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class="infobox-label"> • male</th><td class="infobox-data">74.96 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • female</th><td class="infobox-data">78.93 years (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fertility rate</th><td class="infobox-data">2.7 children born/woman (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Infant mortality rate</th><td class="infobox-data">14.45 deaths/1,000 live births</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Net migration rate</th><td class="infobox-data">-0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Age structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">0–14 years</th><td class="infobox-data">26.53%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">15–64 years</th><td class="infobox-data">70.88%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">65 and over</th><td class="infobox-data">2.59%</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Sex ratio</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total</th><td class="infobox-data">1.17 male(s)/female (2022 est.)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">At birth</th><td class="infobox-data">1.05 male(s)/female</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Under 15</th><td class="infobox-data">1.05 male(s)/female</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">65 and over</th><td class="infobox-data">0.79 male(s)/female</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Nationality</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data">Omani</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#ddddff">Language</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Demographics" class="mw-redirect" title="Demographics">Demographics</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Population" title="Population">population</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oman" title="Oman">Oman</a> include <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnicity</a>, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects. </p><p>About 50% of the population in Oman lives in <a href="/wiki/Muscat,_Oman" class="mw-redirect" title="Muscat, Oman">Muscat</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Al_Batinah_Region" title="Al Batinah Region">Batinah</a> coastal plain northwest of the capital; about 200,000 live in the <a href="/wiki/Dhofar_Governorate" title="Dhofar Governorate">Dhofar (southern) region</a>; and about 30,000 live in the remote <a href="/wiki/Musandam_Peninsula" title="Musandam Peninsula">Musandam Peninsula</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz" title="Strait of Hormuz">Strait of Hormuz</a>. </p><p>Since 1970, the government has given high priority to education in order to develop a domestic work force, which the government considers a vital factor in the country's economic and social progress. In 1986, Oman's first university, <a href="/wiki/Sultan_Qaboos_University" title="Sultan Qaboos University">Sultan Qaboos University</a>, opened. Other post secondary institutions include a law school, technical college, banking institute, teachers' training college, and health sciences institute. Some 200 scholarships are awarded each year for study abroad. </p><p>Nine private colleges exist, providing two-year post secondary diplomas. Since 1999, the government has embarked on reforms in higher education designed to meet the needs of a growing population. Under the reformed system, four public regional universities were created, and incentives are provided by the government to promote the upgrading of the existing nine private colleges and the creation of other degree-granting private colleges. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oman_demographie.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Oman_demographie.png/330px-Oman_demographie.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Oman_demographie.png/500px-Oman_demographie.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Oman_demographie.png/600px-Oman_demographie.png 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="426" /></a><figcaption>Demographics of Oman, Data of <a href="/wiki/FAO" class="mw-redirect" title="FAO">FAO</a>, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census_results">Census results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Census results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Total population </th> <th colspan="2">Omani population </th> <th colspan="2">Expatriate population </th></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td align="right">2,000,000 </td> <td align="right">1,465,000</td> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238854847">.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar{position:relative;border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#fff;width:100px;max-width:100%;height:1.5em}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-fill{position:absolute;background-color:#dbdbdb;height:1.5em;width:50%}.mw-parser-output .percentage-bar-text{position:absolute;width:100%;height:1.5em;text-align:center;color:#000}</style><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 73%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">73.3%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">535,000</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 26%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">26.7%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td align="right">2,340,815 </td> <td align="right">1,781,558</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 76%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">76.1%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">559,257</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 23%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">23.9%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td align="right">2,773,479 </td> <td align="right">1,957,336</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 70%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">70.6%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">816,143</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 29%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">29.4%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td align="right">4,092,000 </td> <td align="right">2,303,000</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 56%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">56.3%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">1,789,000</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 43%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">43.7%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td align="right">4,550,538 </td> <td align="right">2,462,768</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 54%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">54.1%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">2,082,478</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 46%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">46.1%</div></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td align="right">5,106,458 </td> <td align="right">2,994,601</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 59%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">59.98%</div></div> </td> <td align="right">1,997,763</td> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238854847" /><div class="percentage-bar" style=""><div class="percentage-bar-fill" style="width: 40%;"></div><div class="percentage-bar-text" style="">40.02%</div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UN_estimates">UN estimates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: UN estimates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1261442011">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output 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class="abbr-header">±% p.a.