Population and Demographics of Oman
Fast population growth · +4.6% in 2024
The 2024 population estimate places Oman at 5.28 million people, with the 2050 medium scenario above the 2024 total. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 131.5% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift. By 2050, the medium path points to 7.83 million, equivalent to a +48.2% change from the 2024 estimate.
Population Over Time in Oman
A longer view puts Oman at 2.282M in 2000 and 5.282M in 2024. That works out to a 131.4% gain. Looking ahead, the medium projection points to 7.827M in 2050, 48.2% higher than the 2024 level. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Broad age shares place Oman in a mixed demographic position in 2024. Children under 15 make up 24.71% of the population, compared with 2.64% aged 65 or older, and 72.65% are 15 to 64. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
Oman's 2024 population is 37.8% female and 62.2% male in the World Bank series. Males exceed females by 24.4 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Males made up 62.2% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 37.8% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Fertility is 2.5 in Oman, while annual population change is +4.60% in 2024, while 24.71% of residents are under 15 and 2.64% are 65 or older.
Historical change in Oman totals +131.5% between 2000 and 2024, while the 2050 medium projection is 48.2% above 2024; this profile does not infer unobserved migration or natural-change components.
2024 estimate for Oman. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Oman vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Oman's annual population change is higher than the world rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Oman | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +4.6% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 29 | 30.6 | 2024 |
The table deliberately uses one 2024 source context for Oman and the world. This avoids combining national figures from one year with global figures from another.
Key Takeaways
The 2024 total is 5,281,538 people. Annual change in the same harmonized table is +4.60%.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 24.71% are under 15 and 2.64% are 65 or older.
Females make up 37.8% of the 2024 population in the World Bank indicator, with males at 62.2%.
By 2050, the medium projection is 7.827M, differing from 2024 by roughly 2.55 million people.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Oman?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Oman is 5,281,538 people.
Is the population of Oman growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Oman's population is growing, with annual change of +4.60%.
What percentage of the population of Oman is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 2.64% of Oman's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Oman in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Oman's 2050 population at 7,827,002.
What is the fertility rate in Oman?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Oman is 2.5 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.