Libya vs Oman: Birth rate
Libya
17.02 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Oman
16.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
94th
Oman rank
95th
Birth rate over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Libya currently reports 17.02 births per 1,000 people against 16.85 births per 1,000 people in Oman, a difference of 0.17 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
Libya ranks 94th and Oman ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.35 births per 1,000 people | 52.11 births per 1,000 people | 1.76 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1960s | 49.85 births per 1,000 people | 52.58 births per 1,000 people | 2.72 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1970s | 45.76 births per 1,000 people | 50.96 births per 1,000 people | 5.2 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1980s | 35.83 births per 1,000 people | 47.06 births per 1,000 people | 11.24 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1990s | 23.21 births per 1,000 people | 29.37 births per 1,000 people | 6.16 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2000s | 23.07 births per 1,000 people | 21.77 births per 1,000 people | 1.29 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 21.9 births per 1,000 people | 20.76 births per 1,000 people | 1.14 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 17.87 births per 1,000 people | 17.6 births per 1,000 people | 0.2702 births per 1,000 people | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Libya or Oman?
- Libya, at 17.02 births per 1,000 people against 16.85 births per 1,000 people in Oman as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Libya and Oman?
- 0.17 births per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for birth rate?
- Libya ranks 94th and Oman ranks 95th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.