The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 5,289,152 people in Palestine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,673,016 people compared to 5,480,218 in Palestine.
Population statistics:
- Oman's population is 1.04 times bigger than Palestine's.
- Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Palestine is the 122nd.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.07% for Palestine.
- For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +2.4% in Palestine.
- Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.67M (125.6% growth), while Palestine has grown from 3.41M to 5.48M (60.9% growth).
- Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 11.1M people in 2100 for Palestine.
Oman vs Palestine: live population counter
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| Current population |
5673016
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5480218
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| Population rank | 118/197 | 122/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
2.26 minutes
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4.26 minutes
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| One birth every |
6.18 minutes
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3.76 minutes
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| One death every |
54.8 minutes
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14.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.41 minutes
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22.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +154,219 | -23,145 |
| Daily growth/decline | +636 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +232,269 | +123,377 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.6% | +2.39% |
| Population growth rate rank | 5/197 | 34/197 |
Oman and Palestine: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 530,485 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 539,854 | - | 1.77% | - |
| 1962 | 549,941 | - | 1.87% | - |
| 1963 | 560,827 | - | 1.98% | - |
| 1964 | 572,577 | - | 2.1% | - |
| 1965 | 585,236 | - | 2.21% | - |
| 1966 | 598,804 | - | 2.32% | - |
| 1967 | 613,318 | - | 2.42% | - |
| 1968 | 628,798 | - | 2.52% | - |
| 1969 | 645,255 | - | 2.62% | - |
| 1970 | 662,680 | - | 2.7% | - |
| 1971 | 681,119 | - | 2.78% | - |
| 1972 | 700,593 | - | 2.86% | - |
| 1973 | 721,179 | - | 2.94% | - |
| 1974 | 746,988 | - | 3.58% | - |
| 1975 | 778,864 | - | 4.27% | - |
| 1976 | 814,701 | - | 4.6% | - |
| 1977 | 855,314 | - | 4.99% | - |
| 1978 | 900,304 | - | 5.26% | - |
| 1979 | 949,116 | - | 5.42% | - |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | - | 5.49% | - |
| 1981 | 1,057,320 | - | 5.6% | - |
| 1982 | 1,117,678 | - | 5.71% | - |
| 1983 | 1,181,459 | - | 5.71% | - |
| 1984 | 1,247,716 | - | 5.61% | - |
| 1985 | 1,325,480 | - | 6.23% | - |
| 1986 | 1,413,419 | - | 6.63% | - |
| 1987 | 1,500,996 | - | 6.2% | - |
| 1988 | 1,588,568 | - | 5.83% | - |
| 1989 | 1,676,228 | - | 5.52% | - |
| 1990 | 1,763,954 | 1,978,248 | 5.23% | - |
| 1991 | 1,851,473 | 2,068,845 | 4.96% | 4.58% |
| 1992 | 1,938,238 | 2,163,591 | 4.69% | 4.58% |
| 1993 | 2,021,675 | 2,262,676 | 4.3% | 4.58% |
| 1994 | 2,081,834 | 2,366,298 | 2.98% | 4.58% |
| 1995 | 2,120,528 | 2,474,666 | 1.86% | 4.58% |
| 1996 | 2,156,926 | 2,587,997 | 1.72% | 4.58% |
| 1997 | 2,190,720 | 2,706,518 | 1.57% | 4.58% |
| 1998 | 2,222,489 | 2,776,568 | 1.45% | 2.59% |
| 1999 | 2,252,909 | 2,848,431 | 1.37% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 2,282,131 | 2,922,153 | 1.3% | 2.59% |
| 2001 | 2,310,217 | 2,997,784 | 1.23% | 2.59% |
| 2002 | 2,337,140 | 3,075,373 | 1.17% | 2.59% |
| 2003 | 2,363,796 | 3,154,969 | 1.14% | 2.59% |
