Oman Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Oman is 4,974,986 and the population growth amounts 2.92% (2019). The male and female population are 3,284,444 (66.02%) and 1,690,542 (33.98%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 5.32% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Oman population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 4,974,986 2.92% 3,284,444
66.02%
1,690,542
33.98%
2018 4,829,483 3.39% 3,186,779
65.99%
1,642,704
34.01%
2017 4,665,935 4.00% 3,073,366
65.87%
1,592,569
34.13%
2016 4,479,219 4.73% 2,939,431
65.62%
1,539,788
34.38%
2015 4,267,348 5.63% 2,782,951
65.22%
1,484,397
34.78%
2014 4,027,260 6.52% 2,601,350
64.59%
1,425,910
35.41%
2013 3,764,805 7.09% 2,399,526
63.74%
1,365,279
36.26%
2012 3,498,029 7.06% 2,192,183
62.67%
1,305,846
37.33%
2011 3,251,108 6.45% 1,999,080
61.49%
1,252,028
38.51%
2010 3,041,434 5.43% 1,834,547
60.32%
1,206,887
39.68%
2009 2,876,186 4.35% 1,704,412
59.26%
1,171,774
40.74%
2008 2,750,963 3.41% 1,605,376
58.36%
1,145,587
41.64%
2007 2,657,158 2.88% 1,531,391
57.63%
1,125,767
42.37%
2006 2,580,758 2.69% 1,472,262
57.05%
1,108,496
42.95%
2005 2,511,251 2.62% 1,420,349
56.56%
1,090,902
43.44%
2004 2,445,517 2.43% 1,373,275
56.15%
1,072,242
43.85%
2003 2,386,166 2.15% 1,333,036
55.87%
1,053,130
44.13%
2002 2,334,858 1.71% 1,301,260
55.73%
1,033,598
44.27%
2001 2,294,962 1.18% 1,280,921
55.81%
1,014,041
44.19%
2000 2,267,973 0.58% 1,273,247
56.14%
994,726
43.86%
1999 2,254,904 0.13% 1,279,544
56.74%
975,360
43.26%
1998 2,251,864 0.09% 1,296,252
57.56%
955,612
42.44%
1997 2,249,762 0.58% 1,314,028
58.41%
935,734
41.59%
1996 2,236,654 1.45% 1,320,526
59.04%
916,128
40.96%
1995 2,204,277 2.53% 1,307,251
59.31%
897,026
40.69%
1994 2,148,419 3.55% 1,269,931
59.11%
878,488
40.89%
1993 2,072,104 4.29% 1,211,827
58.48%
860,277
41.52%
1992 1,983,275 4.51% 1,141,254
57.54%
842,021
42.46%
1991 1,893,768 4.31% 1,070,556
56.53%
823,212
43.47%
1990 1,812,161 3.92% 1,008,698
55.66%
803,463
44.34%
1989 1,741,156 3.62% 958,367
55.04%
782,789
44.96%
1988 1,678,110 3.47% 916,862
54.64%
761,248
45.36%
1987 1,619,863 3.62% 881,315
54.41%
738,548
45.59%
1986 1,561,185 4.02% 846,830
54.24%
714,355
45.76%
1985 1,498,418 4.49% 809,907
54.05%
688,511
45.95%
1984 1,431,070 4.89% 770,188
53.82%
660,882
46.18%
1983 1,361,087 5.21% 729,286
53.58%
631,801
46.42%
1982 1,290,111 5.39% 687,926
53.32%
602,185
46.68%
1981 1,220,585 5.42% 647,318
53.03%
573,267
46.97%
1980 1,154,377 5.42% 608,389
52.70%
545,988
47.30%
1979 1,091,852 5.41% 571,193
52.31%
520,659
47.69%
1978 1,032,799 5.32% 535,599
51.86%
497,200
48.14%
1977 977,804 5.15% 502,212
51.36%
475,592
48.64%
1976 927,436 4.89% 471,725
50.86%
455,711
49.14%
1975 882,047 4.55% 444,615
50.41%
437,432
49.59%
1974 841,950 4.15% 421,127
50.02%
420,823
49.98%
1973 806,986 3.79% 401,072
49.70%
405,914
50.30%
1972 776,380 3.53% 383,962
49.46%
392,418
50.54%
1971 748,968 3.35% 369,020
49.27%
379,948
50.73%
1970 723,851 3.19% 355,657
49.13%
368,194
50.87%
1969 700,729 3.02% 343,689
49.05%
357,040
50.95%
1968 679,595 2.87% 333,111
49.02%
346,484
50.98%
1967 660,114 2.74% 323,658
49.03%
336,456
50.97%
1966 642,001 2.65% 315,059
49.07%
326,942
50.93%
1965 625,009 2.58% 307,094
49.13%
317,915
50.87%
1964 608,889 2.53% 299,589
49.20%
309,300
50.80%
1963 593,504 2.47% 292,446
49.27%
301,058
50.73%
1962 578,823 2.41% 285,656
49.35%
293,167
50.65%
1961 564,893 2.33% 279,258
49.44%
285,635
50.56%
1960 551,740 N/A% 273,278
49.53%
278,462
50.47%

Growth rates of Oman population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Oman population growth rates for 60 years.

