Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Median age
Median age in 2023: 29.3 years in Oman and 29.3 years in Saudi Arabia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Oman, by 0 years, or 1 times that in Saudi Arabia.
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What the numbers say
- Oman has been higher since 2000, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
- In 2023, Oman ranked 130 and Saudi Arabia ranked 131 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Oman at 35.5 years and Saudi Arabia at 35.8 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 30.4 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 30.4 |
| 2022 | 29 | 28.7 | 30.1 |
| 2021 | 28.7 | 28.5 | 29.8 |
| 2020 | 28.8 | 28.5 | 29.6 |
| 2019 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 29.3 |
| 2018 | 28.8 | 28.3 | 29 |
| 2017 | 28.5 | 28.1 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 28.5 |
| 2015 | 27.8 | 27 | 28.3 |
| 2014 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 28.1 |
| 2013 | 27.1 | 25.6 | 27.8 |
| 2012 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 27.6 |
| 2011 | 25.5 | 24.2 | 27.4 |
| 2010 | 24.2 | 23.6 | 27.2 |
| 2009 | 23.6 | 22.9 | 27 |
| 2008 | 23.1 | 22.3 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | 22.6 | 21.8 | 26.5 |
| 2006 | 22.1 | 21.2 | 26.3 |
| 2005 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 26.1 |
| 2004 | 21.3 | 20.3 | 25.9 |
| 2003 | 21 | 20 | 25.7 |
| 2002 | 20.6 | 19.8 | 25.5 |
| 2001 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 25.3 |
| 2000 | 19.9 | 19.7 | 25.1 |
| 1999 | 19.6 | 19.7 | 24.9 |
| 1998 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 24.7 |
| 1997 | 19.2 | 19.2 | 24.4 |
| 1996 | 19.1 | 18.9 | 24.2 |
| 1995 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 24 |
| 1994 | 19.1 | 18.5 | 23.8 |
| 1993 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 23.5 |
| 1992 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 23.3 |
| 1991 | 17.8 | 18.1 | 23.1 |
| 1990 | 17.3 | 18 | 22.9 |
| 1989 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 22.8 |
| 1988 | 16.4 | 17.9 | 22.6 |
| 1987 | 16 | 17.8 | 22.4 |
| 1986 | 15.7 | 17.7 | 22.2 |
| 1985 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 22 |
| 1984 | 15.4 | 17.6 | 21.9 |
| 1983 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 21.8 |
| 1982 | 15.4 | 17.4 | 21.7 |
| 1981 | 15.4 | 17.3 | 21.6 |
| 1980 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 21.5 |
| 1979 | 15.3 | 17 | 21.3 |
| 1978 | 15.3 | 16.9 | 21.1 |
| 1977 | 15.2 | 16.8 | 21 |
| 1976 | 15.2 | 16.7 | 20.8 |
| 1975 | 15.1 | 16.6 | 20.7 |
| 1974 | 15.2 | 16.5 | 20.5 |
| 1973 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
| 1972 | 15.5 | 16.3 | 20.4 |
| 1971 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 20.3 |
| 1970 | 16.1 | 16.3 | 20.3 |
| 1969 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 20.3 |
| 1968 | 16.6 | 16.4 | 20.4 |
| 1967 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 20.5 |