</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1950</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">456,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1960</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">557,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.02%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1970</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">732,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.77%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1980</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,181,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+4.90%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1990</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1,868,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+4.69%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2000</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,264,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+1.94%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2010</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">2,782,000</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+2.08%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2020</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">5,106,458</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+6.26%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Source:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th><sup id="cite_ref-WPP_2010_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WPP_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="80pt">Total population (thousands) </th> <th width="80pt">Population aged 0–14 (%) </th> <th width="80pt">Population aged 15–64 (%) </th> <th width="80pt">Population aged 65+ (%) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td align="right">456 </td> <td align="right">42.3 </td> <td align="right">54.6 </td> <td align="right">3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td align="right">501 </td> <td align="right">43.6 </td> <td align="right">53.2 </td> <td align="right">3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td align="right">557 </td> <td align="right">44.6 </td> <td align="right">52.1 </td> <td align="right">3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td align="right">631 </td> <td align="right">45.6 </td> <td align="right">51.2 </td> <td align="right">3.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td align="right">732 </td> <td align="right">46.4 </td> <td align="right">50.4 </td> <td align="right">3.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td align="right">898 </td> <td align="right">46.1 </td> <td align="right">50.9 </td> <td align="right">3.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td align="right">1 181 </td> <td align="right">45.6 </td> <td align="right">51.8 </td> <td align="right">2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td align="right">1 539 </td> <td align="right">46.0 </td> <td align="right">51.6 </td> <td align="right">2.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td align="right">1 868 </td> <td align="right">45.6 </td> <td align="right">52.1 </td> <td align="right">2.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td align="right">2 232 </td> <td align="right">40.3 </td> <td align="right">57.5 </td> <td align="right">2.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td align="right">2 264 </td> <td align="right">36.7 </td> <td align="right">60.8 </td> <td align="right">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td align="right">2 430 </td> <td align="right">32.1 </td> <td align="right">65.1 </td> <td align="right">2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td align="right">2 782 </td> <td align="right">27.2 </td> <td align="right">70.3 </td> <td align="right">2.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td align="right">4 321 </td> <td align="right">32.1 </td> <td align="right">65.1 </td> <td align="right">2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td align="right">5 106 </td> <td align="right">27.2 </td> <td align="right">70.3 </td> <td align="right">2.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Structure_of_the_population">Structure of the population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Structure of the population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:#EEBC35;">Structure of the population (01.VII.2009) (Estimates):<sup id="cite_ref-unstats.un.org_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-unstats.un.org-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">1 971 115 </td> <td align="right">1 202 802 </td> <td align="right">3 173 917 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-4 </td> <td align="right">139 614 </td> <td align="right">132 530 </td> <td align="right">272 144 </td> <td align="right">8.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5-9 </td> <td align="right">124 776 </td> <td align="right">120 250 </td> <td align="right">245 026 </td> <td align="right">7.72 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10-14 </td> <td align="right">129 964 </td> <td align="right">124 646 </td> <td align="right">254 610 </td> <td align="right">8.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-19 </td> <td align="right">145 215 </td> <td align="right">139 611 </td> <td align="right">284 826 </td> <td align="right">8.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20-24 </td> <td align="right">238 483 </td> <td align="right">148 965 </td> <td align="right">387 448 </td> <td align="right">12.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25-29 </td> <td align="right">327 686 </td> <td align="right">147 717 </td> <td align="right">475 403 </td> <td align="right">14.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30-34 </td> <td align="right">247 107 </td> <td align="right">120 429 </td> <td align="right">367 536 </td> <td align="right">11.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35-39 </td> <td align="right">192 483 </td> <td align="right">79 617 </td> <td align="right">272 100 </td> <td align="right">8.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40-44 </td> <td align="right">149 090 </td> <td align="right">58 112 </td> <td align="right">207 202 </td> <td align="right">6.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45-49 </td> <td align="right">103 908 </td> <td align="right">41 522 </td> <td align="right">145 430 </td> <td align="right">4.