Oman Population

Population now

5,549,661

World: 118th
Asia: 37th

Male:	3,627,297	(65.31 %)
Female:	1,922,365	(34.69 %)

Births in 2025:	56,307
Deaths in 2025:	9,973

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	77.45 years
Female:	81.37 years
Total:	79.08 years
Median Age:	31.10 years

Birth Rate:	14.34
Death Rate:	2.54
Growth Rate:	4.65 %
Fertility Rate:	2.47

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Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Oman Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	552k	273k	278k	0.98	1.20%	49.35	22.46	7.25	42.67	41.87	43.50	17.02	16.40%	2.60
1961	565k	279k	286k	0.98	1.26%	49.27	21.78	7.25	43.50	42.65	44.37	16.86	17.48%	2.66
1962	579k	286k	293k	0.97	1.33%	49.18	21.12	7.25	44.31	43.42	45.22	16.74	18.61%	2.72
1963	593k	292k	301k	0.97	1.40%	49.08	20.48	7.26	45.11	44.18	46.06	16.64	19.79%	2.79
1964	609k	300k	309k	0.97	1.47%	48.98	19.85	7.26	45.90	44.92	46.88	16.54	21.04%	2.87
1965	625k	307k	318k	0.97	1.54%	48.86	19.25	7.27	46.67	45.65	47.68	16.43	22.34%	2.94
1966	642k	315k	327k	0.96	1.61%	48.71	18.65	7.28	47.41	46.36	48.46	16.30	23.69%	3.02
1967	660k	324k	336k	0.96	1.69%	48.55	18.07	7.28	48.14	47.05	49.22	16.17	25.11%	3.11
1968	680k	333k	346k	0.96	1.76%	48.38	17.51	7.29	48.86	47.73	49.96	16.05	26.58%	3.20
1969	701k	344k	357k	0.96	1.85%	48.21	16.94	7.29	49.57	48.42	50.70	15.94	28.09%	3.30
1970	724k	356k	368k	0.97	1.94%	48.09	16.38	7.31	50.31	49.12	51.46	15.85	29.67%	3.41
1971	749k	369k	380k	0.97	2.04%	48.09	15.80	7.35	51.09	49.86	52.27	15.89	31.29%	3.53
1972	776k	384k	392k	0.98	2.17%	48.20	15.20	7.41	51.92	50.64	53.14	15.96	32.96%	3.65
1973	807k	401k	406k	0.99	2.32%	48.44	14.59	7.50	52.81	51.49	54.07	16.02	34.67%	3.80
1974	842k	421k	421k	1	2.50%	48.78	13.95	7.62	53.76	52.38	55.07	16.07	36.42%	3.96
1975	882k	445k	437k	1.02	2.70%	49.17	13.30	7.75	54.76	53.33	56.12	16.07	38.21%	4.15
1976	927k	472k	456k	1.04	2.92%	49.55	12.64	7.89	55.78	54.30	57.21	16.25	40.04%	4.37
1977	978k	502k	476k	1.06	3.16%	49.85	11.97	8.02	56.81	55.28	58.31	16.38	41.89%	4.60
1978	1M	536k	497k	1.08	3.42%	50.00	11.31	8.14	57.83	56.25	59.39	16.47	43.76%	4.86
1979	1M	571k	521k	1.1	3.68%	49.97	10.67	8.23	58.81	57.19	60.43	16.55	45.65%	5.14
1980	1M	608k	546k	1.11	3.95%	49.74	10.05	8.30	59.76	58.11	61.43	16.61	47.56%	5.43
1981	1M	647k	573k	1.13	4.21%	49.32	9.46	8.34	60.66	58.98	62.38	16.55	49.47%	5.74
1982	1M	688k	602k	1.14	4.48%	48.74	8.90	8.35	61.52	59.82	63.29	16.53	51.39%	6.07
1983	1M	729k	632k	1.15	4.75%	48.03	8.36	8.34	62.36	60.64	64.17	16.52	53.29%	6.41
1984	1M	770k	661k	1.17	5.00%	47.18	7.86	8.30	63.15	61.42	65.01	16.51	55.20%	6.74
1985	1M	810k	689k	1.18	5.25%	46.16	7.39	8.22	63.92	62.17	65.80	16.52	57.08%	7.05
1986	2M	847k	714k	1.19	5.47%	44.95	6.95	8.10	64.64	62.88	66.56	16.49	58.94%	7.35
1987	2M	881k	739k	1.19	5.66%	43.53	6.54	7.93	65.32	63.55	67.28	16.51	60.78%	7.62
1988	2M	917k	761k	1.2	5.80%	41.91	6.16	7.72	65.98	64.20	67.96	16.56	62.59%	7.90
