Age dependency ratio, old in Oman
Oman: Age dependency ratio, old was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio, old in Oman, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.7% for age dependency ratio, old in 2025.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Oman peaked at 6.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2016.
Oman ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.3% | 6.1% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.4% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 4.2% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 6 |
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- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 43,120 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,459 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 36,793 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 35,415 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 37,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 36,638 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 38,324 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 44,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 45,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 47,897 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Oman?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Oman was 3.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2016.
- How does Oman rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Oman ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.