Namibia vs Oman: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Namibia
1.11 million people
in 2023
Oman
1.27 million people
in 2023
Namibia rank
120th
Oman rank
117th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Namibia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.11 million people in Namibia, a difference of 168,810 people.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 120th and Oman ranks 117th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Oman in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 221,466 people | 203,626 people | 17,840 people | Namibia |
| 1960s | 282,335 people | 251,502 people | 30,834 people | Namibia |
| 1970s | 388,328 people | 367,980 people | 20,349 people | Namibia |
| 1980s | 503,886 people | 607,349 people | 103,462 people | Oman |
| 1990s | 662,279 people | 822,832 people | 160,553 people | Oman |
| 2000s | 770,264 people | 794,934 people | 24,670 people | Oman |
| 2010s | 864,451 people | 915,352 people | 50,901 people | Oman |
| 2020s | 1.06 million people | 1.22 million people | 155,210 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Namibia or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.27 million people against 1.11 million people in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Namibia and Oman?
- 168,810 people, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Oman?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Oman rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Namibia ranks 120th and Oman ranks 117th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.