1989	2M	958k	783k	1.22	5.91%	40.14	5.81	7.46	66.59	64.81	68.61	16.68	64.37%	8.20
1990	2M	1M	803k	1.26	5.99%	38.28	5.48	7.17	67.18	65.40	69.23	16.86	66.10%	8.53
1991	2M	1M	823k	1.3	6.01%	36.40	5.19	6.83	67.74	65.96	69.83	17.44	67.80%	8.91
1992	2M	1M	842k	1.36	6.04%	34.55	4.91	6.47	68.27	66.51	70.40	18.04	69.45%	9.33
1993	2M	1M	860k	1.41	6.02%	32.80	4.67	6.10	68.79	67.03	70.96	18.61	71.04%	9.75
1994	2M	1M	878k	1.45	6.03%	31.20	4.44	5.72	69.28	67.55	71.50	19.19	71.69%	10.11
1995	2M	1M	897k	1.46	6.01%	29.74	4.24	5.35	69.77	68.05	72.03	19.91	71.67%	10.37
1996	2M	1M	916k	1.44	6.00%	28.43	4.06	4.98	70.25	68.54	72.55	19.58	71.65%	10.53
1997	2M	1M	936k	1.4	5.98%	27.23	3.90	4.63	70.73	69.02	73.05	19.48	71.63%	10.59
1998	2M	1M	956k	1.36	5.94%	26.10	3.76	4.30	71.20	69.48	73.53	19.54	71.61%	10.60
1999	2M	1M	975k	1.31	5.90%	25.06	3.63	3.99	71.66	69.93	74.01	19.71	71.59%	10.61
2000	2M	1M	995k	1.28	5.86%	24.14	3.52	3.72	72.13	70.36	74.47	19.94	71.57%	10.67
2001	2M	1M	1M	1.26	5.85%	23.36	3.41	3.48	72.58	70.78	74.92	20.24	71.55%	10.80
2002	2M	1M	1M	1.26	5.85%	22.75	3.32	3.29	73.02	71.19	75.36	20.58	71.53%	10.99
2003	2M	1M	1M	1.27	5.90%	22.30	3.23	3.14	73.45	71.59	75.79	20.98	71.51%	11.23
2004	2M	1M	1M	1.28	5.98%	22.00	3.15	3.03	73.85	71.98	76.21	21.42	71.83%	11.51
2005	3M	1M	1M	1.3	6.09%	21.84	3.08	2.95	74.23	72.35	76.61	21.89	72.40%	11.82
2006	3M	1M	1M	1.33	6.23%	21.77	3.01	2.90	74.58	72.70	76.98	22.43	72.97%	12.15
2007	3M	2M	1M	1.36	6.38%	21.76	2.95	2.88	74.89	73.02	77.32	23.03	73.53%	12.51
2008	3M	2M	1M	1.4	6.53%	21.76	2.89	2.87	75.18	73.32	77.63	23.69	74.08%	12.95
2009	3M	2M	1M	1.45	6.65%	21.74	2.84	2.87	75.44	73.60	77.90	24.43	74.62%	13.54
2010	3M	2M	1M	1.52	6.77%	21.68	2.79	2.87	75.68	73.87	78.16	25.18	75.16%	14.32
2011	3M	2M	1M	1.6	6.84%	21.57	2.75	2.88	75.92	74.12	78.40	25.56	76.18%	15.30
2012	3M	2M	1M	1.68	6.93%	21.42	2.70	2.90	76.15	74.37	78.64	26.09	77.56%	16.46
2013	4M	2M	1M	1.76	7.05%	21.24	2.64	2.91	76.39	74.62	78.89	26.70	78.88%	17.72
2014	4M	3M	1M	1.82	7.11%	21.01	2.59	2.93	76.63	74.88	79.14	27.33	80.15%	18.96
2015	4M	3M	1M	1.87	7.15%	20.70	2.54	2.94	76.89	75.13	79.40	28.00	81.35%	20.09
2016	4M	3M	2M	1.91	7.12%	20.29	2.50	2.94	77.14	75.39	79.66	28.20	82.50%	21.08
2017	5M	3M	2M	1.93	7.04%	19.79	2.46	2.92	77.39	75.65	79.91	28.47	83.56%	21.96
2018	5M	3M	2M	1.94	6.86%	19.19	2.44	2.89	77.63	75.89	80.13	28.81	84.54%	22.73
2019	5M	3M	2M	1.94	6.65%	18.51	2.42	2.84	77.86	76.13	80.34	29.19	85.44%	23.42
2020	5M	3M	2M	1.94	6.35%	17.78	2.42	2.78	78.08	76.36	80.53	29.60	86.28%	24.04
2021	5M	3M	2M	1.93	6.35%	17.78	2.42	2.78	78.08	76.36	80.53	29.90	87.04%	24.59
2022	5M	4M	2M	1.92	6.35%	17.78	2.42	2.78	78.08	76.36	80.53	30.23	87.75%	25.06
2023	5M	4M	2M	1.91	5.31%	15.72	2.49	2.59	78.68	77.01	81.03	30.53	88.40%	25.47
2024	5M	4M	2M	1.9	4.96%	15.03	2.52	2.53	78.88	77.23	81.20	30.83	89.00%	25.86
2025	6M	4M	2M	1.88	4.65%	14.34	2.54	2.47	79.08	77.45	81.37	31.10	89.55%	26.23

