Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Oman: Population, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
51.4%
in 2025
Oman
62.4%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
2nd
Oman rank
3rd

Population, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Oman
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How they compare

Oman currently reports 62.4% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 11.0%.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd and Oman ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan averaged higher in 2 and Oman in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Oman Difference Ahead
1960s 51.5% 49.8% 1.7% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1970s 51.5% 49.9% 1.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 51.4% 52.7% 1.3% Oman
1990s 51.3% 58.9% 7.6% Oman
2000s 51.5% 57.9% 6.5% Oman
2010s 51.6% 63.6% 11.9% Oman
2020s 51.5% 61.9% 10.5% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Oman?
Oman, at 62.4% against 51.4% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Oman?
11.0%, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Oman?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Oman rank globally for population, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 2nd and Oman ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population, male (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.