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50-54 </td> <td align="right">83 057 </td> <td align="right">30 530 </td> <td align="right">113 587 </td> <td align="right">3.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55-59 </td> <td align="right">40 488 </td> <td align="right">19 402 </td> <td align="right">59 890 </td> <td align="right">1.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60-64 </td> <td align="right">23 538 </td> <td align="right">16 192 </td> <td align="right">39 730 </td> <td align="right">1.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">11 811 </td> <td align="right">9 000 </td> <td align="right">20 811 </td> <td align="right">0.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">7 721 </td> <td align="right">7 212 </td> <td align="right">14 933 </td> <td align="right">0.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">3 303 </td> <td align="right">3 514 </td> <td align="right">6 817 </td> <td align="right">0.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80+ </td> <td align="right">2 871 </td> <td align="right">3 553 </td> <td align="right">6 424 </td> <td align="right">0.20 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-14 </td> <td align="right">394 354 </td> <td align="right">377 426 </td> <td align="right">771 780 </td> <td align="right">24.32 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-64 </td> <td align="right">1 551 055 </td> <td align="right">802 097 </td> <td align="right">2 353 152 </td> <td align="right">74.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">25 706 </td> <td align="right">23 279 </td> <td align="right">48 985 </td> <td align="right">1.54 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843" /><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:#EEBC35;">Structure of the population (01.VII.2012) (Estimates)</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">2 332 687 </td> <td align="right">1 290 314 </td> <td align="right">3 623 001 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-4 </td> <td align="right">164 406 </td> <td align="right">158 435 </td> <td align="right">322 841 </td> <td align="right">8.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5-9 </td> <td align="right">132 469 </td> <td align="right">127 235 </td> <td align="right">259 704 </td> <td align="right">7.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10-14 </td> <td align="right">111 287 </td> <td align="right">105 301 </td> <td align="right">216 588 </td> <td align="right">5.98 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-19 </td> <td align="right">128 311 </td> <td align="right">119 875 </td> <td align="right">248 186 </td> <td align="right">6.85 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20-24 </td> <td align="right">262 201 </td> <td align="right">147 485 </td> <td align="right">409 686 </td> <td align="right">11.31 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25-29 </td> <td align="right">438 633 </td> <td align="right">160 772 </td> <td align="right">599 405 </td> <td align="right">16.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30-34 </td> <td align="right">335 104 </td> <td align="right">131 241 </td> <td align="right">466 345 </td> <td align="right">12.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35-39 </td> <td align="right">234 343 </td> <td align="right">96 312 </td> <td align="right">330 655 </td> <td align="right">9.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40-44 </td> <td align="right">177 171 </td> <td align="right">63 301 </td> <td align="right">240 472 </td> <td align="right">6.64 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45-49 </td> <td align="right">122 574 </td> <td align="right">47 241 </td> <td align="right">169 815 </td> <td align="right">4.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50-54 </td> <td align="right">89 917 </td> <td align="right">39 602 </td> <td align="right">129 519 </td> <td align="right">3.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55-59 </td> <td align="right">56 448 </td> <td align="right">28 380 </td> <td align="right">84 828 </td> <td align="right">2.34 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60-64 </td> <td align="right">28 338 </td> <td align="right">20 629 </td> <td align="right">48 967 </td> <td align="right">1.35 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">17 199 </td> <td align="right">15 561 </td> <td align="right">32 760 </td> <td align="right">0.90 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">13 925 </td> <td align="right">12 439 </td> <td align="right">26 364 </td> <td align="right">0.73 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">9 475 </td> <td align="right">7 373 </td> <td align="right">16 848 </td> <td align="right">0,47 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80+ </td> <td align="right">10 882 </td> <td align="right">9 113 </td> <td align="right">19 995 </td> <td align="right">0.55 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">unknown </td> <td align="right">4 </td> <td align="right">19 </td> <td align="right">23 </td> <td align="right"><0.01 </td></tr> <tr> <th width="50">Age group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80">Female </th> <th width="80">Total </th> <th width="50">Percent </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0-14 </td> <td align="right">408 162 </td> <td align="right">390 971 </td> <td align="right">799 133 </td> <td align="right">22.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15-64 </td> <td align="right">1 873 040 </td> <td align="right">854 838 </td> <td align="right">2 727 878 </td> <td align="right">75.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65+ </td> <td align="right">51 481 </td> <td align="right">44 486 </td> <td align="right">95 967 </td> <td align="right">2.65 </td></tr> </tbody></table> </div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1214851843" /><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style=""><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="background:#EEBC35;">Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 12.XII.2020) (E-census data based 100% on administrative registers.): <sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Age Group </th> <th width="80pt">Male </th> <th width="80pt">Female </th> <th width="80pt">Total </th> <th width="80pt">% </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Total </td> <td align="right">2 739 954 </td> <td align="right">1 731 194 </td> <td align="right">4 471 148 </td> <td align="right">100 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">0–4 </td> <td align="right">225 585 </td> <td align="right">217 574 </td> <td align="right">443 159 </td> <td align="right">9.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">5–9 </td> <td align="right">214 408 </td> <td align="right">205 923 </td> <td align="right">420 331 </td> <td align="right">9.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">10–14 </td> <td align="right">164 249 </td> <td align="right">158 269 </td> <td align="right">322 518 </td> <td align="right">7.21 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">15–19 </td> <td align="right">128 650 </td> <td align="right">123 805 </td> <td align="right">252 455 </td> <td align="right">5.