| 1966 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 20.6 |
| 1965 | 17.5 | 16.8 | 20.8 |
| 1964 | 17.5 | 17 | 21 |
| 1963 | 17.6 | 17.1 | 21.2 |
| 1962 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 21.4 |
| 1961 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 21.4 |
| 1960 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 21.5 |
| 1959 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 17.8 | 17.8 | 21.5 |
| 1957 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 21.6 |
| 1956 | 17.8 | 18 | 21.7 |
| 1955 | 17.8 | 18 | 21.8 |
| 1954 | 17.8 | 18 | 21.9 |
| 1953 | 17.8 | 18 | 22 |
| 1952 | 17.8 | 18 | 22.1 |
| 1951 | 17.8 | 18 | 22.1 |
| 1950 | 17.8 | 18 | 22.2 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Oman | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29.529.5–29.6 | 29.629.4–29.5 | 30.6 |
| 2025 | 29.729.7–30 | 29.629.2–29.4 | 30.9 |
| 2026 | 29.829.7–30.3 | 29.729.1–29.4 | 31.1 |
| 2027 | 29.929.6–30.5 | 29.729–29.4 | 31.3 |
| 2028 | 29.929.5–30.5 | 29.728.9–29.4 | 31.6 |
| 2029 | 29.929.3–30.5 | 29.728.9–29.3 | 31.8 |
| 2030 | 29.929.1–30.4 | 29.728.8–29.3 | 32 |
| 2031 | 29.928.9–30.3 | 29.728.9–29.3 | 32.2 |
| 2032 | 29.928.8–30.2 | 29.829–29.2 | 32.4 |
| 2033 | 29.928.8–30.1 | 29.829.1–29.2 | 32.6 |
| 2034 | 29.928.9–29.5 | 29.929.2–29.3 | 32.8 |
| 2035 | 29.928.7–29.1 | 3029.3–29.3 | 33 |
| 2036 | 29.928–29.3 | 30.129.4–29.4 | 33.2 |
| 2037 | 3027.5–29.5 | 30.329.5–29.6 | 33.4 |
| 2038 | 3027.2–29.7 | 30.429.6–29.7 | 33.6 |
| 2039 | 30.126.9–29.9 | 30.529.7–29.9 | 33.8 |
| 2040 | 30.126.7–30.1 | 30.729.8–30 | 34 |
| 2041 | 30.226.5–30.3 | 30.829.9–30.2 | 34.2 |
| 2042 | 30.326.4–30.6 | 30.930.1–30.4 | 34.4 |
| 2043 | 30.426.3–30.8 | 31.130.2–30.5 | 34.6 |
| 2044 | 30.526.2–31.1 | 31.230.4–30.7 | 34.8 |
| 2045 | 30.726.1–31.3 | 31.330.5–30.8 | 35 |
| 2046 | 30.825.9–31.6 | 31.530.6–31 | 35.2 |
| 2047 | 3125.7–31.8 | 31.630.8–31.1 | 35.4 |
| 2048 | 31.225.4–32.1 | 31.730.9–31.3 | 35.6 |
| 2049 | 31.425.1–32.3 | 31.931.1–31.5 | 35.9 |
| 2050 | 31.524.9–32.5 | 3231.3–31.6 | 36.1 |
| 2051 | 31.724.8–32.8 | 32.131.4–31.8 | 36.3 |
| 2052 | 31.824.6–33.1 | 32.231.6–31.9 | 36.5 |
| 2053 | 31.924.6–33.3 | 32.331.8–32 | 36.7 |
| 2054 | 3224.4–33.6 | 32.431.9–32.1 | 36.9 |
| 2055 | 32.124.3–33.8 | 32.532.1–32.3 | 37.1 |
| 2056 | 32.224.1–34 | 32.632.3–32.4 | 37.3 |
| 2057 | 32.323.8–34.3 | 32.732.4–32.6 | 37.5 |
| 2058 | 32.423.5–34.5 | 32.832.6–32.8 | 37.6 |
| 2059 | 32.523.2–34.7 | 32.932.8–32.9 | 37.8 |
| 2060 | 32.623.1–34.9 | 3333–33.1 | 37.9 |
| 2061 | 32.723–35.2 | 33.133.1–33.2 | 38 |
| 2062 | 32.822.7–35.4 | 33.333.2–33.4 | 38.1 |
| 2063 | 32.922.6–35.7 | 33.433.3–33.5 | 38.3 |
| 2064 | 3322.4–35.9 | 33.533.4–33.6 | 38.4 |
| 2065 | 33.122.2–36.2 | 33.633.5–33.7 | 38.5 |
| 2066 | 33.221.9–36.4 | 33.733.6–33.9 | 38.6 |
| 2067 | 33.321.8–36.6 | 33.833.7–34 | 38.7 |
| 2068 | 33.421.7–36.8 | 33.933.8–34.1 | 38.8 |
| 2069 | 33.421.7–37 | 3433.8–34.2 | 38.9 |
| 2070 | 33.521.7–37.1 | 3433.9–34.3 | 39 |
