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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:
Ibadhi Muslim (official) 75%, other (includes Sunni Muslim, Shia Muslim, Hindu) 25%
Population:
3,090,150 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
note:
includes 577,293 non-nationals
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.8% (male 488,762/female 464,328)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.4% (male 330,891/female 300,169)
25-54 years:
41.7% (male 761,910/female 526,968)
55-64 years:
3.9% (male 64,318/female 55,016)
65 years and over:
3.2% (male 49,660/female 48,128) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 24.4 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
25.7 years
female:
22.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.043% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
24.33 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
3.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 212
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-0.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 140
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 73% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
MUSCAT (capital) 634,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.31 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
1.03 male(s)/female
total population:
1.22 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
32 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 121
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 14.95 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 115
male:
15.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
14.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.47 years
country comparison to the world: 104
male:
72.61 years
female:
76.43 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.87 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
1.901 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
1.9 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 87% of population
unimproved:
