Where you could be born / Asia / Western Asia

Born in Oman

About 1 in 1,552 people born in 2023 started life in Oman. A boy can expect to live 79 years and a girl 82, up from 27 and 32 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and 93% have basic drinking water.

1 in 1,552

odds of being born here

85,100 births · Ranked 113th of 230

79 / 82

years of life, boys / girls

Was 27 / 32 in 1950

$37,794

income per person a year

2021 dollars · Ranked 20th of 203

80%

live in a city

The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 51 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 476 in every 1,000 births to 10.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth78.5 years for boys, 81.9 for girlsUN WPP 2024

Children who die before age 510.4 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024

Deaths a year10,000UN WPP 2024

Doctors per 1,000 people2.0World Bank WDI

Children immunized against measles99%World Bank WDI

Adults living with HIV0.1%World Bank WDI

New tuberculosis cases a year14 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 7.3 children on average in 1950. Now it is 2.5.

Children per woman

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman2.53UN WPP 2024

Average age of mothers at birth31.7 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

Economic output per personabout $37,794 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank WDI

Unemployment3.2% of the workforce (2023)World Bank WDI

Price rises1.0% a year (2023)World Bank WDI

Growth in output per person-5.0% (2023)World Bank WDI

Jobs in farming6% of jobsWorld Bank WDI

Self-employed5% of jobs (2025)World Bank WDI

Secondary school enrolment94% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Muscat, with 797,000 people.

80%

live in cities

100%

have electricity at home

93%

have basic drinking water

Largest cities

People living there

Muscat797,000

Seeb470,878

Bawshar383,257

‘Ibrī163,473

Şalālah163,140

Languages

Share of people who can use each

Arabic81%

Baluchi5%

Arabic is official.

Cities and regions

Every state, province and large city with a page.

Largest regions

Muscat1.7 million

Al Batinah North480,021

Ad Dakhiliyah329,344

Ad Dhahirah180,072

Dhofar163,140

Al Batinah South120,000

Southeastern Governorate86,211

Al Buraimi73,670

Northeastern Governorate43,744

Musandam Governorate17,904

Sourced: GeoNames Population of each state, province or region.

People on the move

About 0.3% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Palestine, Australia, Libya.

Where people born here live abroad

By country of residence, 2024

Palestine11,971

Australia1,986

Libya1,909

Residents born abroad43.2% (2024)World Bank WDI

People born here who live abroadequal to 0.3% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock

Where they go mostPalestine (11,971), Australia (1,986), Libya (1,909)UN DESA migrant stock

Money sent home from abroadabout $39.0 million a year (2025)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

47% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 26%.

47%

of older people receive a pension (2022)

26%

of unemployed people receive a benefit (2022)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 20244,628Our World in Data, from WHO

Hurricane-strength storms since 19805NOAA IBTrACS

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