Libya vs Oman: Birth rate, crude

Libya
16.5 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Oman
16.78 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Libya rank
91st
Oman rank
90th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Libya
  • Oman
20304050196019922024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 16.78 per 1,000 people against 16.5 per 1,000 people in Libya, a difference of 0.28 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.

Libya ranks 91st and Oman ranks 90th of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 49.85 per 1,000 people 52.58 per 1,000 people 2.72 per 1,000 people Oman
1970s 45.76 per 1,000 people 50.96 per 1,000 people 5.2 per 1,000 people Oman
1980s 35.83 per 1,000 people 47.06 per 1,000 people 11.24 per 1,000 people Oman
1990s 23.21 per 1,000 people 29.37 per 1,000 people 6.16 per 1,000 people Oman
2000s 23.07 per 1,000 people 21.77 per 1,000 people 1.29 per 1,000 people Libya
2010s 21.9 per 1,000 people 20.76 per 1,000 people 1.14 per 1,000 people Libya
2020s 17.59 per 1,000 people 17.43 per 1,000 people 0.1596 per 1,000 people Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Libya or Oman?
Oman, at 16.78 per 1,000 people against 16.5 per 1,000 people in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Libya and Oman?
0.28 per 1,000 people, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Oman rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Libya ranks 91st and Oman ranks 90th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,195 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.