What is life expectancy in Oman?

Life expectancy in Oman was 80.03 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Oman?

The highest recorded value was 80.03 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Oman?

The lowest recorded value was 29.3 years in 1950.

How does Oman rank for life expectancy?

Oman ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Oman?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Oman data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Oman

Name: Life expectancy in Oman
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Oman: Life expectancy was 80.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

80.03 years

Change on year

up 2.7%

World rank

57th

of 236 countries

All-time high

80.03 years

in 2023

All-time low

29.3 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Oman, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Oman recorded 80.03 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Oman peaked at 80.03 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.3 years, in 1950.

Oman ranks 57th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy in Oman, 1950 to 2023.
Year	years	Change
1950	29.3 years	—
1951	29.77 years	+1.6%
1952	30.24 years	+1.6%
1953	30.72 years	+1.6%
1954	31.23 years	+1.7%
1955	31.78 years	+1.8%
1956	32.37 years	+1.9%
1957	32.96 years	+1.8%
1958	33.75 years	+2.4%
1959	34.55 years	+2.4%
1960	35.43 years	+2.5%
1961	36.39 years	+2.7%
1962	37.41 years	+2.8%
1963	38.5 years	+2.9%
1964	39.63 years	+2.9%
1965	40.79 years	+2.9%
1966	41.98 years	+2.9%
1967	43.18 years	+2.9%
1968	44.39 years	+2.8%
1969	45.62 years	+2.8%
1970	46.64 years	+2.2%
1971	47.87 years	+2.6%
1972	48.72 years	+1.8%
1973	49.96 years	+2.6%
1974	51.23 years	+2.5%
1975	52.51 years	+2.5%
1976	54.45 years	+3.7%
1977	55.52 years	+2.0%
1978	57.04 years	+2.7%
1979	58.33 years	+2.3%
1980	59.6 years	+2.2%
1981	60.8 years	+2.0%
1982	62.05 years	+2.0%
1983	63.19 years	+1.8%
1984	64.27 years	+1.7%
1985	65.28 years	+1.6%
1986	66.17 years	+1.4%
1987	66.98 years	+1.2%
1988	67.72 years	+1.1%
1989	68.39 years	+1.0%
1990	69.01 years	+0.9%
1991	69.58 years	+0.8%
1992	70.11 years	+0.8%
1993	70.61 years	+0.7%
1994	71.07 years	+0.7%
1995	71.56 years	+0.7%
1996	72.02 years	+0.6%
1997	72.46 years	+0.6%
1998	72.88 years	+0.6%
1999	73.28 years	+0.5%
2000	73.64 years	+0.5%
2001	73.98 years	+0.5%
2002	74.28 years	+0.4%
2003	74.52 years	+0.3%
2004	74.82 years	+0.4%
2005	75.07 years	+0.3%
2006	75.35 years	+0.4%
2007	75.6 years	+0.3%
2008	76.12 years	+0.7%
2009	76.63 years	+0.7%
2010	77.18 years	+0.7%
2011	77.74 years	+0.7%
2012	78.19 years	+0.6%
2013	78.63 years	+0.6%
2014	79.03 years	+0.5%
2015	79.35 years	+0.4%
2016	79.58 years	+0.3%
2017	79.75 years	+0.2%
2018	79.86 years	+0.1%
2019	79.95 years	+0.1%
2020	77.76 years	-2.7%
2021	75.97 years	-2.3%
2022	77.91 years	+2.6%
2023	80.03 years	+2.7%

Oman compared with similar countries

Oman's 80.03 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
Oman's 80.03 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 76.51 years, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	31.67 years	29.3 years	34.55 years	10
1960s	40.33 years	35.43 years	45.62 years	10
1970s	52.23 years	46.64 years	58.33 years	10
1980s	64.45 years	59.6 years	68.39 years	10
1990s	71.26 years	69.01 years	73.28 years	10
2000s	75 years	73.64 years	76.63 years	10
2010s	78.93 years	77.18 years	79.95 years	10
2020s	77.92 years	75.97 years	80.03 years	4

Countries ranked near Oman

54 Cayman Islands 80.36 years compare
55 Saint Martin (French part) 80.22 years compare
56 Faroe Islands 80.18 years compare
58 Czechia 79.83 years compare
59 Jersey 79.71 years compare
60 Albania 79.6 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Oman

Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Oman?: Life expectancy in Oman was 80.03 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Oman?: The highest recorded value was 80.03 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Oman?: The lowest recorded value was 29.3 years in 1950.
How does Oman rank for life expectancy?: Oman ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Oman?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.