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Table 2 Estimates and projections (medium variant) of percentage of population by broad age groups in Oman: 1950–2070

From: Demographic transition in Sultanate of Oman: emerging demographic dividend and challenges

Year

% of population by broad age group

0–14

15–24

25–64

15–64

65+

1950

42.3

19.1

35.5

54.6

3.1

1955

42.9

19.4

35.3

54.6

3.0

1960

43.7

19.4

33.9

53.3

2.9

1965

45.0

19.0

32.8

51.8

3.2

1970

46.3

18.5

31.9

50.4

3.0

1975

45.8

18.4

32.8

51.1

2.9

1980

45.1

17.7

34.7

52.3

2.8

1985

45.6

16.4

35.5

51.9

2.4

1990

45.3

15.9

36.5

52.4

2.3

1995

39.6

16.0

42.4

58.4

2.1

2000

37.1

21.4

39.1

60.5

2.5

2005

32.5

22.0

42.9

64.9

2.5

2010

25.7

21.1

50.5

71.7

2.7

2015

21.8

14.7

61.3

75.9

2.3

2020

22.5

10.7

64.4

75.0

2.5

2025

22.5

11.9

62.4

74.2

3.3

2030

21.1

13.7

60.8

74.4

4.4

2035

18.6

14.8

60.7

75.5

5.9

2040

16.8

14.7

60.5

75.2

8.0

2045

16.0

12.9

60.6

73.5

10.6

2050

15.8

11.1

60.2

71.3

12.8

2055

15.8

10.4

57.3

67.7

16.5

2060

15.5

10.3

54.1

64.5

20.0

2065

14.9

10.6

53.0

63.5

21.6

2070

14.1

10.7

52.2

62.9

23.0

  1. Source: UN population estimates and projection [27]