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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 45.2 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.21% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Oman vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Pakistan
2100 12,326,703 514,531,704
2099 12,244,321 513,655,674
2098 12,161,347 512,727,636
2097 12,077,858 511,735,790
2096 11,994,015 510,636,755
2095 11,909,754 509,437,875
2094 11,825,095 508,130,071
2093 11,740,085 506,765,644
2092 11,654,790 505,327,656
2091 11,569,356 503,824,444
2090 11,483,782 502,264,268
2089 11,398,109 500,660,501
2088 11,312,508 498,935,983
2087 11,227,223 497,190,466
2086 11,141,991 495,313,036
2085 11,056,984 493,366,305
2084 10,972,191 491,354,778
2083 10,887,525 489,225,193
2082 10,802,994 486,984,952
2081 10,718,800 484,673,501
2080 10,634,723 482,257,479
2079 10,550,794 479,813,404
2078 10,466,970 477,277,836
2077 10,383,169 474,593,860
2076 10,299,342 471,779,348
2075 10,215,493 468,855,468
2074 10,131,547 465,875,137
2073 10,047,318 462,811,079
2072 9,962,612 459,656,523
2071 9,877,378 456,423,506
2070 9,791,853 453,095,985
2069 9,705,815 449,655,599
2068 9,619,166 446,126,774
2067 9,531,936 442,540,629
2066 9,443,967 438,879,326
2065 9,355,538 435,169,856
2064 9,266,470 431,394,393
2063 9,176,798 427,575,887
2062 9,086,390 423,636,352
2061 8,995,287 419,672,017
2060 8,903,536 415,638,125
2059 8,810,958 411,576,344
2058 8,717,538 407,429,129
2057 8,623,514 403,233,874
2056 8,528,891 398,948,355
2055 8,433,708 394,645,693
2054 8,338,102 390,303,954
2053 8,242,274 385,922,748
2052 8,146,407 381,488,696
2051 8,050,917 377,018,239
2050 7,955,842 372,476,884
2049 7,861,436 367,909,407
2048 7,767,655 363,310,560
2047 7,674,619 358,659,474
2046 7,582,158 353,929,775
2045 7,490,461 349,156,085
2044 7,399,381 344,371,692
2043 7,309,208 339,561,029
2042 7,219,941 334,731,546
2041 7,131,715 329,875,686
2040 7,044,649 325,039,429
2039 6,958,711 320,137,108
2038 6,873,682 315,207,413
2037 6,789,514 310,312,684
2036 6,706,116 305,408,418
2035 6,623,241 300,541,523
2034 6,540,718 295,686,893
2033 6,458,252 290,851,174
2032 6,375,523 286,070,650
2031 6,292,383 281,351,929
2030 6,208,520 276,708,987
2029 6,115,428 272,189,955
2028 6,010,434 267,728,673
2027 5,881,073 263,390,059
2026 5,717,450 259,231,214
2025 5,519,571 255,166,301
2024 5,281,538 251,269,164
2023 5,049,269 247,504,495
2022 4,730,226 243,700,667
2021 4,500,424 239,477,801
2020 4,522,497 235,001,746
2019 4,591,241 230,800,899
2018 4,597,877 226,928,892
2017 4,537,396 223,273,967
2016 4,390,877 220,138,869
2015 4,184,895 217,290,883
2014 4,002,439 214,264,647
2013 3,833,913 211,073,978
2012 3,547,106 207,667,125
2011 3,076,763 203,746,065
2010 2,757,446 199,239,047
2009 2,684,659 194,376,534
2008 2,626,529 189,499,113
2007 2,570,174 184,493,231
2006 2,514,795 179,682,690
2005 2,459,802 175,453,212
2004 2,404,821 171,286,000
2003 2,363,796 167,110,248
2002 2,337,140 163,222,549
2001 2,310,217 159,270,907
2000 2,282,131 154,879,127
1999 2,252,909 150,565,377
1998 2,222,489 146,522,356
1997 2,190,720 142,531,804
1996 2,156,926 138,557,092
1995 2,120,528 134,582,253
1994 2,081,834 130,748,083
1993 2,021,675 127,020,117
1992 1,938,238 123,546,848
1991 1,851,473 120,060,406
1990 1,763,954 116,155,576
1989 1,676,228 112,336,629
1988 1,588,568 108,724,739
1987 1,500,996 105,130,717
1986 1,413,419 101,606,764
1985 1,325,480 98,229,285
1984 1,247,716 95,164,936
1983 1,181,459 92,227,711
1982 1,117,678 89,089,246
1981 1,057,320 85,802,049
1980 1,001,248 82,291,010
1979 949,116 78,997,039
1978 900,304 76,307,379
1977 855,314 73,901,827
1976 814,701 71,620,254
1975 778,864 69,461,175
1974 746,988 67,415,487
1973 721,179 65,461,912
1972 700,593 63,583,194
1971 681,119 61,847,899