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">20–24 </td> <td align="right">178 099 </td> <td align="right">126 838 </td> <td align="right">304 937 </td> <td align="right">6.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">25–29 </td> <td align="right">364 479 </td> <td align="right">167 905 </td> <td align="right">532 384 </td> <td align="right">11.91 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">30–34 </td> <td align="right">426 671 </td> <td align="right">185 002 </td> <td align="right">611 673 </td> <td align="right">13.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">35–39 </td> <td align="right">355 022 </td> <td align="right">159 996 </td> <td align="right">515 018 </td> <td align="right">11.52 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">40–44 </td> <td align="right">245 069 </td> <td align="right">122 600 </td> <td align="right">367 669 </td> <td align="right">8.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">45–49 </td> <td align="right">162 792 </td> <td align="right">78 866 </td> <td align="right">241 658 </td> <td align="right">5.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">50–54 </td> <td align="right">107 609 </td> <td align="right">52 247 </td> <td align="right">159 856 </td> <td align="right">3.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">55–59 </td> <td align="right">67 579 </td> <td align="right">39 990 </td> <td align="right">107 569 </td> <td align="right">2.41 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">60–64 </td> <td align="right">43 899 </td> <td align="right">32 405 </td> <td align="right">76 304 </td> <td align="right">1.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">65-69 </td> <td align="right">21 548 </td> <td align="right">21 790 </td> <td align="right">43 338 </td> <td align="right">0.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">70-74 </td> <td align="right">14 117 </td> <td align="right">15 524 </td> <td align="right">29 641 </td> <td align="right">0.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">75-79 </td> <td align="right">9 414 </td> <td align="right">10 427 </td> <td align="right">19 841 </td> <td align="right">0.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">80-84 </td> <td align="right">6 369 </td> <td align="right">6 459 </td> <td align="right">12 828 </td> <td align="right">0.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">85-89 </td> <td align="right">2 813 </td> <td align="right">3 176 </td> <td align="right">5 989 </td> <td align="right">0.13 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">90-94 </td> <td align="right">1 066 </td> <td align="right">1 462 </td> <td align="right">2 528 </td> <td align="right">0.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">95-99 </td> <td align="right">319 </td> <td align="right">597 </td> <td align="right">916 </td> <td align="right">0.02 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">100+ </td> 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Updates on reimplementing the Graph extension, which will be known as the Chart extension, can be found on <a class="external text" href="https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/charts/">Phabricator</a> and on <a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Chart" class="extiw" title="mw:Extension:Chart">MediaWiki.org</a>.</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vital_statistics">Vital statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Vital statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Registered_births_and_deaths">Registered births and deaths</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Registered births and deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th width="70">Year </th> <th width="70">Population </th> <th width="70">Live births </th> <th width="70">Deaths </th> <th width="70">Natural increase </th> <th width="70">Crude birth rate </th> <th width="70">Crude death rate </th> <th width="70">Rate of natural increase </th> <th width="70">TFR </th></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2006 </td> <td align="right">2,577,062 </td> <td align="right">49,494 </td> <td align="right">5,484 </td> <td align="right">44,010 </td> <td align="right">19.2 </td> <td align="right">2.1 </td> <td align="right">17.1 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.660 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2007 </td> <td align="right">2,743,499 </td> <td align="right">52,500 </td> <td align="right">6,810 </td> <td align="right">45,690 </td> <td align="right">19.1 </td> <td align="right">2.5 </td> <td align="right">16.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.589 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2008 </td> <td align="right">2,867,428 </td> <td align="right">58,250 </td> <td align="right">7,415 </td> <td align="right">50,835 </td> <td align="right">20.3 </td> <td align="right">2.6 </td> <td align="right">17.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.607 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2009 </td> <td align="right">3,173,917 </td> <td align="right">64,735 </td> <td align="right">7,098 </td> <td align="right">57,637 </td> <td align="right">20.4 </td> <td align="right">2.2 </td> <td align="right">18.2 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.669 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2010 </td> <td align="right">2,773,479 </td> <td align="right">65,528 </td> <td align="right">6,974 </td> <td align="right">58,554 </td> <td align="right">23.3 </td> <td align="right">2.7 </td> <td align="right">20.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.974 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2011 </td> <td align="right">3,295,298 </td> <td align="right">67,922 </td> <td align="right">7,667 </td> <td align="right">60,255 </td> <td align="right">20.6 </td> <td align="right">2.3 </td> <td align="right">18.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.853 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2012 </td> <td align="right">3,623,001 </td> <td align="right">72,867 </td> <td align="right">7,884 </td> <td align="right">64,983 </td> <td align="right">20.1 </td> <td align="right">2.2 </td> <td align="right">17.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right;color:blue;">2.818 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2013 </td> <td align="right">3,855,206 </td> <td align="right">79,417 </td> <td align="right">7,669 </td> <td align="right">71,748 </td> <td align="right">20.6 </td> <td align="right">2.0 </td> <td align="right">18.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.882 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2014 </td> <td align="right">3,992,893 </td> <td align="right">82,981 </td> <td align="right">7,819 </td> <td align="right">75,162 </td> <td align="right">21.9 </td> <td align="right">2.0 </td> <td align="right">19.