Oman Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	6M	4M	2M	1.87	4.37%	13.92	2.59	2.43	79.28	77.67	81.53	31.46	90.05%	26.60
2027	6M	4M	2M	1.86	4.11%	13.49	2.64	2.39	79.48	77.89	81.69	31.77	90.52%	26.96
2028	6M	4M	2M	1.85	3.84%	13.07	2.70	2.34	79.67	78.11	81.86	32.08	90.94%	27.31
2029	6M	4M	2M	1.83	3.60%	12.64	2.75	2.30	79.87	78.33	82.02	32.41	91.33%	27.64
2030	6M	4M	2M	1.82	3.36%	12.22	2.80	2.26	80.07	78.55	82.18	32.73	91.69%	27.94
2031	6M	4M	2M	1.81	3.17%	12.01	2.88	2.23	80.26	78.77	82.33	33.05	92.01%	28.22
2032	6M	4M	2M	1.8	2.99%	11.81	2.96	2.20	80.45	78.99	82.48	33.33	92.31%	28.47
2033	6M	4M	2M	1.79	2.82%	11.60	3.04	2.16	80.63	79.20	82.64	33.56	92.59%	28.71
2034	6M	4M	2M	1.77	2.65%	11.40	3.12	2.13	80.82	79.42	82.79	33.73	92.83%	28.94
2035	6M	4M	2M	1.76	2.50%	11.19	3.20	2.10	81.01	79.64	82.94	33.91	93.06%	29.17
2036	6M	4M	2M	1.75	2.38%	11.16	3.30	2.08	81.19	79.85	83.08	34.01	93.27%	29.39
2037	6M	4M	2M	1.74	2.28%	11.14	3.40	2.06	81.37	80.07	83.23	34.12	93.45%	29.62
2038	6M	4M	2M	1.73	2.17%	11.11	3.50	2.03	81.55	80.28	83.37	34.21	93.62%	29.85
2039	6M	4M	2M	1.72	2.08%	11.09	3.60	2.01	81.73	80.50	83.52	34.32	93.77%	30.08
2040	6M	4M	2M	1.71	1.99%	11.06	3.70	1.99	81.91	80.71	83.66	34.51	93.90%	30.30
2041	6M	4M	2M	1.7	1.90%	11.09	3.82	1.97	82.08	80.92	83.80	34.71	94.01%	30.52
2042	7M	4M	2M	1.69	1.83%	11.11	3.93	1.96	82.25	81.12	83.94	34.94	94.12%	30.74
2043	7M	4M	2M	1.68	1.75%	11.14	4.05	1.94	82.42	81.33	84.08	35.18	94.21%	30.96
2044	7M	4M	2M	1.67	1.68%	11.16	4.16	1.93	82.59	81.53	84.22	35.42	94.31%	31.18
2045	7M	4M	3M	1.66	1.61%	11.19	4.28	1.91	82.76	81.74	84.36	35.66	94.41%	31.40
2046	7M	4M	3M	1.65	1.53%	11.17	4.41	1.90	82.92	81.93	84.49	36.01	94.50%	31.63
2047	7M	4M	3M	1.64	1.45%	11.15	4.55	1.89	83.08	82.12	84.62	36.34	94.60%	31.86
2048	7M	4M	3M	1.63	1.38%	11.14	4.68	1.87	83.23	82.31	84.75	36.69	94.69%	32.10
2049	7M	4M	3M	1.62	1.31%	11.12	4.82	1.86	83.39	82.50	84.88	37.08	94.78%	32.33
2050	7M	4M	3M	1.61	1.24%	11.10	4.95	1.85	83.55	82.69	85.01	37.43	94.87%	32.55

Highest City Populations in Oman

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Muscat	1,613,251	797,000
2	Salalah	437,341	163,140

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