Oman vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio
Oman
37.0%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
36.4%
in 2025
Oman rank
207th
Saudi Arabia rank
210th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Oman
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Oman currently reports 37.0% against 36.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Oman ranks 207th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87.0% | 91.2% | 4.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 101.0% | 90.3% | 10.8% | Oman |
| 1980s | 96.8% | 83.9% | 12.9% | Oman |
| 1990s | 74.2% | 76.4% | 2.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 56.5% | 2.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 39.3% | 4.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 37.5% | 1.6% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Oman or Saudi Arabia?
- Oman, at 37.0% against 36.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.6%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Oman ranks 207th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.