| 2071 | 33.621.6–37.3 | 34.133.9–34.5 | 39.1 |
| 2072 | 33.621.6–37.5 | 34.234–34.6 | 39.2 |
| 2073 | 33.721.5–37.7 | 34.334–34.7 | 39.3 |
| 2074 | 33.821.5–37.9 | 34.434.1–34.8 | 39.4 |
| 2075 | 33.921.5–38.1 | 34.534.1–34.9 | 39.5 |
| 2076 | 33.921.4–38.3 | 34.534.2–35 | 39.6 |
| 2077 | 3421.4–38.4 | 34.634.3–35.1 | 39.7 |
| 2078 | 34.121.4–38.6 | 34.734.3–35.2 | 39.8 |
| 2079 | 34.121.5–38.7 | 34.734.4–35.3 | 40 |
| 2080 | 34.221.6–38.9 | 34.834.4–35.4 | 40.1 |
| 2081 | 34.321.6–39 | 34.934.4–35.4 | 40.2 |
| 2082 | 34.321.6–39.2 | 34.934.5–35.5 | 40.3 |
| 2083 | 34.421.7–39.3 | 3534.5–35.6 | 40.4 |
| 2084 | 34.521.8–39.5 | 3534.5–35.7 | 40.5 |
| 2085 | 34.521.8–39.7 | 35.134.5–35.8 | 40.6 |
| 2086 | 34.622–39.8 | 35.134.5–35.8 | 40.7 |
| 2087 | 34.722–40 | 35.234.5–35.9 | 40.9 |
| 2088 | 34.822.1–40.1 | 35.334.5–35.9 | 41 |
| 2089 | 34.822.2–40.2 | 35.334.5–35.9 | 41.1 |
| 2090 | 34.922.2–40.3 | 35.434.5–36 | 41.2 |
| 2091 | 3522.3–40.4 | 35.434.5–36 | 41.3 |
| 2092 | 3522.3–40.5 | 35.534.5–36.1 | 41.4 |
| 2093 | 35.122.4–40.6 | 35.534.4–36.1 | 41.5 |
| 2094 | 35.222.4–40.7 | 35.634.4–36.1 | 41.6 |
| 2095 | 35.222.5–40.9 | 35.634.4–36.2 | 41.7 |
| 2096 | 35.322.6–41 | 35.634.4–36.1 | 41.8 |
| 2097 | 35.422.8–41.2 | 35.734.4–36.1 | 41.9 |
| 2098 | 35.422.9–41.3 | 35.734.4–36.1 | 42 |
| 2099 | 35.523–41.4 | 35.834.4–36.1 | 42 |
| 2100 | 35.523.1–41.5 | 35.834.4–36.2 | 42.1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Half the people are older than this age and half are younger.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Oman vs Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyOman: 80 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityOman: 1 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityOman: 8.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionOman: 3.43% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateOman: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationOman: 5.05 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthOman: 4.59% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateOman: 2.53 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationOman: 79.5% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- People aged 65 and overOman: 2.7% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateOman: 31 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingOman: 5.68% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsOman: $5.94B in 2025Saudi Arabia: $81.5B in 2025
- Military spending per personOman: $1,109 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingOman: 20% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelOman: 47,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerOman: 0.17% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersOman: 2.12% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsOman: 4 million TIV in 2023Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsOman: 7 million TIV in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023