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Population in India compared to Oman: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 256.9 times bigger than Oman's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

India vs Oman: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Oman
2100 1,515,897,176 12,326,703
2099 1,523,583,618 12,244,321
2098 1,531,281,096 12,161,347
2097 1,538,914,978 12,077,858
2096 1,546,515,506 11,994,015
2095 1,554,100,337 11,909,754
2094 1,561,632,624 11,825,095
2093 1,569,112,481 11,740,085
2092 1,576,470,228 11,654,790
2091 1,583,793,450 11,569,356
2090 1,591,038,578 11,483,782
2089 1,598,165,996 11,398,109
2088 1,605,169,643 11,312,508
2087 1,612,023,916 11,227,223
2086 1,618,795,931 11,141,991
2085 1,625,424,591 11,056,984
2084 1,631,854,605 10,972,191
2083 1,638,132,423 10,887,525
2082 1,644,206,476 10,802,994
2081 1,650,106,942 10,718,800
2080 1,655,799,569 10,634,723
2079 1,661,261,962 10,550,794
2078 1,666,477,951 10,466,970
2077 1,671,444,317 10,383,169
2076 1,676,151,275 10,299,342
2075 1,680,606,119 10,215,493
2074 1,684,743,082 10,131,547
2073 1,688,579,113 10,047,318
2072 1,692,138,648 9,962,612
2071 1,695,351,098 9,877,378
2070 1,698,255,829 9,791,853
2069 1,700,813,392 9,705,815
2068 1,703,025,450 9,619,166
2067 1,704,872,725 9,531,936
2066 1,706,347,017 9,443,967
2065 1,707,540,131 9,355,538
2064 1,708,362,011 9,266,470
2063 1,708,845,280 9,176,798
2062 1,709,011,618 9,086,390
2061 1,708,866,368 8,995,287
2060 1,708,344,645 8,903,536
2059 1,707,488,768 8,810,958
2058 1,706,314,224 8,717,538
2057 1,704,805,210 8,623,514
2056 1,703,013,988 8,528,891
2055 1,700,890,479 8,433,708
2054 1,698,473,703 8,338,102
2053 1,695,661,388 8,242,274
2052 1,692,531,993 8,146,407
2051 1,689,057,795 8,050,917
2050 1,685,236,057 7,955,842
2049 1,681,083,344 7,861,436
2048 1,676,576,931 7,767,655
2047 1,671,678,054 7,674,619
2046 1,666,371,707 7,582,158
2045 1,660,667,112 7,490,461
2044 1,654,556,840 7,399,381
2043 1,648,067,988 7,309,208
2042 1,641,136,901 7,219,941
2041 1,633,771,970 7,131,715
2040 1,625,990,392 7,044,649
2039 1,617,818,911 6,958,711
2038 1,609,238,166 6,873,682
2037 1,600,212,760 6,789,514
2036 1,590,731,970 6,706,116
2035 1,580,864,963 6,623,241
2034 1,570,629,033 6,540,718
2033 1,560,043,145 6,458,252
2032 1,549,098,676 6,375,523
2031 1,537,810,507 6,292,383
2030 1,526,192,552 6,208,520
2029 1,514,274,850 6,115,428
2028 1,502,102,657 6,010,434
2027 1,489,628,314 5,881,073
2026 1,476,911,618 5,717,450
2025 1,463,993,377 5,519,571
2024 1,450,935,791 5,281,538
2023 1,438,069,596 5,049,269
2022 1,425,423,212 4,730,226
2021 1,414,203,896 4,500,424
2020 1,402,617,695 4,522,497
2019 1,389,030,312 4,591,241
2018 1,374,659,064 4,597,877
2017 1,359,657,400 4,537,396
2016 1,343,944,296 4,390,877
2015 1,328,024,498 4,184,895
2014 1,312,277,191 4,002,439
2013 1,295,829,511 3,833,913
2012 1,278,674,502 3,547,106
2011 1,261,224,954 3,076,763
2010 1,243,481,564 2,757,446
2009 1,225,524,753 2,684,659
2008 1,207,930,964 2,626,529
2007 1,190,676,021 2,570,174
2006 1,172,878,890 2,514,795
2005 1,154,676,322 2,459,802
2004 1,135,991,513 2,404,821
2003 1,116,803,006 2,363,796
2002 1,097,600,380 2,337,140
2001 1,077,898,575 2,310,217
2000 1,057,922,733 2,282,131
1999 1,038,225,823 2,252,909
1998 1,018,665,080 2,222,489
1997 999,133,762 2,190,720
1996 979,678,458 2,156,926
1995 960,301,044 2,120,528
1994 941,163,767 2,081,834
1993 922,118,387 2,021,675
1992 902,957,070 1,938,238
1991 883,927,600 1,851,473
1990 864,972,221 1,763,954
1989 846,039,529 1,676,228
1988 827,342,990 1,588,568
1987 808,931,270 1,500,996
1986 790,689,978 1,413,419
1985 772,647,793 1,325,480
1984 754,875,449 1,247,716
1983 737,372,681 1,181,459
1982 720,313,473 1,117,678
1981 703,696,250 1,057,320
1980 687,354,025 1,001,248
1979 671,155,747 949,116
1978 655,728,229 900,304
1977 640,801,103 855,314
1976 625,861,883 814,701
1975 611,309,535 778,864
1974 597,041,391 746,988
1973 583,465,598 721,179
1972 570,482,142 700,593
1971 558,096,387 681,119
1970 545,864,268 662,680
1969 533,880,544 645,255
1968 522,716,889 628,798
1967 511,606,372 613,318
1966 500,740,247 598,804
1965 490,140,146 585,236
1964 479,229,598 572,577
1963 468,138,575 560,827
1962 457,283,090 549,941
1961 446,564,729 539,854
1960 435,990,338 530,485

