Nationality:
- noun:Omani(s)
- adjective:Omani
Ethnic groups: Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African
Languages: Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects
Religions: Ibadhi Muslim (official) 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25%
Population:
- 3,154,134 (July 2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:136
- note:includes 577,293 non-nationals
Age structure:
- 0-14 years:30.6% (male 494,444/female 469,752)
- 15-24 years:20.2% (male 333,583/female 302,618)
- 25-54 years:42.1% (male 781,396/female 547,872)
- 55-64 years:3.9% (male 65,722/female 56,673)
- 65 years and over:3.2% (male 51,515/female 50,559) (2013 est.)
Dependency ratios:
- total dependency ratio:35.7 %
- youth dependency ratio:31.9 %
- elderly dependency ratio:3.8 %
- potential support ratio:26.2 (2013)
Median age:
- total:24.7 years
- male:25.9 years
- female:23.1 years (2013 est.)
Population growth rate:
- 2.06% (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:49
Birth rate:
- 24.43 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:62
Death rate:
- 3.4 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:217
Net migration rate:
- -0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:133
Urbanization:
- urban population:73.4% of total population (2011)
- rate of urbanization:2.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major urban areas - population: MUSCAT (capital) 634,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
- at birth:1.05 male(s)/female
- 0-14 years:1.05 male(s)/female
- 15-24 years:1.1 male(s)/female
- 25-54 years:1.45 male(s)/female
- 55-64 years:1.17 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over:1.03 male(s)/female
- total population:1.22 male(s)/female (2013 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
- 32 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
- country comparison to the world:123
Infant mortality rate:
- total:14.46 deaths/1,000 live births
- country comparison to the world:115
- male:14.76 deaths/1,000 live births
- female:14.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
- total population:74.72 years
- country comparison to the world:105
- male:72.84 years
- female:76.7 years (2013 est.)
Total fertility rate:
- 2.86 children born/woman (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world:68
Contraceptive prevalence rate: 31.7% (2000)
Health expenditures:
- 2.8% of GDP (2010)
- country comparison to the world:181
Physicians density: 1.9 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
Hospital bed density: 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)
Drinking water source:
- improved:
- urban: 93% of population
- rural: 78% of population
- total: 89% of population
- unimproved:
- urban: 7% of population
- rural: 22% of population
- total: 11% of population (2010 est.)
Sanitation facility access:
- improved:
- urban: 100% of population
- rural: 95% of population
- total: 99% of population
- unimproved:
- urban: 0% of population
- rural: 5% of population
- total: 1% of population (2010 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
- 0.1% (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world:153
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
- 1,100 (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world:138
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
- fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
- country comparison to the world:116
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
- 20.9% (2008)
- country comparison to the world:94
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
- 8.6% (2009)
- country comparison to the world:72
Education expenditures:
- 4.3% of GDP (2009)
- country comparison to the world:102
Literacy:
- definition:age 15 and over can read and write
- total population:86.9%
- male:90.2%
- female:81.8% (2010 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total:14 years
-
male:14 years
-
female:14 years (2011)
