Oman Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Oman, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Oman was 18.9 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 30.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 119th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Oman ranks 101st currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Oman is expected to increase to 36.5 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Oman

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Oman
	Male	Female
80+	0.2%	0.26%
75-79	0.23%	0.25%
70-74	0.34%	0.36%
65-69	0.5%	0.5%
60-64	0.94%	0.72%
55-59	1.56%	0.89%
50-54	2.61%	1.28%
45-49	4.1%	2.1%
40-44	6.47%	2.96%
35-39	8.78%	3.72%
30-34	8.59%	3.78%
25-29	7.29%	3.29%
20-24	5.14%	2.8%
15-19	2.87%	2.75%
10-14	3.85%	3.71%
5-9	4.62%	4.45%
0-4	4.12%	3.97%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Oman has average demographic potential with 61.2% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 82/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Oman

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Working age share
	Oman	World
2100	66.9%	59.6%
2099	67%	59.6%
2098	67.1%	59.7%
2097	67.2%	59.7%
2096	67.3%	59.7%
2095	67.4%	59.7%
2094	67.6%	59.7%
2093	67.7%	59.8%
2092	67.9%	59.8%
2091	68.1%	59.8%
2090	68.3%	59.8%
2089	68.5%	59.8%
2088	68.5%	59.8%
2087	68.7%	59.8%
2086	68.8%	59.8%
2085	69%	59.9%
2084	69.2%	59.9%
2083	69.5%	60%
2082	69.7%	60.1%
2081	70%	60.3%
2080	70.3%	60.4%
2079	70.5%	60.6%
2078	70.7%	60.7%
2077	70.9%	60.9%
2076	71%	61%
2075	71.1%	61.1%
2074	71.2%	61.3%
2073	71.3%	61.4%
2072	71.3%	61.5%
2071	71.3%	61.6%
2070	71.2%	61.7%
2069	71.2%	61.8%
2068	71.1%	61.9%
2067	71.1%	62%
2066	71.1%	62%
2065	71%	62.1%
2064	71%	62.1%
2063	71.1%	62.1%
2062	71.1%	62.2%
2061	71.1%	62.2%
2060	71.2%	62.3%
2059	71.4%	62.3%
2058	71.6%	62.4%
2057	71.8%	62.4%
2056	72%	62.5%
2055	72.2%	62.7%
2054	72.5%	62.8%
2053	72.7%	62.9%
2052	73%	63.1%
2051	73.3%	63.2%
2050	73.6%	63.4%
2049	73.9%	63.5%
2048	74.2%	63.6%
2047	74.4%	63.8%
2046	74.6%	63.9%
2045	74.8%	64%
2044	74.9%	64.1%
2043	75%	64.2%
2042	75.1%	64.3%
2041	75.1%	64.4%
2040	75%	64.5%
2039	75%	64.7%
2038	75.2%	64.8%
2037	75.2%	64.9%
2036	75.1%	65.1%
2035	75.1%	65.2%
2034	74.9%	65.3%
2033	74.7%	65.4%
2032	74.4%	65.4%
2031	74.1%	65.4%
2030	73.9%	65.4%
2029	73.7%	65.4%
2028	73.5%	65.4%
2027	73.3%	65.4%
2026	73.1%	65.2%
2025	72.9%	65.1%
2024	72.6%	65.1%
2023	72.1%	65%
2022	71.1%	64.9%
2021	70.7%	64.9%
2020	71.8%	64.8%
2019	73.4%	64.9%
2018	74.5%	64.9%
2017	75.2%	65%
2016	75.3%	65.1%
2015	75.2%	65.1%
2014	75.3%	65.2%
2013	75.5%	65.2%
2012	74.6%	65.2%
2011	71.9%	65.2%
2010	69.5%	65.1%
2009	68.9%	65%
2008	68.3%	64.9%
2007	67.5%	64.7%
2006	66.5%	64.5%
2005	65.4%	64.3%
2004	64.3%	64%
2003	63.3%	63.7%
2002	62.4%	63.4%
2001	61.6%	63.1%
2000	60.9%	62.8%
1999	60.2%	62.5%
1998	59.5%	62.2%
1997	58.8%	61.9%
1996	58.3%	61.7%
1995	57.9%	61.5%
1994	57.7%	61.3%
1993	57.1%	61.2%
1992	56.1%	61.1%
1991	55.1%	61%
1990	54.1%	60.9%
1989	53.2%	60.8%
1988	52.3%	60.7%
1987	51.5%	60.5%
1986	50.8%	60.4%
1985	50.3%	60.1%
1984	50.1%	59.9%
1983	50.1%	59.6%
1982	50%	59.3%
1981	50%	59%
1980	49.9%	58.7%
1979	49.9%	58.4%
1978	49.7%	58%
1977	49.5%	57.7%
1976	49.4%	57.5%
1975	49.3%	57.4%
1974	49.3%	57.3%
1973	49.5%	57.3%
1972	49.9%	57.2%
1971	50.3%	57.1%
1970	50.8%	57%
1969	51.3%	56.9%
1968	51.8%	56.9%
1967	52.3%	56.9%
1966	52.8%	56.8%
1965	53.4%	56.9%
1964	53.9%	57%
1963	54.6%	57.2%
1962	54.9%	57.4%
1961	55.1%	57.5%
1960	55.1%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Oman changed from 64.3% to 72.6% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Oman decreased from 55.6% to 37.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Oman

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Oman	World
2100	17.2%	16.5%
2099	17.2%	16.6%
2098	17.3%	16.6%
2097	17.3%	16.7%
2096	17.4%	16.8%
2095	17.4%	16.8%
2094	17.4%	16.9%
2093	17.5%	17%
2092	17.5%	17%
2091	17.5%	17.1%
2090	17.6%	17.2%
2089	17.6%	17.2%
2088	17.6%	17.3%
2087	17.6%	17.4%
2086	17.6%	17.4%
2085	17.7%	17.5%
2084	17.7%	17.5%
2083	17.7%	17.6%
2082	17.7%	17.7%
2081	17.8%	17.7%
2080	17.8%	17.8%
2079	17.8%	17.8%
2078	17.9%	17.9%
2077	17.9%	17.9%
2076	18%	18%
2075	18.1%	18%
2074	18.1%	18.1%
2073	18.2%	18.2%
2072	18.3%	18.2%
2071	18.4%	18.3%
2070	18.5%	18.3%
2069	18.6%	18.4%
2068	18.7%	18.5%
2067	18.8%	18.6%
2066	18.9%	18.6%
2065	19.1%	18.7%
2064	19.2%	18.8%
2063	19.3%	18.9%
2062	19.4%	19.1%
2061	19.5%	19.2%
2060	19.6%	19.3%
2059	19.7%	19.4%
2058	19.7%	19.5%
2057	19.8%	19.6%
2056	19.9%	19.8%
2055	19.9%	19.9%
2054	19.9%	20%
2053	20%	20.1%
2052	20%	20.2%
2051	20%	20.3%
2050	20%	20.4%
2049	20%	20.5%
2048	20.1%	20.6%
2047	20.1%	20.7%
2046	20.2%	20.8%
2045	20.3%	20.9%
2044	20.4%	20.9%
2043	20.6%	21%
2042	20.7%	21.1%
2041	20.9%	21.2%
2040	21.1%	21.2%
2039	21.3%	21.3%
2038	21.3%	21.4%
2037	21.4%	21.5%
2036	21.5%	21.6%
2035	21.7%	21.8%
2034	22%	22%
2033	22.2%	22.2%
2032	22.6%	22.4%
2031	22.9%	22.7%
2030	23.2%	23%
2029	23.5%	23.3%
2028	23.7%	23.6%
2027	23.9%	23.9%
2026	24.2%	24.2%
2025	24.5%	24.6%
2024	24.7%	24.7%
2023	25.2%	25%
2022	26.2%	25.3%
2021	26.7%	25.6%
2020	25.6%	25.8%
2019	24%	26%
2018	22.9%	26.2%
2017	22.3%	26.4%
2016	22.1%	26.5%
2015	22.2%	26.6%
2014	22.1%	26.8%
2013	21.9%	26.9%
2012	22.8%	27%
2011	25.5%	27.1%
2010	27.9%	27.3%
2009	28.4%	27.5%
2008	29.1%	27.6%
2007	29.9%	27.9%
2006	30.9%	28.1%
2005	32.1%	28.5%
2004	33.2%	28.8%
2003	34.2%	29.2%
2002	35%	29.6%
2001	35.8%	30%
2000	36.6%	30.4%
1999	37.3%	30.8%
1998	38%	31.1%
1997	38.7%	31.5%
1996	39.3%	31.8%
1995	39.7%	32.1%
1994	39.9%	32.3%
1993	40.5%	32.5%
1992	41.5%	32.7%
1991	42.5%	32.9%
1990	43.4%	33%
1989	44.3%	33.2%
1988	45.1%	33.4%
1987	45.9%	33.6%
1986	46.5%	33.8%
1985	47%	34%
1984	47.2%	34.3%
1983	47.2%	34.6%
1982	47.1%	34.9%
1981	47.1%	35.2%
1980	47.1%	35.5%
1979	47.2%	35.9%
1978	47.3%	36.3%
1977	47.4%	36.7%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1975	47.5%	37.1%
1974	47.5%	37.2%
1973	47.3%	37.3%
1972	46.8%	37.5%
1971	46.4%	37.6%
1970	45.9%	37.7%
1969	45.3%	37.8%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1967	44.3%	38%
1966	43.8%	38%
1965	43.2%	38%
1964	42.6%	38%
1963	42%	37.8%
1962	41.7%	37.6%
1961	41.6%	37.5%
1960	41.5%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Oman decreased from 33.2% to 24.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Oman

