The population of Oman is expected to grow by 194,000 in 2018 and reach 5,002,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) increases population by 121,000 people yearly. On average there are 82,864 births and 12,059 deaths in Oman per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.47 percent per year. The population density of Oman has changed from 3.7 in 1980 to 14.3 in 2016.
| Current population | 4,995,403 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 29.3 years |
| Life expectancy | 77.8 years | |
| Population density | 15.6 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4,830,000 | 194,000 (4.0%) | 121,000 | 29.3 | 2.53 | 16 | 3,813,000 (78.9%) |
| 2017 | 4,636,000 | 211,238 (4.6%) | 121,000 | 29.1 | 2.60 | 15 | 3,640,000 (78.5%) |
| 2016 | 4,424,762 | 224,952 (5.1%) | 121,000 | 28.9 | 2.67 | 14 | 3,455,208 (78.1%) |
| 2015 | 4,199,810 | 238,885 (5.7%) | 121,000 | 28.8 | 2.74 | 14 | 3,260,774 (77.6%) |
| 2010 | 3,041,460 | 158,518 (5.2%) | 163,500 | 27.0 | 2.90 | 10 | 2,285,992 (75.2%) |
| 2005 | 2,511,269 | 66,518 (2.7%) | 53,400 | 25.2 | 2.95 | 8 | 1,818,159 (72.4%) |
| 2000 | 2,267,991 | 13,073 (0.6%) | 3,000 | 23.8 | 3.72 | 7 | 1,623,178 (71.6%) |
| 1995 | 2,204,283 | 55,855 (2.5%) | -38,674 | 23.7 | 5.35 | 7 | 1,579,788 (71.7%) |
| 1990 | 1,812,160 | 71,000 (3.9%) | 20,940 | 22.1 | 7.17 | 6 | 1,197,874 (66.1%) |
| 1985 | 1,498,417 | 67,340 (4.5%) | 2,234 | 21.7 | 8.22 | 5 | 855,281 (57.1%) |
| 1980 | 1,154,379 | 62,526 (5.4%) | 16,300 | 21.7 | 8.30 | 4 | 549,046 (47.6%) |
| 1975 | 882,044 | 40,096 (4.6%) | 15,282 | 21.8 | 7.75 | 3 | 337,055 (38.2%) |
| 1970 | 723,852 | 23,127 (3.2%) | 5,094 | 21.9 | 7.31 | 2 | 214,731 (29.7%) |
| 1965 | 625,009 | 16,122 (2.6%) | -1,000 | 22.3 | 7.27 | 2 | 139,615 (22.3%) |
| 1960 | 551,740 | 13,150 (2.3%) | -2,000 | 22.8 | 7.25 | 2 | 90,485 (16.4%) |
In 2017 the population of Oman was 4,636,000 and the average age increased from 22.8 in 1960 to 29.1. Urban population has increased from 1,623,178 (71.6%) in 2000 to 3,813,000 (78.9%) in the current year. The population density of Oman has changed from 3.7 in 1980 to 14.3 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,150,000 | 148,000 (2.9%) | 22,000 | 29.9 | 2.40 | 17 | 4,105,000 (79.7%) |
| 2025 | 5,572,000 | 66,000 (1.2%) | 12,000 | 31.4 | 2.18 | 18 | 4,538,000 (81.4%) |
| 2030 | 5,897,000 | 57,000 (1.0%) | 33.2 | 2.01 | 19 | 4,886,000 (82.8%) | |
| 2035 | 6,129,000 | 43,000 (0.7%) | 35.2 | 1.89 | 20 | 5,145,000 (84.0%) | |
| 2040 | 6,344,000 | 43,000 (0.7%) | 36.9 | 1.80 | 21 | 5,382,000 (84.8%) | |
| 2045 | 6,550,000 | 42,000 (0.6%) | 4,000 | 38.5 | 1.75 | 21 | 5,612,000 (85.7%) |
| 2050 | 6,757,000 | 40,000 (0.6%) | 4,000 | 40.3 | 1.73 | 22 | 5,843,000 (86.5%) |
Total Oman population should reach 5,150,000 by 2020 and should increase to 6,757,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 84.1 (82.9 years for male and 85.3 years for females). Population density will go up to 21.8 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 4.18% (211,238 residents, including 11,275 deaths). The demographics of Oman constitutes of 1,633,000 women and 3,197,000 men, which means there are 1,958 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 26.8% of population (1,294,923) is 19 or younger, 70.8% of population (3,419,640) is between age 20 and 64 and 2.4% of population (115,920) is over 65.