1970 662,680 60,166,719
1969 645,255 58,460,939
1968 628,798 56,810,507
1967 613,318 55,214,768
1966 598,804 53,678,667
1965 585,236 52,209,010
1964 572,577 50,799,999
1963 560,827 49,447,776
1962 549,941 48,156,128
1961 539,854 46,921,277
1960 530,485 45,709,310

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Oman's population will grow by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people with a rank change from 117th to 113th. The population of Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Pakistan
2100 0.67% 0.17%
2099 0.68% 0.18%
2098 0.69% 0.19%
2097 0.7% 0.22%
2096 0.71% 0.24%
2095 0.72% 0.26%
2094 0.72% 0.27%
2093 0.73% 0.28%
2092 0.74% 0.3%
2091 0.75% 0.31%
2090 0.75% 0.32%
2089 0.76% 0.35%
2088 0.76% 0.35%
2087 0.76% 0.38%
2086 0.77% 0.39%
2085 0.77% 0.41%
2084 0.78% 0.44%
2083 0.78% 0.46%
2082 0.79% 0.48%
2081 0.79% 0.5%
2080 0.8% 0.51%
2079 0.8% 0.53%
2078 0.81% 0.57%
2077 0.81% 0.6%
2076 0.82% 0.62%
2075 0.83% 0.64%
2074 0.84% 0.66%
2073 0.85% 0.69%
2072 0.86% 0.71%
2071 0.87% 0.73%
2070 0.89% 0.77%
2069 0.9% 0.79%
2068 0.92% 0.81%
2067 0.93% 0.83%
2066 0.95% 0.85%
2065 0.96% 0.88%
2064 0.98% 0.89%
2063 0.99% 0.93%
2062 1.01% 0.94%
2061 1.03% 0.97%
2060 1.05% 0.99%
2059 1.07% 1.02%
2058 1.09% 1.04%
2057 1.11% 1.07%
2056 1.13% 1.09%
2055 1.15% 1.11%
2054 1.16% 1.14%
2053 1.18% 1.16%
2052 1.19% 1.19%
2051 1.2% 1.22%
2050 1.2% 1.24%
2049 1.21% 1.27%
2048 1.21% 1.3%
2047 1.22% 1.34%
2046 1.22% 1.37%
2045 1.23% 1.39%
2044 1.23% 1.42%
2043 1.24% 1.44%
2042 1.24% 1.47%
2041 1.24% 1.49%
2040 1.23% 1.53%
2039 1.24% 1.56%
2038 1.24% 1.58%
2037 1.24% 1.61%
2036 1.25% 1.62%
2035 1.26% 1.64%
2034 1.28% 1.66%
2033 1.3% 1.67%
2032 1.32% 1.68%
2031 1.35% 1.68%
2030 1.52% 1.66%
2029 1.75% 1.67%
2028 2.2% 1.65%
2027 2.86% 1.6%
2026 3.59% 1.59%
2025 4.51% 1.55%
2024 4.6% 1.52%
2023 6.74% 1.56%
2022 5.11% 1.76%
2021 -0.49% 1.9%
2020 -1.5% 1.82%
2019 -0.14% 1.71%
2018 1.33% 1.64%
2017 3.34% 1.42%
2016 4.92% 1.31%
2015 4.56% 1.41%
2014 4.4% 1.51%
2013 8.09% 1.64%
2012 15.3% 1.92%
2011 11.6% 2.26%
2010 2.71% 2.5%
2009 2.21% 2.57%
2008 2.19% 2.71%
2007 2.2% 2.68%
2006 2.24% 2.41%
2005 2.29% 2.43%
2004 1.74% 2.5%
2003 1.14% 2.38%
2002 1.17% 2.48%
2001 1.23% 2.84%
2000 1.3% 2.87%
1999 1.37% 2.76%
1998 1.45% 2.8%
1997 1.57% 2.87%
1996 1.72% 2.95%
1995 1.86% 2.93%
1994 2.98% 2.93%
1993 4.3% 2.81%
1992 4.69% 2.9%
1991 4.96% 3.36%
1990 5.23% 3.4%
1989 5.52% 3.32%
1988 5.83% 3.42%
1987 6.2% 3.47%
1986 6.63% 3.44%
1985 6.23% 3.22%
1984 5.61% 3.18%
1983 5.71% 3.52%
1982 5.71% 3.83%
1981 5.6% 4.27%
1980 5.49% 4.17%
1979 5.42% 3.52%
1978 5.26% 3.26%
1977 4.99% 3.19%
1976 4.6% 3.11%
1975 4.27% 3.03%
1974 3.58% 2.98%
1973 2.94% 2.95%
1972 2.86% 2.81%
1971 2.78% 2.79%
1970 2.7% 2.92%
1969 2.62% 2.91%
1968 2.52% 2.89%
1967 2.42% 2.86%
1966 2.32% 2.81%
1965 2.21% 2.77%
1964 2.1% 2.73%
1963 1.98% 2.68%
1962 1.87% 2.63%
1961 1.77% 2.65%

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 Oman grew by 4.6%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Oman Pakistan
Current population
5761708
260356147
Population rank 117/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 3.14%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
8.38 seconds
One birth every
6.18 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +636 +10,314
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 70/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change +113,734 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 15/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -1,235,336
2024 - 154,219 - -1,401,173
