At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Oman
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 29.3 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorPopulation reached a record high of 5.5M people in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Sharp drop2023MajorCereal yield fell 17.1 % to 29,147 kg/ha in 2023 (largest drop since 2010).
- Record high2024NotableLife expectancy reached a record high of 80.2 years in 2024 (series since 1960).
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Country DNA
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
79.5 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 71.5 % in 2000.
Unemployment of 3.3 % in 2025 is below the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan median of 8.7 %.
GDP grew 2.0 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
With a median age of 29.3 years, Oman ranks 117th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Life expectancy gained 6.6 years since 2000, from 73.6 years to 80.2 years in 2024.
Life expectancy of 80.2 years ranks 7th of 23 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (2024).
The fertility rate fell from 3.85 births/woman in 2000 to 2.51 births/woman in 2024.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 0.0 % in 2010 to 4.5 % in 2025 (+4.5 points).
CO₂ emissions of 15.65 t per person are 5.2× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
Oman's population grew 140.8 % between 2000 and 2025, from 2.3M people to 5.5M people.
Trade is worth 114.9 % of GDP (2024), above the world median of 79.7 %.
GDP per capita rose from US$ 9,754 in 2000 to US$ 19,947 in 2025 (+104.5 % in current US dollars).
95.3 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 35.8 % in 2010.
Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, Oman ranks 7th of 19 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 42,295, 2025).
Borders: Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Languages: Arabic
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 40,485 people to 113,734 people in 2025.
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 6.9 points to 28.9 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseGas electricity share rose 0.6 points to 91.9 % in 2025.
- Record lowGDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) fell to a new low of PPP $ 72,192 in 2025, the first since 2017.
- 2024
- Sharp dropPopulation growth fell 2.03 points to 4.50 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropChildren out of school, primary fell 46.0 % to 21,922 children in 2024.
- Sharp riseTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose 18.1 points to 22.0 % in 2024.
- Sharp dropTertiary enrolment fell 1.6 points to 42.2 % in 2024.
- Record highTerrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) set a new high of 22.0 % in 2024, the first since 2013.
- Sharp riseRural population rose 5.2 % to 1.1M people in 2024.
- 2023
- Sharp risePopulation growth rose 1.55 points to 6.53 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy rose 2.1 years to 80.0 years in 2023.
- Sharp dropCereal yield fell 17.1 % to 29,147 kg/ha in 2023.
- Sharp dropTrade balance fell US$ 5.0B to US$ 17.8B in 2023.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 182,778 people to 156,285 people in 2023.
- Sharp riseFDI inflows rose 5.6 points to 11.8 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropWomen in parliament fell 2.3 points to 0.0 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseServices exports rose 70.8 % to US$ 5.8B in 2023.
- Sharp riseRural population rose 9.1 % to 1.0M people in 2023.
- Sharp riseAir transport, passengers carried rose 53.8 % to 8.7M passengers in 2023.
- Sharp riseLife expectancy at birth, female rose 2.6 years to 81.9 years in 2023.
- Sharp dropDeath rate, crude fell 10.8 % to 1.9 per 1,000 in 2023.
- Sharp riseIncidence of tuberculosis rose 27.3 % to 14.0 per 100,000 in 2023.
- Sharp riseAir transport, freight rose 92.6 % to 542 Mt-km in 2023.
- Sharp riseAlcohol rose 17.3 % to 1.2 L in 2023.
- Sharp riseResearchers in R&D (per million people) rose 71.0 % to 655 per million in 2023.
- Sharp riseRefugee population by country of origin rose 61.0 % to 95 people in 2023.
- Sharp riseImmunization, measles (% of children ages 12–23 months) rose 2.0 points to 99.0 % in 2023.
- Record highRural population set a new high of 1.0M people in 2023, the first since 2017.
- Record highLabour force, total set a new high of 2.6M people in 2023, the first since 2018.
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