Non-contributory social protection through a child and equity lens in Oman (One Pager 397)

Organization(s): International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth
Regions: Middle East and North Africa
Country: Oman
Year: 2018
Language: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese
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Voisin de l’Arabie saoudite, des Émirats arabes unis et du Yémen, Oman se trouve sur la pointe sud-est de la péninsule arabique et figure parmi les six pays du Golfe à revenu élevé. Sa population compte environ 4,5 millions d’habitants, dont 1,1 million (25 pour cent) et 0,4 million (9 pour cent) sont respectivement âgés de 18 et 5 ans, et son taux de fertilité est passé de 7,2 à 2,7 entre 1990 et 2015. En raison d’une forte immigration, sa population totale ne comprend qu’un peu plus de 50 pour cent de ressortissants omanais.


Oman is located on the south-eastern edge of the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Yemen. The country is part of the six high-income Gulf nations and has a population of approximately 4.5 million, of which 1.1 million (25 per cent) are under the age of 18 and 0.4 million (9 percent) are under the age of 5. Fertility rates declined from 7.2 in 1990 to 2.7 in 2015. Due to a high volume of immigration, only slightly more than 50 per cent of the total population are Omani nationals.

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Omã está localizado no extremo sudeste da Península Arábica, fazendo fronteira com a Arábia Saudita,
os Emirados Árabes Unidos e o Iêmen. O país faz parte das seis nações de alta renda do Golfo e tem uma
população de, aproximadamente, 4,5 milhões, dos quais 1,1 milhão (25 por cento) é menor de 18 anos e
400 mil são crianças menores de 5 anos de idade. As taxas de fertilidade diminuíram de 7,2 em 1990 para 2,7 em 2015. Em decorrência do alto volume de imigração para o país, apenas pouco mais de 50 por cento da população total é composta por nacionais de Omã.

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