Oman Demographics

Population of Oman (2025)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Oman

Oman Population
5,494,691
see live
Yearly Change
+4.04%
Global Share
0.07%
Global Rank
122

Median Age

The median age in Oman is 29.7 years (2025).

Fertility in Oman

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
2.5
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Oman

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
80.5
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
82.2
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
78.9
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Oman


Infant Mortality
8.0
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
9.7
(per 1,000 live births)


Oman Urban Population

Currently, 90.8% of the population of Oman is urban (4,989,686 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Oman is 18 people per Km2 (46 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 309,500 Km2 (119,499 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Oman

# City Population
1 Muscat 797,000
2 Seeb 470,878
3 Bawshar 383,257
4 'Ibri 163,473
5 Salalah 163,140
6 Saham 140,000
7 Rustaq 120,000
8 Sohar 108,274
9 As Suwayq 107,143
10 Barka' 81,647
11 Al Buraymi 73,670
12 Nizwa 72,076
13 Sur 71,152
14 Bahla' 54,338
15 Al Khaburah 50,223
16 Shinas 48,009
17 Sufalat Sama'il 47,718
18 Izki 36,203
19 Liwa 26,372
20 Ibra' 25,265
21 Oman Smart Future City 25,000
22 Bidbid 21,188
23 Badiyah 18,479
24 Khasab 17,904
25 Adam 17,283
26 Yanqul 16,599

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.