Demographic profile
Oman is the 122nd most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.07% of everyone alive. Within Middle East, it ranks 11 of 18.
Each day brings roughly 243 births and 35 deaths, adding about 75,970 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 1.39% annually, the population would double in roughly 50 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Musandam, holding an estimated 28.4% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 11 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 95.7% and adult smoking prevalence around 8.0%, with life expectancy at about 71.8 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Oman in 2026? Approximately 5,455,208 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Oman growing? About 1.39% per year — roughly 243 births and 35 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Oman? Around 0.07% — ranked 122 worldwide by population.