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Oman vs. Saudi Arabia

Demographics

OmanSaudi Arabia
Population3,694,755 (July 2021 est.)

note: immigrants make up approximately 46% of the total population (2019)
34,783,757 (July 2021 est.)

note: immigrants make up 38.3% of the total population, according to UN data (2019)
Age structure0-14 years: 30.15% (male 561,791/female 533,949)

15-24 years: 17.35% (male 331,000/female 299,516)

25-54 years: 44.81% (male 928,812/female 699,821)

55-64 years: 4.02% (male 77,558/female 68,427)

65 years and over: 3.68% (male 64,152/female 69,663) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 24.84% (male 4,327,830/female 4,159,242)

15-24 years: 15.38% (male 2,741,371/female 2,515,188)

25-54 years: 50.2% (male 10,350,028/female 6,804,479)

55-64 years: 5.95% (male 1,254,921/female 778,467)

65 years and over: 3.63% (male 657,395/female 584,577) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 26.2 years

male: 27.2 years

female: 25.1 years (2020 est.)
total: 30.8 years

male: 33 years

female: 27.9 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate1.89% (2021 est.)1.62% (2021 est.)
Birth rate22.58 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)14.56 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate3.25 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)3.39 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-0.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)5.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.11 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.33 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female

total population: 1.18 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.52 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.61 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.12 male(s)/female

total population: 1.3 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 14.76 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 16.05 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 13.86 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 11.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 76.64 years

male: 74.69 years

female: 78.68 years (2021 est.)
total population: 76.4 years

male: 74.81 years

female: 78.07 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.73 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.95 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2019)<.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Omani(s)

adjective: Omani
noun: Saudi(s)

adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Ethnic groupsArab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), AfricanArab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS2,500 (2019)12,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <0.1%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% (2010 est.)

note: Omani citizens represent approximately 56.4% of the population and are overwhelming Muslim (Ibadhi and Sunni sects each constitute about 45% and Shia about 5%); Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists account for roughly 5% of Omani citizens
Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (2012 est.)

note: despite having a large expatriate community of various faiths (more than 30% of the population), most forms of public religious expression inconsistent with the government-sanctioned interpretation of Sunni Islam are restricted; non-Muslims are not allowed to have Saudi citizenship and non-Muslim places of worship are not permitted (2013)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2019)<200 (2020 est.)
LanguagesArabic (official), English, Baluchi, Swahili, Urdu, Indian dialects

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Arabic (official)

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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.7%

male: 97%

female: 92.7% (2018)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 95.3%

male: 97.1%

female: 92.7% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2019)
total: 17 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Education expenditures6.8% of GDP (2017)NA
Urbanizationurban population: 87% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 84.5% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.69% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.590 million MUSCAT (capital) (2021)7.388 million RIYADH (capital), 4.697 million Jeddah, 2.079 million Mecca, 1.518 million Medina, 1.279 million Ad Dammam, 1.279 million Hufuf-Mubarraz (2021)
Maternal mortality rate19 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Health expenditures4.1% (2018)6.4% (2018)
Physicians density2 physicians/1,000 population (2018)2.61 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density1.5 beds/1,000 population (2017)2.2 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate27% (2016)35.4% (2016)
Contraceptive prevalence rate29.7% (2014)24.6% (2016)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 33.3

youth dependency ratio: 30

elderly dependency ratio: 3.3

potential support ratio: 29.9 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 39.3

youth dependency ratio: 34.4

elderly dependency ratio: 4.9

potential support ratio: 20.5 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook