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Oman

Population

5,723,580

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
120th
Share of world
0.07%
Annual change
+176,7673.22%

Population of Oman

05M10M15M20M25M30M95% prediction interval20265.7M2050 projection7.8M↑ 37% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 5,723,580. 2050 projection: 7,827,002.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Oman. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20265,671,4583.22%120
20255,494,6914.04%122
20204,522,4971.50%127
20194,591,2410.14%126
20184,597,8771.33%126
20174,537,3963.34%126
20154,184,8954.56%126
20102,757,4462.71%139
20052,459,8022.29%140
20002,282,1311.30%140

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Greater Muscat is home to 1,451,287 people, 25.59% of Oman's population.

City population1M600K200K
Greater Muscat 1.5MAs Seeb 600.6KSalalah 449.1KBawshar 377.6KSohar 309.1KBarka 254.9KAs Suwayq 229.4KIbri 190.8KMutrah 189.4KSaham 188.0K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Greater Muscat1.5M25.59%
2As Seeb600.6K10.59%
3Salalah449.1K7.92%
4Bawshar377.6K6.66%
5Sohar309.1K5.45%
6Barka254.9K4.50%
7As Suwayq229.4K4.05%
8Ibri190.8K3.36%
9Mutrah189.4K3.34%
10Saham188.0K3.32%

Oman by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Oman is home to an estimated 5,723,580 people, the 120th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Oman has a net population change of approximately 438 people per day, driven by 249 births, 29 deaths, and net immigration of 218 people.
Share of world
Oman makes up 0.07% of the world's population and 0.11% of Asia's.
Density
18.3 people per km² of land (47.5 per mi²), ranking 207th among countries and territories.
Urban living
79.48% of people live in urban areas.

Oman Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 10100+ years, female: 5895–99 years, male: 20495–99 years, female: 43190–94 years, male: 1,01590–94 years, female: 1,65485–89 years, male: 3,18685–89 years, female: 4,30880–84 years, male: 7,19980–84 years, female: 8,57175–79 years, male: 13,07675–79 years, female: 14,28070–74 years, male: 17,72470–74 years, female: 20,38065–69 years, male: 31,57565–69 years, female: 31,53960–64 years, male: 52,91960–64 years, female: 39,15755–59 years, male: 90,69655–59 years, female: 50,94550–54 years, male: 155,31550–54 years, female: 78,62645–49 years, male: 241,18445–49 years, female: 125,33740–44 years, male: 376,74540–44 years, female: 172,32535–39 years, male: 501,41935–39 years, female: 208,09730–34 years, male: 485,92330–34 years, female: 206,19425–29 years, male: 408,96625–29 years, female: 177,68820–24 years, male: 290,99320–24 years, female: 155,58615–19 years, male: 170,29415–19 years, female: 164,03910–14 years, male: 225,91210–14 years, female: 216,7665–9 years, male: 242,2775–9 years, female: 233,8300–4 years, male: 227,0090–4 years, female: 218,023100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.8 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

80.7 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

62.48%

Female

37.52%

Life expectancy 79.2Life expectancy 82.4

Ethnicity

Percentages are not reported for these groups.

  • ArabNot reported
  • BaluchiNot reported
  • South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi)Not reported
  • AfricanNot reported

Some groups have no reported percentage.

Data notes

Source estimate: est.

no percentages available

Religion

85.9%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim85.9%
  • Christian6.4%
  • Hindu5.7%
  • Other1%
  • Buddhist0.8%
  • unaffiliated0.2%
  • Jewish0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2020 est.

Jewish: less than 0.1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Oman United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. National Center for Statistics and Information