| Population | 3,694,755 (July 2021 est.) note: immigrants make up approximately 46% of the total population (2019) |
| Nationality | noun: Omani(s) adjective: Omani |
| Ethnic groups | Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African |
| Languages | Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Swahili, Urdu, Indian dialects major-language sample(s): ???? ????? ??????? ?????? ???? ?? ???? ????????? ??? ????????? ???????? (Arabic) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Religions | Muslim 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <0.1%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2010 est.) note: Omani citizens represent approximately 56.4% of the population and are overwhelming Muslim (Ibadhi and Sunni sects each constitute about 45% and Shia about 5%); Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists account for roughly 5% of Omani citizens |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 30.15% (male 561,791/female 533,949) 15-24 years: 17.35% (male 331,000/female 299,516) 25-54 years: 44.81% (male 928,812/female 699,821) 55-64 years: 4.02% (male 77,558/female 68,427) 65 years and over: 3.68% (male 64,152/female 69,663) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 33.3 youth dependency ratio: 30 elderly dependency ratio: 3.3 potential support ratio: 29.9 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 26.2 years male: 27.2 years female: 25.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.89% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 22.58 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | the vast majority of the population is located in and around the Al Hagar Mountains in the north of the country; another smaller cluster is found around the city of Salalah in the far south; most of the country remains sparsely poplulated |
| Urbanization | urban population: 87% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.590 million MUSCAT (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.33 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.18 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.76 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.05 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.64 years male: 74.69 years female: 78.68 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.73 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 29.7% (2014) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 4.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 2 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2019) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 2,500 (2019) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2019) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 27% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 11.2% (2016/17) |
| Education expenditures | 6.8% of GDP (2017) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 95.7% male: 97% female: 92.7% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2019) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