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.900 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2015 </td> <td align="right">4,159,102 </td> <td align="right">86,286 </td> <td align="right">8,167 </td> <td align="right">78,119 </td> <td align="right">19.3 </td> <td align="right">2.0 </td> <td align="right">17.3 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.903 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2016 </td> <td align="right">4,414,051 </td> <td align="right">88,346 </td> <td align="right">8,828 </td> <td align="right">79,518 </td> <td align="right">20.0 </td> <td align="right">2.0 </td> <td align="right">18.0 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.888 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2017 </td> <td align="right">4,559,963 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">90,371 </td> <td align="right">8,861 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">81,510 </td> <td align="right">20.5 </td> <td align="right">1.9 </td> <td align="right">18.6 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.895 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2018 </td> <td align="right">4,601,706 </td> <td align="right">89,071 </td> <td align="right">8,979 </td> <td align="right">80,092 </td> <td align="right">19.4 </td> <td align="right">1.9 </td> <td align="right">17.5 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.858 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2019 </td> <td align="right">4,617,927 </td> <td align="right">86,819 </td> <td align="right">8,581 </td> <td align="right">78,238 </td> <td align="right">18.8 </td> <td align="right">1.9 </td> <td align="right">16.9 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.689 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2020 </td> <td align="right">4,481,042 </td> <td align="right">84,405 </td> <td align="right">10,589 </td> <td align="right">73,816 </td> <td align="right">18.8 </td> <td align="right">2.4 </td> <td align="right">16.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.664 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2021 </td> <td align="right">4,527,446 </td> <td align="right">82,224 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:red;">12,649 </td> <td align="right">69,575 </td> <td align="right">18.2 </td> <td align="right">2.8 </td> <td align="right">15.4 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.604 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2022 </td> <td align="right">4,933,850 </td> <td align="right">77,628 </td> <td align="right">10,035 </td> <td align="right">67,593 </td> <td align="right">15.7 </td> <td align="right">2.0 </td> <td align="right">13.7 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">2.305 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2023 </td> <td align="right">5,165,602 </td> <td align="right">71,107 </td> <td align="right">8,982 </td> <td align="right">62,125 </td> <td align="right">13.8 </td> <td align="right">1.7 </td> <td align="right">12.0 </td> <td align="right">2.011 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">2024 </td> <td style="text-align:right; color:blue;">5,268,072 </td> <td align="right">69,561 </td> <td align="right">9,264 </td> <td align="right">60,297 </td> <td align="right">13.2 </td> <td align="right">1.8 </td> <td align="right">11.4 </td> <td align="right"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UN_estimates_2">UN estimates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: UN estimates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th width="80pt">Period<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="80pt">Live births per year </th> <th width="80pt">Deaths per year </th> <th width="80pt">Natural change per year </th> <th width="80pt">CBR<sup>1</sup> </th> <th width="80pt">CDR<sup>1</sup> </th> <th width="80pt">NC<sup>1</sup> </th> <th width="80pt">TFR<sup>1</sup> </th> <th width="80pt">IMR<sup>1</sup> </th> <th width="80pt">Life expectancy (years) </th></tr> <tr> <td>1950 </td> <td>  25 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>53.7 </td> <td>35.7 </td> <td>18.1 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>277.0 </td> <td>29.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1951 </td> <td>  25 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>35.4 </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>274.3 </td> <td>30.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1952 </td> <td>  25 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td>18.7 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>270.4 </td> <td>30.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1953 </td> <td>  26 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>34.6 </td> <td>19.2 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>266.4 </td> <td>31.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1954 </td> <td>  26 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>34.2 </td> <td>19.6 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>263.2 </td> <td>31.44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1955 </td> <td>  27 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>33.8 </td> <td>20.0 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>259.6 </td> <td>31.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1956 </td> <td>  27 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>53.7 </td> <td>33.4 </td> <td>20.4 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>256.2 </td> <td>32.37 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1957 </td> <td>  27 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>33.0 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>252.1 </td> <td>32.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1958 </td> <td>  28 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>32.4 </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>248.0 </td> <td>33.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1959 </td> <td>  28 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>53.8 </td> <td>31.9 </td> <td>21.9 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>243.9 </td> <td>34.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1960 </td> <td>  29 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>53.7 </td> <td>30.5 </td> <td>23.2 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>234.0 </td> <td>35.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1961 </td> <td>  29 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>  13 000 </td> <td>53.5 </td> <td>29.2 </td> <td>24.3 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>225.0 </td> <td>36.82 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1962 </td> <td>  30 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>  14 000 </td> <td>53.1 </td> <td>27.9 </td> <td>25.2 </td> <td>7.25 </td> <td>216.1 </td> <td>38.19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td>  30 000 </td> <td>15 000 </td> <td>  15 000 </td> <td>52.8 </td> <td>26.8 </td> <td>26.0 </td> <td>7.26 </td> <td>207.9 </td> <td>39.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1964 </td> <td>  31 000 </td> <td>  15 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>52.4 </td> <td>25.6 </td> <td>26.8 </td> <td>7.26 </td> <td>199.8 </td> <td>40.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td>  31 000 </td> <td>  15 000 </td> <td>  16 000 </td> <td>52.0 </td> <td>24.5 </td> <td>27.5 </td> <td>7.27 </td> <td>191.9 </td> <td>41.