🇴🇲 Population of Oman

4,644,384
Current Population of Oman
70,138
Net population growth this year
15.01
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Oman reached 4,644,384, of which 2,818,990 people are male and 1,825,394 female. The country has a population density of 15.0061 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 1.51% for the year. According to the latest data, Oman is set to increase its population size by 68,200 people next year. Making the total population count of Oman 4,713,553 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Oman (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Oman grown from 457,317 people to 4,644,384. An increase of the population size by 915.57% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 457,317 232,317 224,999 6,269 1.4776 1.371%
1951 463,718 235,229 228,489 6,535 1.4983 1.409%
1952 470,396 238,281 232,115 6,820 1.5199 1.45%
1953 477,401 241,495 235,905 7,190 1.5425 1.506%
1954 484,741 244,873 239,869 7,491 1.5662 1.545%
1955 492,416 248,432 243,984 7,859 1.591 1.596%
1956 500,443 252,173 248,270 8,194 1.6169 1.637%
1957 508,853 256,103 252,750 8,626 1.6441 1.695%
1958 517,706 260,274 257,432 9,081 1.6727 1.754%
1959 527,028 264,700 262,329 9,563 1.7028 1.815%
1960 536,553 269,239 267,314 9,486 1.7336 1.768%
1961 546,443 273,981 272,462 10,294 1.7656 1.884%
1962 557,140 279,155 277,985 11,099 1.8001 1.992%
1963 568,603 284,732 283,870 11,828 1.8372 2.08%
1964 580,824 290,714 290,110 12,615 1.8767 2.172%
1965 593,808 297,097 296,711 13,351 1.9186 2.248%
1966 607,538 303,866 303,672 14,109 1.963 2.322%
1967 622,042 311,041 311,000 14,899 2.0098 2.395%
1968 637,379 318,648 318,730 15,776 2.0594 2.475%
1969 653,593 326,704 326,890 16,653 2.1118 2.548%
1970 670,693 335,214 335,479 17,546 2.167 2.616%
1971 688,804 344,246 344,558 18,675 2.2255 2.711%
1972 708,045 353,813 354,231 19,808 2.2877 2.798%
1973 728,598 364,014 364,583 21,297 2.3541 2.923%
1974 754,676 377,005 377,671 30,860 2.4384 4.09%
1975 787,194 393,678 393,517 34,177 2.5434 4.342%
1976 824,081 413,248 410,834 39,596 2.6626 4.806%
1977 866,124 435,834 430,290 44,490 2.7985 5.138%
1978 912,750 461,015 451,735 48,762 2.9491 5.344%
1979 963,351 488,360 474,991 52,440 3.1126 5.445%
1980 1,017,462 517,524 499,938 55,782 3.2874 5.484%
1981 1,075,624 548,858 526,766 60,542 3.4754 5.63%
1982 1,138,301 582,678 555,622 64,811 3.6779 5.695%
1983 1,204,626 618,446 586,180 67,839 3.8922 5.633%
1984 1,273,306 655,388 617,918 69,523 4.1141 5.461%
1985 1,353,289 706,141 647,147 90,441 4.3725 6.686%
1986 1,443,446 770,179 673,266 89,873 4.6638 6.228%
1987 1,533,350 834,102 699,248 89,937 4.9543 5.867%
1988 1,623,433 898,130 725,304 90,228 5.2453 5.559%
1989 1,713,838 962,313 751,525 90,582 5.5374 5.287%
1990 1,804,524 1,026,621 777,902 90,789 5.8304 5.032%
1991 1,895,187 1,090,893 804,294 90,538 6.1234 4.778%
1992 1,985,227 1,154,813 830,414 89,543 6.4143 4.511%
1993 2,071,868 1,216,149 855,719 83,738 6.6942 4.042%
1994 2,133,675 1,254,400 879,276 39,877 6.8939 1.869%
1995 2,172,672 1,271,419 901,253 38,116 7.0199 1.754%
1996 2,209,958 1,287,526 922,432 36,456 7.1404 1.65%
1997 2,245,588 1,302,729 942,859 34,804 7.2555 1.55%
1998 2,279,727 1,317,097 962,630 33,473 7.3658 1.468%
1999 2,312,600 1,330,762 981,838 32,274 7.4721 1.396%
2000 2,344,253 1,343,767 1,000,486 31,033 7.5743 1.324%
2001 2,374,654 1,356,102 1,018,552 29,767 7.6725 1.254%
2002 2,403,658 1,367,695 1,035,964 28,243 7.7663 1.175%
2003 2,431,600 1,379,044 1,052,555 27,640 7.8565 1.137%
2004 2,468,855 1,401,157 1,067,698 46,870 7.9769 1.899%
2005 2,515,192 1,433,559 1,081,633 45,804 8.1266 1.821%
2006 2,560,650 1,465,443 1,095,206 45,111 8.2735 1.762%
2007 2,605,700 1,497,064 1,108,636 44,991 8.4191 1.727%
2008 2,651,028 1,528,791 1,122,237 45,665 8.5655 1.723%
2009 2,697,537 1,561,101 1,136,436 47,352 8.7158 1.755%
2010 2,881,914 1,708,903 1,173,012 321,403 9.3115 11.164%
2011 3,206,870 1,973,564 1,233,305 328,508 10.3615 10.253%
2012 3,535,578 2,240,160 1,295,419 328,909 11.4235 9.31%
2013 3,816,680 2,459,562 1,357,118 233,294 12.3318 6.114%
2014 4,009,268 2,591,374 1,417,894 151,881 12.954 3.789%
2015 4,191,776 2,714,402 1,477,375 213,137 13.5437 5.086%
2016 4,398,070 2,866,336 1,531,734 199,450 14.2102 4.536%
2017 4,541,854 2,960,916 1,580,938 88,118 14.6748 1.94%
2018 4,601,156 2,971,367 1,629,789 30,487 14.8664 0.663%
2019 4,602,768 2,924,701 1,678,067 -27,264 14.8716 -0.592%
2020 4,543,398 2,820,785 1,722,614 -91,475 14.6798 -2.013%
2021 4,520,471 2,761,768 1,758,703 45,620 14.6057 1.009%
2022 4,576,298 2,785,494 1,790,804 66,034 14.7861 1.443%
2023 4,644,384 2,818,990 1,825,394 70,138 15.0061 1.51%

