Oman Population Pyramid 1961
Oman in 1961
In 1961, Oman had a total population of 539,853 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 16.7%, up from 462,756 in 1951.
Half of the population was younger than 18.8 years; 41.6% were children under 15 and 3.4% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Oman was 2.52 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 80.0 years on average (81.9 years for girls, 78.5 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
2,074,224 immigrants live in Oman, 39.3% of the population.
| India | 803,105 |
| Bangladesh | 737,087 |
| Pakistan | 280,339 |
| Egypt | 84,977 |
| Philippines | 61,483 |
17,095 people born in Oman live in other countries.
| State of Palestine | 11,971 |
| Australia | 1,986 |
| Libya | 1,909 |
| Chile | 458 |
| Sri Lanka | 335 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 539,854 | 18.8 | |
| Cyprus | 595,514 | 23.1 | |
| Kuwait | 345,945 | 21.8 | |
| Jordan | 897,591 | 16.8 | |
| Bahrain | 172,347 | 18.7 |