Oman population and growth rate by ages

The Oman population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,115,312, 3,737,857, 121,817 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 4,974,986 1,115,312
22.42%
3,737,857
75.13%
121,817
2.45%
2018 4,829,483 1,074,391
22.25%
3,639,533
75.36%
115,559
2.39%
2017 4,665,935 1,028,396
22.04%
3,528,136
75.61%
109,403
2.34%
2016 4,479,219 980,508
21.89%
3,395,400
75.80%
103,311
2.31%
2015 4,267,348 931,722
21.83%
3,238,353
75.89%
97,273
2.28%
2014 4,027,260 891,329
22.13%
3,042,678
75.55%
93,253
2.32%
2013 3,764,805 851,519
22.62%
2,823,602
75.00%
89,684
2.38%
2012 3,498,029 817,811
23.38%
2,593,622
74.15%
86,596
2.48%
2011 3,251,108 794,077
24.42%
2,373,096
72.99%
83,935
2.58%
2010 3,041,434 781,315
25.69%
2,178,347
71.62%
81,772
2.69%
2009 2,876,186 762,074
26.50%
2,036,435
70.80%
77,677
2.70%
2008 2,750,963 757,902
27.55%
1,919,112
69.76%
73,949
2.69%
2007 2,657,158 767,991
28.90%
1,818,596
68.44%
70,571
2.66%
2006 2,580,758 788,928
30.57%
1,724,252
66.81%
67,578
2.62%
2005 2,511,251 815,576
32.48%
1,630,697
64.94%
64,978
2.59%
2004 2,445,517 819,507
33.51%
1,563,147
63.92%
62,863
2.57%
2003 2,386,166 824,111
34.54%
1,501,284
62.92%
60,771
2.55%
2002 2,334,858 828,843
35.50%
1,447,282
61.99%
58,733
2.52%
2001 2,294,962 834,362
36.36%
1,403,751
61.17%
56,849
2.48%
2000 2,267,973 841,512
37.10%
1,371,291
60.46%
55,170
2.43%
1999 2,254,904 848,781
37.64%
1,353,142
60.01%
52,981
2.35%
1998 2,251,864 859,727
38.18%
1,340,934
59.55%
51,203
2.27%
1997 2,249,762 871,225
38.73%
1,328,987
59.07%
49,550
2.20%
1996 2,236,654 877,361
39.23%
1,311,544
58.64%
47,749
2.13%
1995 2,204,277 872,260
39.57%
1,286,358
58.36%
45,659
2.07%
1994 2,148,419 877,144
40.83%
1,225,957
57.06%
45,318
2.11%
1993 2,072,104 871,154
42.04%
1,156,372
55.81%
44,578
2.15%
1992 1,983,275 856,602
43.19%
1,083,119
54.61%
43,554
2.20%
1991 1,893,768 838,154
44.26%
1,013,165
53.50%
42,449
2.24%
1990 1,812,161 819,980
45.25%
950,750
52.46%
41,431
2.29%
1989 1,741,156 792,794
45.53%
908,206
52.16%
40,156
2.31%
1988 1,678,110 766,201
45.66%
872,792
52.01%
39,117
2.33%
1987 1,619,863 739,923
45.68%
841,731
51.96%
38,209
2.36%
1986 1,561,185 712,674
45.65%
811,221
51.96%
37,290
2.39%
1985 1,498,418 683,192
45.59%
778,996
51.99%
36,230
2.42%
1984 1,431,070 651,792
45.55%
743,785
51.97%
35,493
2.48%
1983 1,361,087 618,881
45.47%
707,593
51.99%
34,613
2.54%
1982 1,290,111 585,509
45.38%
671,003
52.01%
33,599
2.60%
1981 1,220,585 552,517
45.27%
635,534
52.07%
32,534
2.67%
1980 1,154,377 520,385
45.08%
602,514
52.19%
31,478
2.73%
1979 1,091,852 492,567
45.11%
568,715
52.09%
30,570
2.80%
1978 1,032,799 466,611
45.18%
536,523
51.95%
29,665
2.87%
1977 977,804 442,837
45.29%
506,199
51.77%
28,768
2.94%
1976 927,436 421,878
45.49%
477,678
51.51%
27,880
3.01%
1975 882,047 404,146
45.82%
450,907
51.12%
26,994
3.06%
1974 841,950 385,797
45.82%
430,040
51.08%
26,113
3.10%
1973 806,986 370,601
45.92%
411,102
50.94%
25,283
3.13%
1972 776,380 357,758
46.08%
394,119
50.76%
24,503
3.16%
1971 748,968 346,170
46.22%
379,044
50.61%
23,754
3.17%
1970 723,851 335,080
46.29%
365,745
50.53%
23,026
3.18%
1969 700,729 323,191
46.12%
355,250
50.70%
22,288
3.18%
1968 679,595 311,930
45.90%
346,093
50.93%
21,572
3.17%
1967 660,114 301,226
45.63%
338,025
51.21%
20,863
3.16%
1966 642,001 291,076
45.34%
330,777
51.52%
20,148
3.14%
1965 625,009 281,392
45.02%
324,197
51.87%
19,420
3.11%
1964 608,889 272,709
44.79%
317,343
52.12%
18,837
3.09%
1963 593,504 264,452
44.56%
310,808
52.37%
18,244
3.07%
1962 578,823 256,525
44.32%
304,658
52.63%
17,640
3.05%
1961 564,893 248,713
44.03%
299,131
52.95%
17,049
3.02%
1960 551,740 240,806
43.64%
294,453
53.37%
16,481
2.99%

