OM - 3,027,959 population (2011) Country size: 309,500 sq km
Capital City: Muscat population 25,458 (2010)
1,741,804 Internet users as of Dec.31, 2011, 57.5% penetration, per ITU.
362,280 Facebook users on Dec 31/11, 12.0% penetration Oman
Middle East Internet Users, Population and Facebook Statistics
MIDDLE EAST
|
Population( 2011 Est. )
|
Users, in
Dec/2000
|
Internet Usage
31-Dec-2011
|
% Population
(Penetration)
|
Users
% Region
|
Facebook
31-Mar-2012
|
Bahrain
|
1,214,705
|
40,000
|
694,009
|
57.1 %
|
0.9 %
|
346,220
|
Iran
|
77,891,220
|
250,000
|
36,500,000
|
46.9 %
|
47.4 %
|
n/a
|
Iraq
|
30,399,572
|
12,500
|
1,303,760
|
4.3 %
|
1.7 %
|
1,550,840
|
Israel
|
7,473,052
|
1,270,000
|
5,263,146
|
70.4 %
|
6.8 %
|
3,469,020
|
Jordan
|
6,508,271
|
127,300
|
1,987,400
|
30.5 %
|
2.6 %
|
2,226,220
|
Kuwait
|
2,595,628
|
150,000
|
1,100,000
|
42.4 %
|
1.4 %
|
898,560
|
Lebanon
|
4,143,101
|
300,000
|
1,367,220
|
33.0 %
|
1.8 %
|
1,444,200
|
Oman
|
3,027,959
|
90,000
|
1,741,804
|
57.5 %
|
2.3 %
|
422,180
|
Palestine (West Bk.)
|
2,568,555
|
35,000
|
1,512,273
|
58.9 %
|
2.0 %
|
914,660
|
Qatar
|
848,016
|
30,000
|
563,800
|
66.5 %
|
0.8 %
|
481,400
|
Saudi Arabia
|
26,131,703
|
200,000
|
11,400,000
|
43.6 %
|
14.8 %
|
5,148,240
|
Syria
|
22,517,750
|
30,000
|
4,469,000
|
19.8 %
|
5.8 %
|
n/a
|
United Arab Emirates
|
5,148,664
|
735,000
|
3,555,100
|
69.0 %
|
4.9 %
|
2,909,860
|
Yemen
|
24,133,492
|
15,000
|
2,609,698
|
10.8 %
|
3.4 %
|
436,500
|
Gaza Strip
|
1,657,155
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
n/a
|
TOTAL
Middle East
|
216,258,843
|
3,284,800
|
77,020,995
|
35.6 %
|
100.0 %
|
20,247,900
|
|