Saudi Arabia vs. Oman
Demographics
| Saudi Arabia | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,345,986 note: immigrants make up more than 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.) | 3,219,775 note: immigrants make up just over 30% of the total population, according to UN data (2013) (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 27.6% (male 3,869,961/female 3,681,616) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 2,832,538/female 2,458,339) 25-54 years: 45.4% (male 7,086,004/female 5,323,373) 55-64 years: 4.5% (male 674,571/female 555,136) 65 years and over: 3.2% (male 444,302/female 420,146) (2014 est.) | 0-14 years: 30.4% (male 501,352/female 476,333) 15-24 years: 19.9% (male 335,404/female 304,261) 25-54 years: 42.6% (male 801,539/female 569,187) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 67,085/female 58,254) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 53,320/female 53,040) (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 26.4 years male: 27.3 years female: 25.3 years (2014 est.) | total: 24.9 years male: 26.1 years female: 23.4 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.49% (2014 est.) | 2.06% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 18.78 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 24.47 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 3.32 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 3.38 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) | -0.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.15 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.33 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.08 male(s)/female total population: 1.21 male(s)/female (2014 est.) | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.41 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.22 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 14.58 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) | total: 14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 14.29 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.69 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 74.82 years male: 72.79 years female: 76.94 years (2014 est.) | total population: 74.97 years male: 73.07 years female: 76.97 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.17 children born/woman (2014 est.) | 2.86 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.01% (2001 est.) | 0.1% (2009 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Saudi(s) adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian | noun: Omani(s) adjective: Omani |
| Ethnic groups | Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10% | Arab, Baluchi, South Asian (Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi), African |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA | 1,100 (2009 est.) |
| Religions | 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) (2012 est.) | Muslim (official; majority are Ibadhi, lesser numbers of Sunni and Shia)) 85.9%, Christian 6.5%, Hindu 5.5%, Buddhist 0.8%, Jewish <.1, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.2% note: approximately 75% of Omani citizens, who compose almost 70% of the country's total population, are Ibadhi Muslims; the Omani government does not keep statistics on religious affiliation (2013) (2010 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA | fewer than 100 (2009 est.) |
| Languages | Arabic (official) | Arabic (official), English, Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 87.2% male: 90.8% female: 82.2% (2011 est.) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 86.9% male: 90.2% female: 81.8% (2010 est.) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 16 years male: 15 years female: 16 years (2012) | total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2011) |
| Education expenditures | 5.1% of GDP (2008) | 4.3% of GDP (2009) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 82.3% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.38% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) | urban population: 73.4% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 2.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97% of population unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 3% of population total: 3% of population (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 95.5% of population rural: 86.1% of population total: 93% of population unimproved: urban: 4.5% of population rural: 13.9% of population total: 7% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: 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 (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 97.3% of population rural: 94.7% of population total: 96.6% of population unimproved: urban: 2.7% of population rural: 5.3% of population total: 3.4% of population (2012 est.) |
| Major cities - population | RIYADH (capital) 5.451 million; Jeddah 3.578 million; Mecca 1.591 million; Medina 1.142 million; Ad Dammam 941,000 (2011) | MUSCAT (capital) 743,000 (2011) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 24 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) | 32 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 5.3% (2005) | 8.6% (2009) |
| Health expenditures | 3.7% of GDP (2011) | 2.3% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 0.94 physicians/1,000 population (2008) | 2.05 physicians/1,000 population (2010) |
| Hospital bed density | 2.2 beds/1,000 population (2009) | 1.8 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 33% (2008) | 20.9% (2008) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 23.8% (2007) | 31.7% (2000) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 46.1 % youth dependency ratio: 41.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.3 % potential support ratio: 23.5 (2014 est.) | total dependency ratio: 34.4 % youth dependency ratio: 30.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 3.9 % potential support ratio: 25.4 (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