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td>  31 000 </td> <td>  14 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>51.5 </td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>28.1 </td> <td>7.28 </td> <td>184.1 </td> <td>43.07 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td>  32 000 </td> <td>  14 000 </td> <td>  18 000 </td> <td>51.0 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>28.7 </td> <td>7.28 </td> <td>176.5 </td> <td>44.29 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1968 </td> <td>  32 000 </td> <td>  14 000 </td> <td>  19 000 </td> <td>50.6 </td> <td>21.2 </td> <td>29.4 </td> <td>7.29 </td> <td>168.9 </td> <td>45.53 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td>  33 000 </td> <td>  13 000 </td> <td>  20 000 </td> <td>50.2 </td> <td>20.2 </td> <td>30.0 </td> <td>7.29 </td> <td>161.3 </td> <td>46.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1970 </td> <td>  34 000 </td> <td>  13 000 </td> <td>  21 000 </td> <td>49.9 </td> <td>19.4 </td> <td>30.6 </td> <td>7.31 </td> <td>154.1 </td> <td>47.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td>  34 000 </td> <td>  13 000 </td> <td>  22 000 </td> <td>49.8 </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>31.4 </td> <td>7.35 </td> <td>146.8 </td> <td>48.93 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1972 </td> <td>  35 000 </td> <td>  13 000 </td> <td>  23 000 </td> <td>49.9 </td> <td>17.8 </td> <td>32.1 </td> <td>7.41 </td> <td>139.2 </td> <td>49.57 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td>  37 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>  24 000 </td> <td>50.1 </td> <td>16.9 </td> <td>33.3 </td> <td>7.50 </td> <td>132.0 </td> <td>50.86 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1974 </td> <td>  38 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>  26 000 </td> <td>50.5 </td> <td>16.0 </td> <td>34.5 </td> <td>7.62 </td> <td>124.8 </td> <td>52.10 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1975 </td> <td>  40 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>  29 000 </td> <td>51.6 </td> <td>15.2 </td> <td>36.4 </td> <td>7.75 </td> <td>117.5 </td> <td>53.30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td>  43 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>  31 000 </td> <td>52.2 </td> <td>14.1 </td> <td>38.2 </td> <td>7.86 </td> <td>110.3 </td> <td>55.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td>  45 000 </td> <td>  12 000 </td> <td>  34 000 </td> <td>52.8 </td> <td>13.4 </td> <td>39.4 </td> <td>7.94 </td> <td>103.4 </td> <td>56.26 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td>  48 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>  37 000 </td> <td>53.0 </td> <td>12.4 </td> <td>40.6 </td> <td>7.99 </td> <td>95.8 </td> <td>57.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td>  51 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>  40 000 </td> <td>53.2 </td> <td>11.5 </td> <td>41.7 </td> <td>8.04 </td> <td>88.6 </td> <td>59.15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1980 </td> <td>  54 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>  43 000 </td> <td>53.4 </td> <td>10.7 </td> <td>42.7 </td> <td>8.10 </td> <td>81.6 </td> <td>60.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1981 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>  11 000 </td> <td>  46 000 </td> <td>53.2 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td>43.3 </td> <td>8.13 </td> <td>74.9 </td> <td>61.65 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td>  60 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  49 000 </td> <td>52.8 </td> <td>9.1 </td> <td>43.7 </td> <td>8.10 </td> <td>68.2 </td> <td>62.96 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1983 </td> <td>  62 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  52 000 </td> <td>51.9 </td> <td>8.3 </td> <td>43.6 </td> <td>8.02 </td> <td>62.1 </td> <td>64.22 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1984 </td> <td>  64 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  55 000 </td> <td>50.7 </td> <td>7.6 </td> <td>43.1 </td> <td>7.90 </td> <td>56.3 </td> <td>65.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1985 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>49.3 </td> <td>7.0 </td> <td>42.4 </td> <td>7.76 </td> <td>51.1 </td> <td>66.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>46.5 </td> <td>6.4 </td> <td>40.1 </td> <td>7.58 </td> <td>46.4 </td> <td>67.01 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  58 000 </td> <td>43.8 </td> <td>5.8 </td> <td>38.0 </td> <td>7.37 </td> <td>42.1 </td> <td>67.89 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  58 000 </td> <td>41.3 </td> <td>5.3 </td> <td>36.0 </td> <td>7.14 </td> <td>38.4 </td> <td>68.58 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  58 000 </td> <td>38.8 </td> <td>4.9 </td> <td>33.9 </td> <td>6.87 </td> <td>35.0 </td> <td>69.16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td>  65 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>36.6 </td> <td>4.5 </td> <td>32.0 </td> <td>6.61 </td> <td>31.9 </td> <td>69.78 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991 </td> <td>  65 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>34.6 </td> <td>4.3 </td> <td>30.3 </td> <td>6.34 </td> <td>29.1 </td> <td>70.19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992 </td> <td>  64 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  56 000 </td> <td>32.6 </td> <td>4.1 </td> <td>28.6 </td> <td>6.05 </td> <td>26.5 </td> <td>70.66 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993 </td> <td>  64 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  56 000 </td> <td>30.9 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td>27.0 </td> <td>5.76 </td> <td>24.2 </td> <td>71.17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td>  63 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  55 000 </td> <td>29.3 </td> <td>3.7 </td> <td>25.5 </td> <td>5.47 </td> <td>22.1 </td> <td>71.39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995 </td> <td>  61 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  54 000 </td> <td>28.2 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>24.6 </td> <td>5.19 </td> <td>20.3 </td> <td>71.99 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td>  61 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  53 000 </td> <td>27.5 </td> <td>3.5 </td> <td>24.0 </td> <td>4.90 </td> <td>18.7 </td> <td>72.19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td>  60 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  53 000 </td> <td>26.8 </td> <td>3.4 </td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>4.62 </td> <td>17.3 </td> <td>72.42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td>  60 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  53 000 </td> <td>26.3 </td> <td>3.3 </td> <td>23.0 </td> <td>4.34 </td> <td>16.1 </td> <td>72.