Oman People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

3,833,465 (2023 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):
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Religions

Muslim 85.9%, Christian 6.4%, Hindu 5.7%, other and unaffiliated 2% (2020 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

MENA religious affiliation

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.88% (male 586,608/female 558,770)

15-64 years: 66.17% (male 1,404,289/female 1,132,250)

65 years and over: 3.95% (2023 est.) (male 70,976/female 80,572)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 42

youth dependency ratio: 38

elderly dependency ratio: 4

potential support ratio: 25.2 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 26.2 years

male: 27.2 years

female: 25.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

1.8% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

21.62 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

3.21 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-0.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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: 88.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1.650 million MUSCAT (capital) (2023)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 1.24 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.88 male(s)/female

total population: 1.16 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

17 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 14.16 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 15.38 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 77.16 years

male: 75.24 years

female: 79.17 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.67 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.3 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

29.7% (2014)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 97.9% of population

total: 99.7% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 2.1% of population

total: 0.3% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

5.3% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.77 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

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 (2020 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

27% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 0.47 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.17 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.29 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 8% (2020 est.)

male: 15.5% (2020 est.)

female: 0.4% (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

11.2% (2016/17)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

56.4% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

5.4% of GDP (2019 est.)

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: 15 years

male: 15 years

female: 15 years (2021)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 14.6%

male: 11.6%

female: 29.6% (2021 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Oman on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Oman 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Oman 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.