Statements that can be derived from Oman's population data

  • Oman has a population of 4,644,384 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Oman's population is equivalent to 0.06% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Oman's population will grow with 70,138 people.
  • In 2023, 0 more people will immigrate to Oman than emigrate from the country.
  • The median age of the population in Oman is 29.19 years.
  • In Oman there are 15.01 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 8.08 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Oman.
  • In Oman, 2,818,990 of the total population are male, and 1,825,394 are female.

Future Population of Oman (2023 - 2100)

Oman's population is set to incease in the future from 4,644,384 people to 7,838,991 people. An increase of the population size by 1614.13% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 4,644,384 2,818,990 1,825,394 70,138 15.0061 1.51%
2024 4,713,553 2,853,393 1,860,160 68,200 15.2296 1.447%
2025 4,780,706 2,886,766 1,893,939 66,105 15.4465 1.383%
2026 4,846,014 2,919,191 1,926,823 64,512 15.6576 1.331%
2027 4,909,746 2,950,800 1,958,947 62,953 15.8635 1.282%
2028 4,972,087 2,981,688 1,990,400 61,729 16.0649 1.242%
2029 5,033,246 3,011,964 2,021,282 60,588 16.2625 1.204%
2030 5,093,376 3,041,699 2,051,676 59,671 16.4568 1.172%
2031 5,152,792 3,071,048 2,081,744 59,162 16.6488 1.148%
2032 5,211,644 3,100,087 2,111,558 58,543 16.8389 1.123%
2033 5,270,150 3,128,919 2,141,231 58,468 17.0279 1.109%
2034 5,328,580 3,157,682 2,170,898 58,391 17.2167 1.096%
2035 5,387,135 3,186,478 2,200,657 58,720 17.4059 1.09%
2036 5,446,192 3,215,495 2,230,697 59,394 17.5967 1.091%
2037 5,505,926 3,244,820 2,261,106 60,074 17.7897 1.091%
2038 5,566,306 3,274,430 2,291,876 60,687 17.9848 1.09%
2039 5,627,456 3,304,386 2,323,070 61,611 18.1824 1.095%
2040 5,689,446 3,334,724 2,354,722 62,370 18.3827 1.096%
2041 5,752,240 3,365,420 2,386,820 63,218 18.5856 1.099%
2042 5,815,752 3,396,424 2,419,327 63,805 18.7908 1.097%
2043 5,879,774 3,427,630 2,452,144 64,239 18.9977 1.093%
2044 5,944,240 3,458,994 2,485,246 64,691 19.2059 1.088%
2045 6,008,876 3,490,366 2,518,511 64,581 19.4148 1.075%
2046 6,073,624 3,521,711 2,551,912 64,913 19.624 1.069%
2047 6,138,380 3,552,971 2,585,409 64,599 19.8332 1.052%
2048 6,202,674 3,583,898 2,618,776 63,988 20.0409 1.032%
2049 6,266,279 3,614,369 2,651,910 63,223 20.2465 1.009%
2050 6,328,978 3,644,263 2,684,715 62,174 20.449 0.982%
2051 6,390,502 3,673,433 2,717,069 60,874 20.6478 0.953%
2052 6,450,747 3,701,812 2,748,934 59,616 20.8425 0.924%
2053 6,509,495 3,729,287 2,780,209 57,880 21.0323 0.889%
