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Last update: 2025-08-12
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$2231.73 (2024)
Inflation rate
1% (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.2% (2024)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
11.6%
Smoking men
0.4%
Smoking women
17.9%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
309500
Land area
309500
Water area
0
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
75.07%
iOS
24.64%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+968
Internet domain
.om
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
11 (2023)
Internet user penetration
95% (2024)
Fixed internet penetration
11% (2023)
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Middle East
Time zone
UTC+4
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
MU
Capital
Muscat
Official language
Arabic
Average consumer spendings
Food products
18.7%
Alcohol and tobacco
0.1%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
0.47
Beer
0.17
Wine
0.02
Spirits
0.29
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
3901992 (2024)
Male population
2096126
Female population
1805866
Population growth rate
1.75% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
21.1 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
3.2 (2024)
Urbanization
88.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB-
Moody's
Ba3
Standard & Poors
B+
Current as of
2020
Age structure
0-14 years
29.8%
15-64 years
66.2%
65+ years
4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Last update: 2025-08-12