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Oman

Oman / OM

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Oman in numbers.

Area309,500 kmยฒWorld # 71 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 120 โ†’Population density17.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 189 โ†’Life expectancy80.2 yearsWorld # 51 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 19,947World # 75 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Oman across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area309,500 kmยฒWorld # 71 / 2023 โ†’Population5.5MWorld # 120 / 2025 โ†’Population density17.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 189 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,650World # 174 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth4%World # 3 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.5World # 77 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate16.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 90 / 2024 โ†’Death rate1.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 212 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.3 yearsWorld # 134 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+2.7%World # 200 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1424.3%World # 99 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.5%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Net migration113.7KWorld # 15 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate20.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 2 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share43.2%World # 21 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy80.2 yearsWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.2 yearsWorld # 87 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 87 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate8.5%World # 142 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 19,947World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 109.6BWorld # 71 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 42,295World # 63 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.4%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Inflation1%World # 153 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 138 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.9%World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours2,266 hours/yearWorld # 21 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.4%World # 83 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million people739.4 per million peopleWorld # 69 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 77 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people5.5 per million peopleWorld # 92 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,981 kcal/dayWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person37.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 123 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production11.7K tWorld # 98 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area0%World # 208 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person8,203 kWh/personWorld # 17 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person15.7 tWorld # 10 / 2024 โ†’Internet use95.3%World # 30 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions120.6 per 100 peopleWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 182 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate10.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 123 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)5.6%World # 9 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament0%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals869KWorld # 108 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 669MWorld # 91 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 85.9%Main languageArabicMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal557 facilities countedWriting directionRight to leftArabicLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyRial OmaniOMRDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country