5 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.751.01–2.52 | 1.730.95–2.5 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.741.01–2.5 | 1.720.98–2.52 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.741–2.49 | 1.720.98–2.51 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.741.03–2.49 | 1.720.98–2.53 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.741.05–2.52 | 1.720.97–2.51 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.741.03–2.53 | 1.720.98–2.52 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.741.04–2.51 | 1.720.98–2.54 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.741.03–2.51 | 1.720.99–2.52 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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