Oman Population Pyramid 1971
Oman in 1971
As of 1971, Oman counted 681,118 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1961, the population was 539,853; it has grown by 26.2% since.
With a median age of 16.9 years, Oman had a youth dependency ratio of 92.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.6 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 681,119 | 16.9 | |
| Cyprus | 654,050 | 24.9 | |
| Kuwait | 865,076 | 18.3 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 335,027 | 23.2 | |
| Bahrain | 230,734 | 17.6 |





