Key demographics
- Population
- 5.5M
- Density
- 15.6/km²
- HDI
- 0.858 (Very High)
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 80.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.51
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 97.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 70.4%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 37%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 79.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 16.8 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 1.9 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 39.0%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 2.51
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.3 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.0%
- Tourism (2020)
- 869.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | العربية |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Islam | 95.0% |
| Hinduism | 1.7% |
| Christianity | 1.7% |
| Others | 1.7% |
- Demonym (male)
- Omani
- Demonym (female)
- Omani
- National anthem
- Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 80.3 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.2 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 3.5% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 8.3/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 73/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.0/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 1.99/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 4.66/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $732
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 6.3%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 97.3%
- Education spending (2022)
- 4.4% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 424
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 120.6/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 11.1/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 287/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 11.1
Geography and practical
- Area
- 309,500 km²
- Continent
- Asia
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Right
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Calling codes
- +968
- Postal code
- ###
- TLD
- .om
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Oman features a red vertical band on the hoist side that takes up about one-fourth the width of the field, and three equal horizontal bands of white, red and green adjoining the vertical band. At the top of the vertical band is the white emblem of Oman.
- National anthem
- Nashid as-Salaam as-Sultani