| 2004 | 2,404,821 | 3,236,626 | 1.74% | 2.59% |
| 2005 | 2,459,802 | 3,320,396 | 2.29% | 2.59% |
| 2006 | 2,514,795 | 3,406,334 | 2.24% | 2.59% |
| 2007 | 2,570,174 | 3,494,496 | 2.2% | 2.59% |
| 2008 | 2,626,529 | 3,591,977 | 2.19% | 2.79% |
| 2009 | 2,684,659 | 3,689,099 | 2.21% | 2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,757,446 | 3,786,161 | 2.71% | 2.63% |
| 2011 | 3,076,763 | 3,882,986 | 11.6% | 2.56% |
| 2012 | 3,547,106 | 3,979,998 | 15.3% | 2.5% |
| 2013 | 3,833,913 | 4,076,708 | 8.09% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 4,002,439 | 4,173,398 | 4.4% | 2.37% |
| 2015 | 4,184,895 | 4,270,092 | 4.56% | 2.32% |
| 2016 | 4,390,877 | 4,367,088 | 4.92% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 4,537,396 | 4,454,805 | 3.34% | 2.01% |
| 2018 | 4,597,877 | 4,569,087 | 1.33% | 2.57% |
| 2019 | 4,591,241 | 4,685,306 | -0.14% | 2.54% |
| 2020 | 4,522,497 | 4,803,269 | -1.5% | 2.52% |
| 2021 | 4,500,424 | 4,922,749 | -0.49% | 2.49% |
| 2022 | 4,730,226 | 5,043,612 | 5.11% | 2.46% |
| 2023 | 5,049,269 | 5,165,775 | 6.74% | 2.42% |
| 2024 | 5,281,538 | 5,289,152 | 4.6% | 2.39% |
| 2025 | 5,494,693 | 5,379,801 | 4.04% | 1.71% |
| 2026 | 5,671,451 | 5,479,090 | 3.22% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 5,814,719 | 5,582,345 | 2.53% | 1.88% |
| 2028 | 5,929,317 | 5,684,855 | 1.97% | 1.84% |
| 2029 | 6,026,178 | 5,787,948 | 1.63% | 1.81% |
| 2030 | 6,112,708 | 5,892,492 | 1.44% | 1.81% |
| 2031 | 6,194,366 | 5,998,645 | 1.34% | 1.8% |
| 2032 | 6,275,465 | 6,106,047 | 1.31% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 6,356,248 | 6,215,922 | 1.29% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 6,436,919 | 6,327,947 | 1.27% | 1.8% |
| 2035 | 6,517,799 | 6,441,493 | 1.26% | 1.79% |
| 2036 | 6,599,101 | 6,555,481 | 1.25% | 1.77% |
| 2037 | 6,681,041 | 6,669,212 | 1.24% | 1.73% |
| 2038 | 6,763,781 | 6,783,431 | 1.24% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 6,847,380 | 6,899,866 | 1.24% | 1.72% |
| 2040 | 6,931,970 | 7,018,099 | 1.24% | 1.71% |
| 2041 | 7,017,684 | 7,135,825 | 1.24% | 1.68% |
| 2042 | 7,104,475 | 7,253,328 | 1.24% | 1.65% |
| 2043 | 7,192,217 | 7,369,647 | 1.24% | 1.6% |
| 2044 | 7,280,846 | 7,484,632 | 1.23% | 1.56% |
| 2045 | 7,370,221 | 7,598,729 | 1.23% | 1.52% |
| 2046 | 7,460,268 | 7,710,259 | 1.22% | 1.47% |
| 2047 | 7,550,973 | 7,818,786 | 1.22% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 7,642,323 | 7,925,101 | 1.21% | 1.36% |
| 2049 | 7,734,352 | 8,029,929 | 1.2% | 1.32% |
| 2050 | 7,826,991 | 8,134,618 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Palestine gained 960,754 people (a 28.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,282,139 (a 29.2% growth), while Palestine's population increased by 1,113,130 (a 25.5% growth).
Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th in 2026. Palestine was ranked 127th in 2006 and ranked 122nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Oman's population will grow by 38% to 7,826,991 people with a rank change from 118th to 113th. The population of Palestine will increase by 48.4% to 8,134,618 people and rank change from 122nd to 112th.
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Population differences between Oman and Palestine
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| Life expectancy | 80.7 years | 77.4 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 25 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 20.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62.2:37.8 | 49.6:50.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.53 births per woman | 3.31 births per woman |
| Population density | 44.2 ppl/mi² | 2,274 ppl/mi² |
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