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 198 68.386 545.99 1 154.379 1985 89.94 688.516 1 498.417 199 1 8.695 83.468 1 812.16 1995 1 37.243 897.4 2 24.283 2 1 273.251 994.74 2 267.991 25 1 42.351 1 9.914 2 511.269 21 1 834.557 1 26.97 3 41.46 215 2 723.157 1 476.654 4 199.81 22 3 425.835 1 723.863 5 149.7 225 3 672.524 1 899.631 5 572.149 23 3 846.634 2 5.845 5 897.473 235 3 951.227 2 177.358 6 128.59 24 4 44.866 2 298.654 6 343.52 245 4 131.31 2 418.855 6 549.888 25 4 218.27 2 538.296 6 756.57 Population growth rate (percentage) Mortality Average annual rate of population change 198-1985 5.22 1985-199 3.8 199-1995 3.92 1995-2.57 2-25 2.4 25-21 3.83 21-215 6.45 215-22 4.8 22-225 1.58 225-23 1.14 23-235.77 235-24.69 24-245.64 245-25.62 Life expectancy at birth (years) Male Female Total 198-1985 6.22 63.72 61.9 1985-199 63.87 67.61 65.6 199-1995 66.74 7.65 68.43 1995-2 69.24 73.28 7.98 2-25 71.37 75.54 73.2 25-21 73.19 77.51 75.2 21-215 74.46 78.7 76.21 215-22 75.67 79.81 77.37 22-225 76.84 8.83 78.47 225-23 77.97 81.76 79.54 23-235 79.1 82.64 8.57 235-24 8.21 83.44 81.54 24-245 81.33 84.22 82.49 245-25 82.39 84.95 83.37 Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October 217. 8 7 6 5 4 Male Female Total Population size (thousands) 21 3-215 6.45 215 2-22 4.8 22-225 1.58 1 225-23 1.14 23-235.77 235-24 198.69 215 23 25 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). 245-25.62 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 6-1985 5.22 1985-199 3.8 199 Life 5 - expectancy 1995 3.92 at birth (years) 1995-2.57 4 2-25 2.4 Male Female Total 25 3198-21 - 1985 3.83 6.22 63.72 61.9 1985-199 63.87 67.61 65.6 2 199-1995 66.74 7.65 68.43 1995-2 69.24 73.28 7.98 1 2-25 71.37 75.54 73.2 25-21 73.19 77.51 75.2 21-215 198-1985 74.46 21578.7-22 76.21 225-23 245-25 Source: 215 - Source: United 22 United Nations, 75.67 Nations, Department of of 79.81 Economic and and Social 77.37 Social Affairs, Affairs, Population Division, Division, World World Population Prospects: The Prospects: 22-225 The 217 Revision 76.84 (217). 8.83 78.47 Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October 217. 225-23 77.97 81.76 79.54 23-235 79.1 82.64 8.57 235-24 8.21 83.44 81.54 24-245 81.33 84.22 82.49 245-25 82.39 84.95 83.37 Note: Custom data acquired via website, accessed 5 October 217. 1 8 6 4 2 Male Female Total Life expectancy at birth (years) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 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)
Infant mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-1985 59 1985-199 42 199-1995 31 1995-2 22 2-25 15 25-21 1 21-215 1 215-22 8 22-225 7 225-23 6 23-235 5 235-24 4 24-245 4 245-25 4 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Infant mortality rate (infant deaths per 1 live births) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Under-5 mortality rate (per 1 live births) Total 198-1985 84 1985-199 57 199-1995 4 1995-2 27 2-25 18 25-21 12 21-215 11 215-22 9 22-225 8 225-23 7 23-235 6 235-24 5 24-245 5 245-25 4 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Under-5 mortality rate (deaths under age 5 per 1 live births) 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Maternal mortality ratio (maternal deaths per 1 live births) 199 215 3 17 Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository. Available from http:// apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.matmort?lang=en (accessed 5 October 217). Fertility Fertility rate (children per woman) Total 198-1985 8.32 1985-199 7.85 199-1995 6.27 1995-2 4.46 2-25 3.2 25-21 2.9 21-215 2.9 215-22 2.54 22-225 2.28 225-23 2.9 23-235 1.95 235-24 1.84 24-245 1.77 245-25 1.74 Total fertility rate (children per woman) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 198-1985 215-22 225-23 245-25 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Contraceptive prevalence/any method of contraception (percentage) 198 215 23 15-49 Married/In-Union Women 1.5 33.6 47.2 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Model-based Estimates and Projections of Family Planning Indicators 217.
