Share of the population that is female in Oman
Oman: Share of the population that is female was 37.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Oman, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Oman is 37.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Oman peaked at 50.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2017.
Oman ranks 213th 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 | 50.2% | 50.0% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.1% | 49.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.3% | 43.3% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.1% | 40.2% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.7% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 34.7% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 37.6% | 38.9% | 6 |
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More gender data for Oman
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 43,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 45,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 40,583 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 43,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 45,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 44,863 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 46,788 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Oman?
- Share of the population that is female in Oman was 37.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for share of the population that is female?
- Oman ranks 213th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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