Births by age of mother in Oman
Oman: Births by age of mother was 20 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
76th
of 229 countries
All-time high
43
in 1987
All-time low
11
in 2017
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births by age of mother in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births by age of mother in Oman is 20, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births by age of mother in Oman peaked at 43 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2017.
Oman ranks 76th of 229 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Births by age of mother in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 19 | — |
| 1951 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1956 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 21 | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 23 | +9.5% |
| 1961 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 41 | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 40 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 33 | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 29 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 27 | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 25 | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 22 | -12.0% |
| 2001 | 20 | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 19 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18 | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 16 | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 20 | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.6 | 19 | 21 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.3 | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.1 | 26 | 33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.4 | 34 | 43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.2 | 25 | 40 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.8 | 17 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 | 11 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17 | 14 | 20 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 73 Namibia 23 compare
- 74 Poland 22 compare
- 74 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 22 compare
- 76 Turkmenistan 20 compare
- 78 Azerbaijan 19 compare
- 78 Lebanon 19 compare
More population data for Oman
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,329 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.19 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.4397 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.661 (2100)
- Population density 39.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 701,526 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.661 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.6733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 294 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births by age of mother in Oman?
- Births by age of mother in Oman was 20 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births by age of mother recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 1987.
- What is the lowest births by age of mother recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for births by age of mother?
- Oman ranks 76th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births by age of mother rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births by age of mother. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).