People Oman
Population: 2,903,165 note: includes 577,293 non-nationals (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 42.4% (male 628,078; female 603,829)
15-64 years: 55.1% (male 955,765; female 643,687)
65 years and over: 2.5% (male 38,761; female 33,045) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 19.3 years
male: 22.1 years
female: 16.4 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.35% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
37.12 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
3.91 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.49 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female
total population: 1.27 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 20.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 17.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 23.18 deaths/1,000 live births