Oman Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Oman is 5,761,708 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 5,281,538 in 2024.

Oman is projected to reach 12.3M people in 2100.
Oman is ranked 117/197 by population and was ranked 138th in 2006.
Oman accounts for 0.07% of the world's population.
Since 2006, population has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth in 20 years).
For the last 20 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of 6.46% per year.

Oman population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	12,326,703	0.67%
2099	12,244,321	0.68%
2098	12,161,347	0.69%
2097	12,077,858	0.7%
2096	11,994,015	0.71%
2095	11,909,754	0.72%
2094	11,825,095	0.72%
2093	11,740,085	0.73%
2092	11,654,790	0.74%
2091	11,569,356	0.75%
2090	11,483,782	0.75%
2089	11,398,109	0.76%
2088	11,312,508	0.76%
2087	11,227,223	0.76%
2086	11,141,991	0.77%
2085	11,056,984	0.77%
2084	10,972,191	0.78%
2083	10,887,525	0.78%
2082	10,802,994	0.79%
2081	10,718,800	0.79%
2080	10,634,723	0.8%
2079	10,550,794	0.8%
2078	10,466,970	0.81%
2077	10,383,169	0.81%
2076	10,299,342	0.82%
2075	10,215,493	0.83%
2074	10,131,547	0.84%
2073	10,047,318	0.85%
2072	9,962,612	0.86%
2071	9,877,378	0.87%
2070	9,791,853	0.89%
2069	9,705,815	0.9%
2068	9,619,166	0.92%
2067	9,531,936	0.93%
2066	9,443,967	0.95%
2065	9,355,538	0.96%
2064	9,266,470	0.98%
2063	9,176,798	0.99%
2062	9,086,390	1.01%
2061	8,995,287	1.03%
2060	8,903,536	1.05%
2059	8,810,958	1.07%
2058	8,717,538	1.09%
2057	8,623,514	1.11%
2056	8,528,891	1.13%
2055	8,433,708	1.15%
2054	8,338,102	1.16%
2053	8,242,274	1.18%
2052	8,146,407	1.19%
2051	8,050,917	1.2%
2050	7,955,842	1.2%
2049	7,861,436	1.21%
2048	7,767,655	1.21%
2047	7,674,619	1.22%
2046	7,582,158	1.22%
2045	7,490,461	1.23%
2044	7,399,381	1.23%
2043	7,309,208	1.24%
2042	7,219,941	1.24%
2041	7,131,715	1.24%
2040	7,044,649	1.23%
2039	6,958,711	1.24%
2038	6,873,682	1.24%
2037	6,789,514	1.24%
2036	6,706,116	1.25%
2035	6,623,241	1.26%
2034	6,540,718	1.28%
2033	6,458,252	1.3%
2032	6,375,523	1.32%
2031	6,292,383	1.35%
2030	6,208,520	1.52%
2029	6,115,428	1.75%
2028	6,010,434	2.2%
2027	5,881,073	2.86%
2026	5,717,450	3.59%
2025	5,519,571	4.51%
2024	5,281,538	4.6%
2023	5,049,269	6.74%
2022	4,730,226	5.11%
2021	4,500,424	-0.49%
2020	4,522,497	-1.5%
2019	4,591,241	-0.14%
2018	4,597,877	1.33%
2017	4,537,396	3.34%
2016	4,390,877	4.92%
2015	4,184,895	4.56%
2014	4,002,439	4.4%
2013	3,833,913	8.09%
2012	3,547,106	15.3%
2011	3,076,763	11.6%
2010	2,757,446	2.71%
2009	2,684,659	2.21%
2008	2,626,529	2.19%
2007	2,570,174	2.2%
2006	2,514,795	2.24%
2005	2,459,802	2.29%
2004	2,404,821	1.74%
2003	2,363,796	1.14%
2002	2,337,140	1.17%
2001	2,310,217	1.23%
2000	2,282,131	1.3%
1999	2,252,909	1.37%
1998	2,222,489	1.45%
1997	2,190,720	1.57%
1996	2,156,926	1.72%
1995	2,120,528	1.86%
1994	2,081,834	2.98%
1993	2,021,675	4.3%
1992	1,938,238	4.69%
1991	1,851,473	4.96%
1990	1,763,954	5.23%
1989	1,676,228	5.52%
1988	1,588,568	5.83%
1987	1,500,996	6.2%
1986	1,413,419	6.63%
1985	1,325,480	6.23%
1984	1,247,716	5.61%
1983	1,181,459	5.71%
1982	1,117,678	5.71%
1981	1,057,320	5.6%
1980	1,001,248	5.49%
1979	949,116	5.42%
1978	900,304	5.26%
1977	855,314	4.99%
1976	814,701	4.6%
1975	778,864	4.27%
1974	746,988	3.58%
1973	721,179	2.94%
1972	700,593	2.86%
1971	681,119	2.78%
1970	662,680	2.7%
1969	645,255	2.62%
1968	628,798	2.52%
1967	613,318	2.42%
1966	598,804	2.32%
1965	585,236	2.21%
1964	572,577	2.1%
1963	560,827	1.98%
1962	549,941	1.87%
1961	539,854	1.77%
1960	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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Oman has a population of 5.76M as of 2026, compared to 4.39M in 2016, 2.51M in 2006, and 2.16M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 3.12% per year. Oman is ranked 27th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Oman will have 7,582,158 people (31.6% growth) with a rank change from 117th to 114th.