2023 75,467 156,285 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 67,278 339,063 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 69,991 -16,726 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 74,224 -171,635 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 77,394 -117,480 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 79,438 -52,630 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 82,408 11,751 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 81,350 117,538 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 79,241 133,842 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 76,258 75,557 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 71,905 113,335 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 65,572 322,812 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 59,689 492,609 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 57,619 28,717 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 52,007 7,226 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 47,146 9,877 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 44,207 11,478 4,690,187 576,349
2006 43,969 11,103 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 44,688 10,231 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 45,651 9,394 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 46,273 -19,265 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 46,397 -20,098 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 46,651 -19,103 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 47,208 -18,588 4,281,169 252,869
1999 48,053 -18,235 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 48,654 -17,626 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 49,510 -16,998 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 50,362 -15,286 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 51,139 -13,418 3,977,175 11,534
1994 52,337 -12,665 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 53,439 27,204 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 54,471 31,756 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 55,382 31,927 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 56,000 31,722 3,731,730 275,242
1989 56,202 31,528 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 56,142 31,456 3,554,755 38,139
1987 55,933 31,608 3,448,813 146,364
1986 55,324 32,289 3,341,643 111,045
1985 54,609 33,666 3,233,315 68,860
1984 52,253 14,993 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 49,646 15,617 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 46,939 15,359 2,934,689 294,252
1981 44,176 14,239 2,790,454 555,032
1980 41,109 12,626 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 38,022 12,511 2,461,311 450,003
1978 35,141 11,946 2,356,601 111,386
1977 32,342 10,554 2,257,849 85,250
1976 30,032 8,299 2,171,812 48,238
1975 27,699 5,632 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 25,543 4,880 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 24,195 -2,996 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 22,968 -2,996 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 21,973 -2,996 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 20,893 -2,996 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 19,949 -2,996 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 18,962 -2,996 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 17,990 -2,996 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 17,030 -2,996 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 16,103 -2,996 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 15,205 -2,996 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 14,283 -2,996 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 13,485 -2,996 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 12,690 -2,996 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 12,034 -2,996 1,217,147 0

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). In Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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