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td>  60 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  52 000 </td> <td>25.8 </td> <td>3.2 </td> <td>22.5 </td> <td>4.13 </td> <td>15.0 </td> <td>73.18 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000 </td> <td>  58 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  51 000 </td> <td>24.8 </td> <td>3.2 </td> <td>21.6 </td> <td>3.89 </td> <td>14.0 </td> <td>73.47 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  50 000 </td> <td>24.0 </td> <td>3.1 </td> <td>21.0 </td> <td>3.69 </td> <td>13.1 </td> <td>73.81 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>  56 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  49 000 </td> <td>23.3 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>20.2 </td> <td>3.50 </td> <td>12.4 </td> <td>73.87 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>  55 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  48 000 </td> <td>22.7 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>19.8 </td> <td>3.35 </td> <td>11.8 </td> <td>74.14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td>  55 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  48 000 </td> <td>22.2 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>3.20 </td> <td>11.3 </td> <td>74.33 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td>  54 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  46 000 </td> <td>21.4 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>18.5 </td> <td>3.05 </td> <td>10.9 </td> <td>74.40 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td>  53 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  46 000 </td> <td>20.7 </td> <td>2.9 </td> <td>17.8 </td> <td>2.92 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>74.48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td>  53 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  46 000 </td> <td>20.5 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>2.81 </td> <td>10.6 </td> <td>74.46 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td>  56 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  48 000 </td> <td>21.1 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>18.2 </td> <td>2.81 </td> <td>10.3 </td> <td>74.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td>  60 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  52 000 </td> <td>22.3 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>2.84 </td> <td>10.1 </td> <td>74.68 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td>  64 000 </td> <td>  7 000 </td> <td>  57 000 </td> <td>23.4 </td> <td>2.6 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>2.94 </td> <td>10.0 </td> <td>76.27 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td>  70 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  62 000 </td> <td>22.6 </td> <td>2.5 </td> <td>20.2 </td> <td>2.94 </td> <td>9.9 </td> <td>76.61 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td>  75 000 </td> <td>  8 000 </td> <td>  67 000 </td> <td>21.9 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td>19.6 </td> <td>2.93 </td> <td>9.8 </td> <td>77.06 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013 </td> <td>  81 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  72 000 </td> <td>21.6 </td> <td>2.3 </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>2.95 </td> <td>9.7 </td> <td>77.25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014 </td> <td>  85 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  76 000 </td> <td>21.3 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>2.96 </td> <td>9.6 </td> <td>77.45 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td>  88 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  79 000 </td> <td>21.3 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>19.1 </td> <td>2.96 </td> <td>9.6 </td> <td>77.69 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td>  90 000 </td> <td>  9 000 </td> <td>  81 000 </td> <td>20.8 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>18.6 </td> <td>2.95 </td> <td>9.6 </td> <td>77.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017 </td> <td>  92 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  82 000 </td> <td>20.3 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>18.1 </td> <td>2.94 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>77.92 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018 </td> <td>  92 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  82 000 </td> <td>19.8 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>17.6 </td> <td>2.88 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>77.97 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2019 </td> <td>  90 000 </td> <td>  10 000 </td> <td>  80 000 </td> <td>19.3 </td> <td>2.2 </td> <td>17.1 </td> <td>2.78 </td> <td>9.5 </td> <td>78.00 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2020 </td> <td>  87 000 </td> <td>  14 000 </td> <td>  73 000 </td> <td>18.8 </td> <td>3.0 </td> <td>15.8 </td> <td>2.69 </td> <td>9.4 </td> <td>74.76 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2021 </td> <td>  83 000 </td> <td>  17 000 </td> <td>  66 000 </td> <td>18.4 </td> <td>3.8 </td> <td>14.6 </td> <td>2.62 </td> <td>9.3 </td> <td>72.54 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="10"><sup>1</sup> <small>CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Life_expectancy_at_birth">Life expectancy at birth</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Life expectancy at birth"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg/220px-Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg/330px-Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg/440px-Life_expectancy_in_Oman.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="850" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Life_expectancy" title="Life expectancy">Life expectancy</a> in Oman since 1950</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png/220px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png/330px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png/440px-Life_expectancy_by_WBG_-Oman_-diff.png 2x" data-file-width="1153" data-file-height="865" /></a><figcaption>Life expectancy in Oman since 1960 by gender</figcaption></figure> <dl><dd><i>total population:</i> 75.7 years</dd> <dd><i>male:</i> 73.7 years</dd> <dd><i>female:</i> 77.7 years (2017 est)</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ethnic_groups">Ethnic groups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Ethnic groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the CIA, Oman's population primarily consists of <a href="/wiki/Arabs" title="Arabs">Arabs</a>, with a <a href="/wiki/Baloch_people" title="Baloch people">Baloch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desi" title="Desi">South Asian</a> (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), and <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups of Africa">African</a> minority.<sup id="cite_ref-pop_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pop-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg/220px-Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg/330px-Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg/440px-Omani_area_of_influence_small.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Parts of Asia and Africa were once part of Oman.