Fertility rate: births per woman in Oman
Oman: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.52 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Oman recorded 2.52 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Oman peaked at 7.9 live births per woman in 1981 and was at its lowest, 2.45 live births per woman, in 2022.
That places Oman 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.25 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.26 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.38 live births per woman | 7.28 live births per woman | 7.49 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.69 live births per woman | 7.52 live births per woman | 7.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.47 live births per woman | 6.72 live births per woman | 7.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.23 live births per woman | 4.06 live births per woman | 6.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.85 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.91 live births per woman | 2.7 live births per woman | 2.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.45 live births per woman | 2.64 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0228 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.858 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.4494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 64.7 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 41.31 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.8877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.61 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.6272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Oman?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Oman was 2.52 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9 live births per woman in 1981.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 live births per woman in 2022.
- How does Oman rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Oman ranks 81st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.