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UN forecast

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Oman	World
2100	15.9%	23.9%
2099	15.8%	23.8%
2098	15.6%	23.7%
2097	15.5%	23.6%
2096	15.3%	23.5%
2095	15.2%	23.4%
2094	15%	23.4%
2093	14.8%	23.3%
2092	14.6%	23.2%
2091	14.4%	23.1%
2090	14.1%	23.1%
2089	13.9%	23%
2088	13.9%	22.9%
2087	13.7%	22.8%
2086	13.5%	22.7%
2085	13.3%	22.6%
2084	13.1%	22.5%
2083	12.8%	22.4%
2082	12.5%	22.2%
2081	12.2%	22%
2080	11.9%	21.8%
2079	11.7%	21.6%
2078	11.4%	21.4%
2077	11.2%	21.2%
2076	11%	21%
2075	10.8%	20.8%
2074	10.7%	20.6%
2073	10.5%	20.4%
2072	10.4%	20.3%
2071	10.4%	20.1%
2070	10.3%	19.9%
2069	10.2%	19.8%
2068	10.1%	19.6%
2067	10.1%	19.5%
2066	9.99%	19.3%
2065	9.9%	19.2%
2064	9.79%	19.1%
2063	9.67%	18.9%
2062	9.54%	18.8%
2061	9.38%	18.6%
2060	9.19%	18.5%
2059	8.96%	18.3%
2058	8.71%	18.1%
2057	8.44%	17.9%
2056	8.18%	17.7%
2055	7.89%	17.5%
2054	7.6%	17.2%
2053	7.3%	17%
2052	6.99%	16.7%
2051	6.67%	16.4%
2050	6.35%	16.2%
2049	6.04%	16%
2048	5.73%	15.8%
2047	5.44%	15.5%
2046	5.17%	15.3%
2045	4.91%	15.1%
2044	4.66%	14.9%
2043	4.42%	14.8%
2042	4.19%	14.6%
2041	3.99%	14.4%
2040	3.82%	14.2%
2039	3.66%	14%
2038	3.54%	13.8%
2037	3.43%	13.5%
2036	3.33%	13.3%
2035	3.23%	13%
2034	3.16%	12.7%
2033	3.09%	12.4%
2032	3.03%	12.2%
2031	2.98%	11.9%
2030	2.91%	11.6%
2029	2.85%	11.3%
2028	2.8%	11%
2027	2.74%	10.7%
2026	2.73%	10.5%
2025	2.64%	10.3%
2024	2.64%	10.2%
2023	2.66%	9.98%
2022	2.66%	9.74%
2021	2.62%	9.53%
2020	2.61%	9.33%
2019	2.61%	9.1%
2018	2.58%	8.88%
2017	2.55%	8.65%
2016	2.55%	8.45%
2015	2.57%	8.26%
2014	2.56%	8.08%
2013	2.58%	7.92%
2012	2.63%	7.78%
2011	2.65%	7.66%
2010	2.65%	7.58%
2009	2.64%	7.52%
2008	2.62%	7.47%
2007	2.6%	7.41%
2006	2.58%	7.34%
2005	2.56%	7.26%
2004	2.52%	7.18%
2003	2.51%	7.1%
2002	2.53%	7.01%
2001	2.54%	6.92%
2000	2.53%	6.84%
1999	2.52%	6.76%
1998	2.5%	6.68%
1997	2.47%	6.61%
1996	2.45%	6.53%
1995	2.43%	6.45%
1994	2.42%	6.37%
1993	2.41%	6.29%
1992	2.42%	6.21%
1991	2.43%	6.14%
1990	2.45%	6.07%
1989	2.48%	6.01%
1988	2.51%	5.95%
1987	2.56%	5.91%
1986	2.61%	5.86%
1985	2.67%	5.82%
1984	2.73%	5.8%
1983	2.77%	5.79%
1982	2.81%	5.8%
1981	2.86%	5.81%
1980	2.91%	5.81%
1979	2.96%	5.77%
1978	3.02%	5.71%
1977	3.07%	5.65%
1976	3.12%	5.59%
1975	3.17%	5.53%
1974	3.22%	5.47%
1973	3.25%	5.42%
1972	3.28%	5.37%
1971	3.31%	5.32%
1970	3.33%	5.28%
1969	3.35%	5.24%
1968	3.37%	5.2%
1967	3.39%	5.16%
1966	3.4%	5.12%
1965	3.4%	5.08%
1964	3.41%	5.04%
1963	3.41%	5.02%
1962	3.4%	5.01%
1961	3.39%	4.99%
1960	3.38%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Oman increased from 2.52% to 2.64% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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