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Oman is home to 3 documented ethnic groups in Western Asia — led by Omani Arab (~54%), Non Omani Foreign (~42%), Baluch Oman (~4%). This page blends their phenotype and demographic data into one weighted reference: skin tone, facial features, hair texture and build, drawn from published census and ancestry sources.

Demographic Composition

Composition weights are derived from self-identification in published census and demographic surveys. Each row links to the source ethnic-group atlas page.

Ethnic groupWeightSource
Omani ArabOmani Arab54.0%National Centre for Statistics and Information Oman 2020 Census; Omani citizens (~58%, ~2.7M+ of ~4.6M total). Predominantly Ibadi Muslim (~50% of citizens — Oman is the only Ibadi-Muslim-majority country globally) plus substantial Sunni Muslim (~45%) and Twelver Shia (~5%) sub-populations. Distinct from broader Gulf Arab populations through the Ibadi Muslim majority
Non Omani ForeignNon Omani Foreign42.0%Oman 2020 Census; non-Omani foreign workers and residents (~42%, ~1.9M+); predominantly migrant-worker populations from India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Philippines, Egypt, plus other source populations
Baluch OmanBaluch Oman4.0%Estimates; Omani Baluch (~4%, ~190,000+); concentrated in Muscat plus the Batinah coast. Cross-border population shared with Pakistani and Iranian Baluch — the Omani Baluch community is the largest Baluch diaspora in the Arabian Peninsula, with substantial historical military-political role

Oman Phenotype Profile

Oman has a distinctive demographic structure with the Omani citizen majority (~58%, predominantly Ibadi Muslim — the only Ibadi-Muslim-majority country globally) plus the substantial non-Omani foreign-worker population (~42%) plus the Baluch minority (~4%). Skin tone Fitzpatrick III-V. Hair predominantly straight to wavy black. Adult Omani male mean stature is approximately 168-172 cm.

A descriptive view, not a claim about individuals

This page shows a weighted aggregate of phenotype observations across the Oman population, based on demographic composition from published census and ancestry sources. Phenotypes within any country are far more varied than the aggregate suggests; this is a descriptive reference, not a deterministic claim about any individual. For source-level detail on individual ethnic groups, see the constituent atlas pages linked below.

Methodology Notes

Composition weights derived from National Centre for Statistics and Information Oman 2020 Census.

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Primary Sources

  1. 1.National Centre for Statistics and Information Oman. Census 2020 Final Results. Muscat: NCSI; 2021.
  2. 2.Wilkinson JC. The Imamate Tradition of Oman. Cambridge University Press; 1987.
  3. 3.Allen CH. Oman: The Modernization of the Sultanate. Westview; 1987.
  4. 4.Peterson JE. Oman in the Twentieth Century: Political Foundations of an Emerging State. Croom Helm; 1978.
  5. 5.Valeri M. Oman: Politics and Society in the Qaboos State. Hurst; 2009.

Other countries in Western Asia

Aggregate phenotype references for neighbouring Western Asia nations, weighted by demographic composition.

Browse all Western Asiaethnic groups & countries →