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B people compared to the peak of 12.3M people in 2100 for Oman.

Population growth rate by year

India
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Oman
2100 -0.5% 0.67%
2099 -0.5% 0.68%
2098 -0.5% 0.69%
2097 -0.49% 0.7%
2096 -0.49% 0.71%
2095 -0.48% 0.72%
2094 -0.48% 0.72%
2093 -0.47% 0.73%
2092 -0.46% 0.74%
2091 -0.46% 0.75%
2090 -0.45% 0.75%
2089 -0.44% 0.76%
2088 -0.43% 0.76%
2087 -0.42% 0.76%
2086 -0.41% 0.77%
2085 -0.39% 0.77%
2084 -0.38% 0.78%
2083 -0.37% 0.78%
2082 -0.36% 0.79%
2081 -0.34% 0.79%
2080 -0.33% 0.8%
2079 -0.31% 0.8%
2078 -0.3% 0.81%
2077 -0.28% 0.81%
2076 -0.27% 0.82%
2075 -0.25% 0.83%
2074 -0.23% 0.84%
2073 -0.21% 0.85%
2072 -0.19% 0.86%
2071 -0.17% 0.87%
2070 -0.15% 0.89%
2069 -0.13% 0.9%
2068 -0.11% 0.92%
2067 -0.09% 0.93%
2066 -0.07% 0.95%
2065 -0.05% 0.96%
2064 -0.03% 0.98%
2063 -0.01% 0.99%
2062 0.008% 1.01%
2061 0.03% 1.03%
2060 0.05% 1.05%
2059 0.07% 1.07%
2058 0.09% 1.09%
2057 0.11% 1.11%
2056 0.12% 1.13%
2055 0.14% 1.15%
2054 0.17% 1.16%
2053 0.18% 1.18%
2052 0.21% 1.19%
2051 0.23% 1.2%
2050 0.25% 1.2%
2049 0.27% 1.21%
2048 0.29% 1.21%
2047 0.32% 1.22%
2046 0.34% 1.22%
2045 0.37% 1.23%
2044 0.39% 1.23%
2043 0.42% 1.24%
2042 0.45% 1.24%
2041 0.48% 1.24%
2040 0.51% 1.23%
2039 0.53% 1.24%
2038 0.56% 1.24%
2037 0.6% 1.24%
2036 0.62% 1.25%
2035 0.65% 1.26%
2034 0.68% 1.28%
2033 0.71% 1.3%
2032 0.73% 1.32%
2031 0.76% 1.35%
2030 0.79% 1.52%
2029 0.81% 1.75%
2028 0.84% 2.2%
2027 0.86% 2.86%
2026 0.88% 3.59%
2025 0.9% 4.51%
2024 0.89% 4.6%
2023 0.89% 6.74%
2022 0.79% 5.11%
2021 0.83% -0.49%
2020 0.98% -1.5%
2019 1.05% -0.14%
2018 1.1% 1.33%
2017 1.17% 3.34%
2016 1.2% 4.92%
2015 1.2% 4.56%
2014 1.27% 4.4%
2013 1.34% 8.09%
2012 1.38% 15.3%
2011 1.43% 11.6%
2010 1.47% 2.71%
2009 1.46% 2.21%
2008 1.45% 2.19%
2007 1.52% 2.2%
2006 1.58% 2.24%
2005 1.64% 2.29%
2004 1.72% 1.74%
2003 1.75% 1.14%
2002 1.83% 1.17%
2001 1.89% 1.23%
2000 1.9% 1.3%
1999 1.92% 1.37%
1998 1.95% 1.45%
1997 1.99% 1.57%
1996 2.02% 1.72%
1995 2.03% 1.86%
1994 2.07% 2.98%
1993 2.12% 4.3%
1992 2.15% 4.69%
1991 2.19% 4.96%
1990 2.24% 5.23%
1989 2.26% 5.52%
1988 2.28% 5.83%
1987 2.31% 6.2%
1986 2.34% 6.63%
1985 2.35% 6.23%
1984 2.37% 5.61%
1983 2.37% 5.71%
1982 2.36% 5.71%
1981 2.38% 5.6%
1980 2.41% 5.49%
1979 2.35% 5.42%
1978 2.33% 5.26%
1977 2.39% 4.99%
1976 2.38% 4.6%
1975 2.39% 4.27%
1974 2.33% 3.58%
1973 2.28% 2.94%
1972 2.22% 2.86%
1971 2.24% 2.78%
1970 2.24% 2.7%
1969 2.14% 2.62%
1968 2.17% 2.52%
1967 2.17% 2.42%
1966 2.16% 2.32%
1965 2.28% 2.21%
1964 2.37% 2.1%
1963 2.37% 1.98%
1962 2.4% 1.87%
1961 2.43% 1.77%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of India grew by 0.89%, while Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