By the year 2100, Oman's population is projected to grow by 113.9% from its current level to 12.3M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	113,734
2024	-	-	154,219
2023	231,752	75,467	156,285
2022	406,341	67,278	339,063
2021	53,265	69,991	-16,726
2020	-97,411	74,224	-171,635
2019	-40,086	77,394	-117,480
2018	26,808	79,438	-52,630
2017	94,159	82,408	11,751
2016	198,888	81,350	117,538
2015	213,083	79,241	133,842
2014	151,815	76,258	75,557
2013	185,240	71,905	113,335
2012	388,384	65,572	322,812
2011	552,298	59,689	492,609
2010	86,336	57,619	28,717
2009	59,233	52,007	7,226
2008	57,023	47,146	9,877
2007	55,685	44,207	11,478
2006	55,072	43,969	11,103
2005	54,919	44,688	10,231
2004	55,045	45,651	9,394
2003	27,008	46,273	-19,265
2002	26,299	46,397	-20,098
2001	27,548	46,651	-19,103
2000	28,620	47,208	-18,588
1999	29,818	48,053	-18,235
1998	31,028	48,654	-17,626
1997	32,512	49,510	-16,998
1996	35,076	50,362	-15,286
1995	37,721	51,139	-13,418
1994	39,672	52,337	-12,665
1993	80,643	53,439	27,204
1992	86,227	54,471	31,756
1991	87,309	55,382	31,927
1990	87,722	56,000	31,722
1989	87,730	56,202	31,528
1988	87,598	56,142	31,456
1987	87,541	55,933	31,608
1986	87,613	55,324	32,289
1985	88,275	54,609	33,666
1984	67,246	52,253	14,993
1983	65,263	49,646	15,617
1982	62,298	46,939	15,359
1981	58,415	44,176	14,239
1980	53,735	41,109	12,626
1979	50,533	38,022	12,511
1978	47,087	35,141	11,946
1977	42,896	32,342	10,554
1976	38,331	30,032	8,299
1975	33,331	27,699	5,632
1974	30,423	25,543	4,880
1973	21,199	24,195	-2,996
1972	19,972	22,968	-2,996
1971	18,977	21,973	-2,996
1970	17,897	20,893	-2,996
1969	16,953	19,949	-2,996
1968	15,966	18,962	-2,996
1967	14,994	17,990	-2,996
1966	14,034	17,030	-2,996
1965	13,107	16,103	-2,996
1964	12,209	15,205	-2,996
1963	11,287	14,283	-2,996
1962	10,489	13,485	-2,996
1961	9,694	12,690	-2,996
1960	9,038	12,034	-2,996

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

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Over the last 10 years, 61.6% of the population change in Oman 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, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 803,387 and 29.1% in 2010.

Oman population clock

	Oman	Rank
Current population	5761708	117/197
Percent of world population	0.07%	117/197
One net population change	2.26 minutes	59/197
One birth every	6.18 minutes	113/196
One death every	54.8 minutes	152/196
Daily growth/decline	+636	59/197
Annual growth/decline	+232,269	59/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+4.6%	5/197
One migration net change every	4.63 minutes	15/196
Annual migration change	+113,734	15/196
Foreign-born residents	2,283,366	33/195
Foreign-born share of population	43.2%	11/195

Largest cities by population

Oman
City	Population
Muscat	1.42M
Seeb	471K
Salalah	332K
Nizwa	83.5K

Oman population statistics

	Oman	World
Life expectancy	80.7 years	73.8 years
Average age	29.6 years	33.8 years
Median age	30.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	62.2:37.8	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.53 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	47.8 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Oman.

Population map with other countries

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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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