Nations by Numbers

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Oman in numbers

Oman is in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and is classed by the World Bank as high income. Its capital is Muscat. Its population was 5.49 million in 2025, ranking 120 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$19,947 in 2025.

Population5.49 million2025
GDPUS$109.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$19,9472025
Life expectancy80.22024
Area309,5002024
Urban share79.5%2025

People

Population

5.49 million
2025 · +141% since 2000 · Rank 120 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

3.96%
2025 · 1.29% in 2000 · Rank 3 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

17.1
2024 · +131% since 2000 · Rank 194 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

79.5%
2025 · 71.5% in 2000 · Rank 61 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

24.3%
2025 · 36.6% in 2000 · Rank 99 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

2.7%
2025 · 2.5% in 2000 · Rank 202 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.51
2024 · -35% since 2000 · Rank 77 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

80.2
2024 · +9% since 2000 · Rank 52 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

10.3
2024 · -38% since 2000 · Rank 119 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$732
2023 · +180% since 2000 · Rank 75 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 100.0% in 2000 · Rank 37 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

95.3%
2024 · 3.5% in 2000 · Rank 27 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

94.7%
2024 · 92.6% in 2000 · Rank 145 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$109.6 billion
2025 · +392% since 2000 · Rank 71 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$19,947
2025 · +105% since 2000 · Rank 76 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$42,295
2025 · +7% since 2000 · Rank 63 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.40%
2025 · 6.19% in 2000 · Rank 136 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

0.97%
2025 · -0.82% in 2001 · Rank 146 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

3.3%
2025 · 4.4% in 2000 · Rank 139 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

66.1%
2024 · 52.9% in 2000 · Rank 34 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

0.0%
2025 · 0.2% in 2000 · Rank 170 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

309,500
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 71 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

0.0%
2024 · 0.0% in 2000 · Rank 209 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

18.65
2024 · +62% since 2000 · Rank 7 of 203

Elsewhere in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

AfghanistanUnited Arab EmiratesBahrainDjiboutiAlgeriaEgypt, Arab Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.IraqIsraelJordanKuwaitLebanon

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Oman. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.