India Oman
Current population
1480351380
5761708
Population rank 1/197 117/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.07%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
2.26 minutes
One birth every
1.36 seconds
6.18 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 +636
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 5/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 +113,734
Net migration rank 195/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - 113,734
2024 - -630,830 - 154,219
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 75,467 156,285
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 67,278 339,063
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 69,991 -16,726
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 74,224 -171,635
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 77,394 -117,480
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 79,438 -52,630
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 82,408 11,751
2016 16,202,593 81,248 81,350 117,538
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 79,241 133,842
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 76,258 75,557
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 71,905 113,335
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 65,572 322,812
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 59,689 492,609
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 57,619 28,717
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 52,007 7,226
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 47,146 9,877
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 44,207 11,478
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 43,969 11,103
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 44,688 10,231
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 45,651 9,394
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 46,273 -19,265
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 46,397 -20,098
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 46,651 -19,103
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 47,208 -18,588
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 48,053 -18,235
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 48,654 -17,626
1997 19,494,098 880 49,510 -16,998
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 50,362 -15,286
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 51,139 -13,418
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 52,337 -12,665
1993 19,152,399 2,364 53,439 27,204
1992 19,132,757 35,155 54,471 31,756
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 55,382 31,927
1990 18,893,588 125,514 56,000 31,722
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 56,202 31,528
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 56,142 31,456
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 55,933 31,608
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 55,324 32,289
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 54,609 33,666
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 52,253 14,993
1983 17,219,127 119,694 49,646 15,617
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 46,939 15,359
1981 16,422,159 33,243 44,176 14,239
1980 16,018,786 210,914 41,109 12,626
1979 15,392,957 774,094 38,022 12,511
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 35,141 11,946
1977 14,575,662 590,626 32,342 10,554
1976 14,435,504 275,984 30,032 8,299
1975 13,958,642 434,205 27,699 5,632
1974 13,795,836 347,869 25,543 4,880
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 24,195 -2,996
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 22,968 -2,996
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 21,973 -2,996
1970 12,417,866 233,782 20,893 -2,996
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 19,949 -2,996
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 18,962 -2,996
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 17,990 -2,996
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 17,030 -2,996
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 16,103 -2,996
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 15,205 -2,996
1963 11,016,705 21,640 14,283 -2,996
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 13,485 -2,996
1961 10,468,816 295,177 12,690 -2,996
1960 10,237,489 146,955 12,034 -2,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 people). In Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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