Median age in Oman
Oman: Median age was 29.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median age in Oman, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median age in Oman is 29.27 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Oman peaked at 29.27 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.14 years, in 1975.
Oman ranks 134th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17.82 years | 17.77 years | 17.84 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.28 years | 16.33 years | 17.75 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.4 years | 15.14 years | 16.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.73 years | 15.36 years | 16.83 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.77 years | 17.29 years | 19.59 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.6 years | 19.88 years | 23.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.31 years | 24.24 years | 28.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.93 years | 28.7 years | 29.27 years | 4 |
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More reference data data for Oman
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0228 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.858 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.4494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 64.7 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 41.31 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.8877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.6272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is median age in Oman?
- Median age in Oman was 29.27 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 29.27 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 years in 1975.
- How does Oman rank for median age?
- Oman ranks 134th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.