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