2054 6,566,652 3,755,804 2,810,848 56,433 21.217 0.859%
2055 6,622,056 3,781,279 2,840,777 54,376 21.396 0.821%
2056 6,675,450 3,805,574 2,869,877 52,413 21.5685 0.785%
2057 6,726,823 3,828,670 2,898,153 50,332 21.7345 0.748%
2058 6,776,117 3,850,542 2,925,575 48,256 21.8938 0.712%
2059 6,823,245 3,871,148 2,952,096 46,000 22.046 0.674%
2060 6,868,026 3,890,388 2,977,638 43,562 22.1907 0.634%
2061 6,910,490 3,908,274 3,002,215 41,366 22.3279 0.599%
2062 6,950,766 3,924,885 3,025,880 39,185 22.458 0.564%
2063 6,988,744 3,940,162 3,048,581 36,772 22.5808 0.526%
2064 7,024,647 3,954,213 3,070,434 35,034 22.6968 0.499%
2065 7,058,756 3,967,198 3,091,558 33,184 22.807 0.47%
2066 7,091,164 3,979,162 3,112,002 31,632 22.9117 0.446%
2067 7,121,950 3,990,136 3,131,814 29,941 23.0111 0.42%
2068 7,151,384 4,000,281 3,151,103 28,926 23.1062 0.404%
2069 7,179,778 4,009,766 3,170,012 27,862 23.198 0.388%
2070 7,206,947 4,018,492 3,188,454 26,476 23.2858 0.367%
2071 7,232,868 4,026,461 3,206,407 25,367 23.3695 0.351%
2072 7,257,767 4,033,797 3,223,970 24,430 23.45 0.337%
2073 7,281,810 4,040,598 3,241,212 23,656 23.5277 0.325%
2074 7,305,170 4,046,982 3,258,188 23,064 23.6031 0.316%
2075 7,327,914 4,053,018 3,274,897 22,425 23.6766 0.306%
2076 7,350,113 4,058,759 3,291,354 21,972 23.7483 0.299%
2077 7,371,818 4,064,256 3,307,561 21,438 23.8185 0.291%
2078 7,393,126 4,069,597 3,323,529 21,178 23.8873 0.286%
2079 7,414,192 4,074,880 3,339,312 20,955 23.9554 0.283%
2080 7,435,110 4,080,185 3,354,925 20,881 24.023 0.281%
2081 7,455,912 4,085,573 3,370,339 20,721 24.0902 0.278%
2082 7,476,784 4,091,160 3,385,625 21,025 24.1576 0.281%
2083 7,497,719 4,096,974 3,400,744 20,844 24.2253 0.278%
2084 7,518,522 4,102,950 3,415,572 20,763 24.2925 0.276%
2085 7,539,312 4,109,160 3,430,152 20,815 24.3596 0.276%
2086 7,560,094 4,115,611 3,444,482 20,749 24.4268 0.274%
2087 7,580,888 4,122,340 3,458,548 20,839 24.494 0.275%
2088 7,601,891 4,129,471 3,472,419 21,168 24.5618 0.278%
2089 7,623,168 4,137,036 3,486,132 21,387 24.6306 0.281%
2090 7,644,485 4,144,912 3,499,573 21,246 24.6995 0.278%
2091 7,665,726 4,153,037 3,512,690 21,237 24.7681 0.277%
2092 7,686,885 4,161,388 3,525,497 21,080 24.8365 0.274%
2093 7,707,818 4,169,892 3,537,925 20,785 24.9041 0.27%
2094 7,728,411 4,178,470 3,549,942 20,402 24.9706 0.264%
2095 7,748,562 4,187,037 3,561,524 19,899 25.0357 0.257%
2096 7,768,188 4,195,553 3,572,635 19,355 25.0992 0.249%
2097 7,787,130 4,203,917 3,583,213 18,529 25.1604 0.238%
2098 7,805,278 4,212,050 3,593,228 17,766 25.219 0.228%
2099 7,822,618 4,219,913 3,602,706 16,915 25.275 0.216%
2100 7,838,991 4,227,406 3,611,585 15,830 25.3279 0.202%