</figcaption></figure> <p>Omani society is largely <a href="/wiki/Tribal" class="mw-redirect" title="Tribal">tribal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-fa_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fa-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-inequal_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inequal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Oman has three known types of identities. Two of these identities are 'tribalism' and 'Ibadism'; the third identity is linked to 'maritime trade'. The first two identities are widespread in the interior of Oman; these identities are closely tried to tradition, as a result of lengthy periods of isolation. The third identity, which pertains to Muscat and the coastal areas of Oman, is an identity that has become embodied in business and <a href="/wiki/Trade" title="Trade">trade</a>. The third identity is generally seen to be more open and tolerant towards others. Thus, tension between socio-cultural groups in Omani society exists. More important is the existence of <a href="/wiki/Social_inequality" title="Social inequality">social inequality</a> between these three groups.<sup id="cite_ref-inequal_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inequal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gwadar, a region of Balochistan in Pakistan, was a Colony of Oman for more than a century. In 1958, Pakistan bought Gwadar from Oman for US$22.4 million, and hence many Omanis have Baloch descent.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Languages">Languages</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Arabic" title="Arabic">Arabic</a> (official), <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bangla</a>, <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hindi" title="Hindi">Hindi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malayalam" title="Malayalam">Malayalam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Balochi_language" title="Balochi language">Balochi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urdu" title="Urdu">Urdu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sindhi_language" title="Sindhi language">Sindhi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gujarati_language" title="Gujarati language">Gujarati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jadgali_language" title="Jadgali language">Jadgali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Achomi_language" title="Achomi language">Achomi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shehri_language" title="Shehri language">Shehri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Languages_of_India" title="Languages of India">Indian languages</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Oman" title="Religion in Oman">Religion in Oman</a></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Islam_in_Oman" title="Islam in Oman">Islam</a> 85.9%, <a href="/wiki/Christianity_in_Oman" title="Christianity in Oman">Christianity</a> 6.5%, <a href="/wiki/Hinduism_in_Oman" title="Hinduism in Oman">Hindu</a> 5.5%, <a href="/wiki/Buddhism_in_the_Middle_East" title="Buddhism in the Middle East">Buddhist</a> 0.8%, <a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Oman" title="Religion in Oman">Other</a> 1%, Unaffiliated 0.2%.<sup id="cite_ref-CIATONGA_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIATONGA-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Omani citizens are predominantly Muslim. 35% are <a href="/wiki/Ibadi_Islam" class="mw-redirect" title="Ibadi Islam">Ibadi Muslims</a>, 47% <a href="/wiki/Sunni_Islam" title="Sunni Islam">Sunni Muslims</a> and 6% <a href="/wiki/Shia_Islam" title="Shia Islam">Shia Muslims</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Migration">Migration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Migration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immigration">Immigration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Immigration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because of the combination of a relatively small local Omani population and a fast-growing oil-driven economy, Oman has attracted many migrants. At the 2014 census the total immigrant population was 1,789,000 or 43.7% of the population.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most migrants are males from India (465,660 for both sexes), Bangladesh (107,125) or Pakistan (84,658). Female migrant workers are mainly from Indonesia (25,300), the Philippines (15,651) or Sri Lanka (10,178). Migrants from Arab countries account for 68,986 migrants (Egypt 29,877, Jordan 7,403, Sudan 6,867, UAE 6,426, Iraq 4,159, Saudi Arabia 725, Bahrain 388, Qatar 168, other 12,683) and other Asian countries for 12,939 migrants. There were 8,541 migrants from Europe, 1,540 from the United States and 15,565 from other countries. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Emigration">Emigration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Demographics_of_Oman&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Emigration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Today several thousand Omani-born people have emigrated abroad. The figures are shown below (only countries with more than 100 Omani-born residents are listed).<sup id="cite_ref-OECD_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-OECD-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country </th> <th>Omani population </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom"><img alt="United Kingdom" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> </td> <td>2,024 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </td> <td>390 </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Canada" 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title="Harasis">Harasis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinawi" title="Hinawi">Hinawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omanis" title="Omanis">Omanis</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omani_Baloch" title="Omani Baloch">Baloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumzari_people" title="Kumzari people">Kumzari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Lawatia" title="Al-Lawatia">Al-Lawatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mehri_people" title="Mehri people">Mehri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swahili_people" title="Swahili people">Swahilis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Foreign nationals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Filipinos_in_Oman" title="Filipinos in Oman">Filipinos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indians_in_Oman" title="Indians in Oman">Indians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistanis_in_Oman" title="Pakistanis in Oman">Pakistanis</a></li></ul> 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title="Ethnic groups in Oman">Oman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Pakistan" title="Ethnic groups in Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_the_Philippines" title="Ethnic groups in the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Qatar" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Russia" title="Ethnic groups in Russia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Saudi_Arabia" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Singapore">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic groups in Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Syria" title="Ethnic groups in Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethnic_groups_in_Tajikistan" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic 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