Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Birth rate
Oman
16.85 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
16.41 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Oman rank
95th
Saudi Arabia rank
98th
Birth rate over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Oman currently reports 16.85 births per 1,000 people against 16.41 births per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.44 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 52.11 births per 1,000 people | 51.51 births per 1,000 people | 0.5992 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1960s | 52.58 births per 1,000 people | 50.45 births per 1,000 people | 2.13 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1970s | 50.96 births per 1,000 people | 47.89 births per 1,000 people | 3.06 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1980s | 47.06 births per 1,000 people | 43.97 births per 1,000 people | 3.09 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 1990s | 29.37 births per 1,000 people | 32.99 births per 1,000 people | 3.62 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 21.77 births per 1,000 people | 22.66 births per 1,000 people | 0.8876 births per 1,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 20.76 births per 1,000 people | 19.7 births per 1,000 people | 1.06 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
| 2020s | 17.6 births per 1,000 people | 16.04 births per 1,000 people | 1.56 births per 1,000 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Oman, at 16.85 births per 1,000 people against 16.41 births per 1,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.44 births per 1,000 people, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for birth rate?
- Oman ranks 95th and Saudi Arabia ranks 98th 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.