Population Density of Oman

Today, Oman has a population density of 15.0061 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 1.4776 people/km² since the 1950 to 15.0061 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Oman is projected to reach a population density of 25.3279 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Oman Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Oman's Population

The population growth rate of Oman currently stands at 1.51% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.067 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Oman will decrease to 1.51%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Oman's population growth is projected to land at a positive rate of 0.202% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.371%
1960 1.768%
1970 2.616%
1980 5.484%
1990 5.032%
2000 1.324%
2010 11.164%
2020 -2.013%
Year Growth Rate
2030 1.172%
2040 1.096%
2050 0.982%
2060 0.634%
2070 0.367%
2080 0.281%
2090 0.278%
2100 0.202%
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Life Expectancy of Oman

Today, Oman has an average life expectancy of 78.9687 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 29.6701 years since the 1950 to 78.9687 years in 2023. In the future, Oman is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 90.4951 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 29,670
1960 35,450
1970 47,678
1980 60,446
1990 69,782
2000 73,465
2010 76,269
2020 74,757
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 80,398
2040 82,277
2050 83,991
2060 85,472
2070 86,820
2080 88,079
2090 89,319
2100 90,495
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Migration to and from Oman

In 2023 Oman will see net migrations of 0 people. This means that 0 more people will immigrate to Oman than emigrate from the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Oman was 0.

Net Migration for Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -2,005
1960 -2,997
1970 -2,997
1980 12,626
1990 33,492
2000 -19,889
2010 264,095
2020 -164,408
Year Net Migration
2030 0
2040 0
2050 0
2060 0
2070 0
2080 0
2090 0
2100 0
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Births in Oman

In 2023, Oman will see 79,479 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Oman in 2022, when the country saw 81,043 new borns.

Births Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 24,647
1960 28,893
1970 33,573
1980 53,979
1990 65,411
2000 58,354
2010 64,416
2020 86,916
Year Births
2030 70,867
2040 78,103
2050 85,018
2060 78,353
2070 77,199
2080 80,823
2090 78,027
2100 75,659
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Deaths in Oman

In 2023, 9,352 people will die in Oman. That is a decrease of Oman's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 15,011 deaths.

Deaths Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 16,367
1960 16,409
1970 13,034
1980 10,827
1990 8,118
2000 7,430
2010 7,110
2020 13,991
Year Births
2030 11,192
2040 15,741
2050 22,840
2060 34,777
2070 50,726
2080 59,938
2090 56,784
2100 59,818
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Median Age in Oman

The median age of Oman has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Oman will reach 41.2842 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 17.7897
1960 17.9932
1970 16.3389
1980 15.5132
1990 17.0936
2000 19.6274
2010 24.3736
2020 28.8183
Year Median Age
2030 30.8661
2040 31.7767
2050 34.042
2060 36.7161
2070 38.0678
2080 38.5697
2090 39.7811
2100 41.2842
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Fertility Rate in Oman

The fertility rate of Oman has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Oman will reach 1.7508 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 7.2503
1960 7.2475
1970 7.311
1980 8.0957
1990 6.6059
2000 3.8935
2010 2.9426
2020 2.6875
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 2.2494
2040 2.0215
2050 1.9105
2060 1.8654
2070 1.8111
2080 1.7869
2090 1.7673
2100 1.7508
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Infant Mortality Rate in Oman

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Oman while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Oman has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 277.0446. Today, Oman has a much better infant mortality rate of 8.0807 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Oman is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 1.4463 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Oman Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 277.0446
1960 234.013
1970 154.0781
1980 81.6225
1990 31.9114
2000 13.9802
2010 10.0385
2020 9.4306
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 6.1719
2040 4.3448
2050 3.2317
2060 2.58
2070 2.1691
2080 1.873
2090 1.6344
2100 1.4463
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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