The below chart and table represents Oman population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 3.01% 3.81% 2.70% 5.42%
2018 3.51% 4.47% 3.16% 5.63%
2017 4.17% 4.88% 3.91% 5.90%
2016 4.96% 5.24% 4.85% 6.21%
2015 5.96% 4.53% 6.43% 4.31%
2014 6.97% 4.68% 7.76% 3.98%
2013 7.63% 4.12% 8.87% 3.57%
2012 7.59% 2.99% 9.29% 3.17%
2011 6.89% 1.63% 8.94% 2.65%
2010 5.75% 2.52% 6.97% 5.27%
2009 4.55% 0.55% 6.11% 5.04%
2008 3.53% -1.31% 5.53% 4.79%
2007 2.96% -2.65% 5.47% 4.43%
2006 2.77% -3.27% 5.74% 4.00%
2005 2.69% -0.48% 4.32% 3.36%
2004 2.49% -0.56% 4.12% 3.44%
2003 2.20% -0.57% 3.73% 3.47%
2002 1.74% -0.66% 3.10% 3.31%
2001 1.19% -0.85% 2.37% 3.04%
2000 0.58% -0.86% 1.34% 4.13%
1999 0.13% -1.27% 0.91% 3.47%
1998 0.09% -1.32% 0.90% 3.34%
1997 0.59% -0.70% 1.33% 3.77%
1996 1.47% 0.58% 1.96% 4.58%
1995 2.60% -0.56% 4.93% 0.75%
1994 3.68% 0.69% 6.02% 1.66%
1993 4.48% 1.70% 6.76% 2.35%
1992 4.73% 2.20% 6.90% 2.60%
1991 4.50% 2.22% 6.56% 2.46%
1990 4.08% 3.43% 4.68% 3.18%
1989 3.76% 3.47% 4.06% 2.66%
1988 3.60% 3.55% 3.69% 2.38%
1987 3.76% 3.82% 3.76% 2.46%
1986 4.19% 4.32% 4.14% 2.93%
1985 4.71% 4.82% 4.73% 2.08%
1984 5.14% 5.32% 5.11% 2.54%
1983 5.50% 5.70% 5.45% 3.02%
1982 5.70% 5.97% 5.58% 3.27%
1981 5.74% 6.17% 5.48% 3.35%
1980 5.73% 5.65% 5.94% 2.97%
1979 5.72% 5.56% 6.00% 3.05%
1978 5.62% 5.37% 5.99% 3.12%
1977 5.43% 4.97% 5.97% 3.19%
1976 5.15% 4.39% 5.94% 3.28%
1975 4.76% 4.76% 4.85% 3.37%
1974 4.33% 4.10% 4.61% 3.28%
1973 3.94% 3.59% 4.31% 3.18%
1972 3.66% 3.35% 3.98% 3.15%
1971 3.47% 3.31% 3.64% 3.16%
1970 3.30% 3.68% 2.95% 3.31%
1969 3.11% 3.61% 2.65% 3.32%
1968 2.95% 3.55% 2.39% 3.40%
1967 2.82% 3.49% 2.19% 3.55%
1966 2.72% 3.44% 2.03% 3.75%
1965 2.65% 3.18% 2.16% 3.09%
1964 2.59% 3.12% 2.10% 3.25%
1963 2.54% 3.09% 2.02% 3.42%
1962 2.47% 3.14% 1.85% 3.47%
1961 2.38% 3.28% 1.59% 3.45%

Global rank of Oman population

The global rank of Oman population is 110 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 110
0-14 107
15-64 105
65 over 133

Data Source

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  • [65] The World Bank Group. Population ages 65 and above, total. Retrieved December 5, 2020, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.65UP.TO
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