The Demographic Profile of Oman

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1 UNITED NATIONS The Demographic Profile of Oman Population Trends - Mortality - Fertility - Age Structure - Urbanization - International Migration - Education and Youth Unemployment Population Trends Population Prospects: The Population size (thousands) Male Female Total Population growth rate (percentage) Mortality Average annual rate of population change Life expectancy at birth (years) Male Female Total Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October Male Female Total Population size (thousands) Source: 24 Source: - United 245 United Nations, Nations,.64 Department Department of of Economic Economic and and Social Social Affairs, Affairs, Population Population Division, Division, World World Population Population Prospects: The Prospects: The 217 Revision (217) Note: Source: Custom United data Nations, acquired Department via website, of Economic accessed and 5 October Social 217. Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The Population Prospects: The Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October 217. Population growth rate (percentage) Average annual rate rate of of population change change (percentage) 198 Mortality Life 5 - expectancy at birth (years) Male Female Total Source: Source: United 22 United Nations, Nations, Department of of Economic and and Social Social Affairs, Affairs, Population Division, Division, World World Population Prospects: The Prospects: The 217 Revision (217) Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October Male Female Total Life expectancy at birth (years) Source: United Nations, Department of of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects: The Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October 217. Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births)

2 Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total Infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1 live births) Under-5 mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total Under-5 mortality rate (deaths under age 5 per 1 live births) Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 1 live births) Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Available from apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.matmort?lang=en (accessed 5 October 217). Fertility Fertility rate (children per woman) Total Total fertility rate (children per woman) Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Contraceptive prevalence/any method of contraception (percentage) Married/In-Union Women Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Model-based Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 217.

3 The Demographic Profile of Oman Age Structure Population age composition (thousands) Population Source: United pyramid Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population by age group (percentage) Population pyramid (198) Proportion of young age groups (percentage) Age Male Female Total Proportion of old age groups (percentage) Age Male Female Total Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population pyramid Population Population pyramid pyramid (198) (215) Population pyramid (215) Age Population pyramid (23) Population pyramid (25) Population Prospects

4 Dependency ratios (percentage) Child Old age Total Dependency ratio (percentage) Child Old age Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Demographic dividend (percentage) The demographic change in Oman is not clear due to the distorted age structure resulting from the sizeable labour migration flow into the country. This is the ase in most oilproducing countries. Urbanization Urban population by age and sex, 215 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total Total Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: (214). Urban population by age and sex, Source: ESCWA based on United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: (214). Rural population by age and sex, 215 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total Total Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: (214) Rural population by age and sex, Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: (214). * Findings are consistent with the size of the total population of each country as estimated or projected in the 212 Revision of World Population Prospects (United Nations, 213).

5 The Demographic Profile of Oman International Migration International migrant stock by age and sex, 215 Age Male Female Total Total Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215) International migrant stock by age and sex, Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Age and Sex (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). Migrant stock by origin, 215 Migrant stock by destination, 215 Top 3 countries or areas of origin Top 3 countries or areas of destination India State of Palestine Bangladesh United Kingdom Pakistan Canada Total Total Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Trends in International Migrant Stock: Migrants by Destination and Origin (United Nations database, POP/DB/MIG/Stock/Rev.215). Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from Remittances (millions of US dollars) Inflows (215) 39 Outflows (215) Inflows as share of GDP (percentage).1 Source: World Bank, Annual Remittances Data (April 217). Available from org/en/topic/migrationremittancesdiasporaissues/brief/migration-remittances-data (accessed 26 September 217). Note: World Bank staff calculation based on data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Balance of Payments Statistics database and data releases from central banks, national statistical agencies, and World Bank country desks. Ouflow data based on numbers reported by country authorities to IMF Balance of Payments. Refugee population, end 216 Total 317 Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Internally displaced persons*, end 216 Total.. Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 216 (217). Available from * Reflect Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) protected/assisted by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including people in IDP-like situations. Education and Youth Unemployment Net primary school enrolment rate (percentage) Net secondary school enrolment rate (percentage) Male Male Female Female Total Total Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from (accessed 16 November 217). Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from (accessed 16 November 217). Gross tertiary school enrolment ratio* (percentage) Youth unemployment rate (percentage) Male Male Female Female Total Total Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from (accessed 16 November 217). * The net rate is not available. Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT, ILO Modelled Estimates, November 216. Available from afrwindowid=null#!%4%4%3f_afrwindowid%3dnull%26afrloop%3d %26 afrwindowmode%3d%26_adf.ctrl-state%3d8mvi1mek2_4 (accessed 27 September 217).

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