Nationality:
noun: Omani(s)
adjective: Omani

Ethnic groups:
Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African

Languages:
Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects

Religions:
Muslim (official; majority are Ibadhi, lesser numbers of Sunni and Shia)) 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <.1, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2%
note: approximately 75% of Omani citizens, who compose almost 70% of the country's total population, are Ibadhi Muslims; the Omani government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation (2013) (2010 est.)

Population:
3,219,775
country comparison to the world: 136
note: immigrants make up just over 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.)
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.4% (male 501,352/female 476,333)
15-24 years: 19.9% (male 335,404/female 304,261)
25-54 years: 42.6% (male 801,539/female 569,187)
55-64 years: 3.9% (male 67,085/female 58,254)
65 years and over: 3.2% (male 53,320/female 53,040) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 34.4 %
youth dependency ratio: 30.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 3.9 %
potential support ratio: 25.4 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 24.9 years
male: 26.1 years
female: 23.4 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.06% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 49
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
24.47 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 59
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 218
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 73.4% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 2.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
MUSCAT (capital) 743,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.41 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female
total population: 1.22 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality rate:
32 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 14 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 112
male: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.97 years
country comparison to the world: 103
male: 73.07 years
female: 76.97 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.86 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
31.7% (2000)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.3% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 188
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
1.8 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 95.5% of population
rural: 86.1% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
urban: 4.5% of population
rural: 13.9% of population
total: 7% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97.3% of population
rural: 94.7% of population
total: 96.6% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2.7% of population
rural: 5.3% of population
total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 135
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
20.9% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
8.6% (2009)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
4.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 86.9%
male: 90.2%
female: 81.8% (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2011)