The Demographic Profile of Oman Age Structure Population age composition (thousands) 5-14 15-24 25-64 65+ 198 23.4 29.345 23.522 398.994 31.478 1985 297.584 385.69 246.15 532.843 36.231 199 323.177 496.88 288.634 662.11 41.431 1995 39.16 563.256 351.5 934.853 45.658 2 282.878 558.645 485.12 886.178 55.17 25 255.795 559.792 551.823 1 78.882 64.977 21 293.23 488.3 641.72 1 536.643 81.774 215 384.255 546.939 617.173 2 554.244 97.199 22 397.741 696.362 629.573 3 297.59 128.515 225 376.526 784.56 676.717 3 551.694 182.652 23 339.979 776.278 812.861 3 75.979 262.376 235 319.569 718.761 869.841 3 855.329 365.9 24 321.94 662.5 847.978 3 999.588 512.855 245 333.717 643.245 778.247 4 92.274 72.45 25 339.652 657.23 71.53 4 128.411 93.251 Population Source: United pyramid Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World 1 8 6 4 2 Population by age group (percentage) 5-14 15-24 25-64 65+ 198 25 215 23 25 Population pyramid (198) Proportion of young age groups (percentage) 8+ 75-79Age 198 215 23 25 7-74 9.2 4.4 5.4 3.9 Male 8.3 8.7 6.6 4.9 8.9 18.7 8.5 7.1 44 9.7 7.7 9.2 6.2 Female 8.1 9.9 8. 6.7 6.7 12.5 7.7 7.6 9.4 5.6 6.7 4.8 Total 8.2 9.1 7. 5.6 7.9 16.5 8.3 7.3 14 1 6 2 2 6 1 14 Proportion of old age groups (percentage) Age 198 215 23 25 6+ 3.7 3.1 6.9 2.5 Male 65+ 2.4 1.7 4.1 13.8 8+.2.3.4 2.5 6+ 4.9 5.3 7.7 2. Female 65+ 3.1 3.4 5.1 13.7 8+.3.6 1.1 2.7 6+ 4.3 3.8 7.1 2.3 Total 65+ 2.7 2.3 4.4 13.8 8+.2.4.6 2.6 Population Prospects: The 217 Revision (217). Population pyramid Population Population pyramid pyramid (198) (215) Population pyramid (215) Age 75-79 8+ 8+ 75-79 7-74 7-74 44 44 14 1 6 2 2 6 1 14 14 1 1 14 8+ 75-79 7-74 44 14 1 6 2 2 6 1 14 Population pyramid (23) Population pyramid (25) 8+ 75-79 7-74 44 8+ 75-79 7-74 44 12 8 4 4 8 12 12 8 4 4 8 12 Population Prospects
Dependency ratios (percentage) Child Old age Total 198 86.4 5.2 91.6 1985 87.7 4.7 92.4 199 86.2 4.4 9.6 1995 67.8 3.5 71.4 2 61.4 4. 65.4 25 5. 4. 54. 21 35.9 3.8 39.6 215 29.4 3.1 32.4 22 27.9 3.3 31.1 225 27.5 4.3 31.8 23 24.7 5.8 3.5 235 22. 7.7 29.7 24 2.3 1.6 3.9 245 2.1 14.4 34.5 25 2.6 19.3 39.9 1 8 6 4 2 Dependency ratio (percentage) Child Old age 198 25 215 23 25 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 14.513 133.43 273.556 19.344 15.698 215.42 88.32 84.233 172.535 12.413 88.2 28.613 37.156 119.394 426.55 516.347 133.393 649.74 417.48 138.344 555.753 149.471 96.533 246.4 44 77.217 56.69 133.97 6.787 4.665 11.452 4.421 24.637 65.58 36.925 25.153 62.78 16.543 15.225 31.768 65+ 47.33 39.48 86.81 Total 2 127.879 1 1.257 3 228.136 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). Urban population by age and sex, 215 65+ 44 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 Source: ESCWA based on United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). Rural population by age and sex, 215 (thousands)* Age Male Female Total 51.132 48.726 99.858 42.231 41.66 83.891 34.189 32.825 67.14 42.233 32.618 74.851 84.927 33.991 118.918 127.176 32.679 159.855 92.946 29.332 122.277 32.751 22.858 55.69 44 16.41 14.835 31.236 13.592 12.176 25.768 9.68 8.363 18.43 1.771 9.132 19.93 6.564 6.199 12.763 65+ 22.351 17.39 39.66 Total 586.945 342.72 929.647 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (214). 65+ 44 Rural population by age and sex, 215 17 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 1 3 5 7 Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, Urban and Rural Population by Age and Sex: 198-215 (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).
The Demographic Profile of Oman International Migration International migrant stock by age and sex, 215 Age Male Female Total 2 928 19 484 4 412 25 994 19 366 45 36 22 862 15 77 37 939 18 916 1 281 29 197 189 83 36 93 225 923 451 345 76 88 528 153 332 649 55 633 388 282 171 887 45 577 217 464 44 85 99 29 94 115 894 64 38 18 38 82 418 46 324 11 533 57 857 43 37 6 129 49 166 17 347 2 879 2 226 2 867 1 367 4 234 7-74 643 686 1 329 75+ 361 763 1 124 Total 1 495 36 349 618 1 844 978 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). 75+ 7-74 44 International migrant stock by age and sex, 215 25 2 15 1 5 5 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 777 632 State of Palestine 9 334 Bangladesh 346 68 United Kingdom 3 432 Pakistan 284 46 Canada 1 753 Total 1 844 978 Total 21 333 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 http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/5943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. Remittances (millions of US dollars) Inflows (215) 39 Outflows (215) 1 991 Inflows as share of GDP (percentage).1 Source: World Bank, Annual Remittances Data (April 217). Available from http://www.worldbank. 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 http://www.unhcr.org/statistics/unhcrstats/5943e8a34/global-trends-forceddisplacement-216.html. * 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) 2 21 215 2 21 215 Male 82.72.. 94.67 Male 68.3.. 9.23 Female 83.9.. 94.38 Female 68.86.. 98.91 Total 82.9.. 94.53 Total 68.58.. 94.33 Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). Gross tertiary school enrolment ratio* (percentage) Youth unemployment rate (percentage) 2 21 215 2 21 215 Male...... Male 36.37 36.65 39.58 Female...... Female 71.16 71.78 77.68 Total...... Total 46.57 45.46 48.52 Source: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institue for Statistics. Available from http://data.uis.unesco.org (accessed 16 November 217). * The net rate is not available. Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT, ILO Modelled Estimates, November 216. Available from http://www.ilo.org/ilostat/faces/wcnav_defaultselection?_afrloop=279635711213797&_afrwindowmode=&_ afrwindowid=null#!%4%4%3f_afrwindowid%3dnull%26afrloop%3d279635711213797%26 afrwindowmode%3d%26_adf.ctrl-state%3d8mvi1mek2_4 (accessed 27 September 217).
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