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Population in Oman compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.91 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.96% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Oman vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Papua New Guinea
2100 12,271,138 18,798,240
2099 12,189,126 18,786,145
2098 12,106,527 18,772,372
2097 12,023,414 18,755,008
2096 11,939,950 18,733,822
2095 11,856,068 18,710,340
2094 11,771,790 18,683,383
2093 11,687,164 18,654,365
2092 11,602,253 18,621,911
2091 11,517,204 18,586,147
2090 11,432,016 18,545,656
2089 11,346,729 18,506,626
2088 11,261,515 18,464,999
2087 11,176,614 18,420,558
2086 11,091,765 18,372,233
2085 11,007,142 18,321,842
2084 10,922,731 18,270,605
2083 10,838,447 18,214,932
2082 10,754,297 18,159,412
2081 10,670,483 18,100,531
2080 10,586,785 18,035,268
2079 10,503,234 17,972,052
2078 10,419,787 17,904,957
2077 10,336,364 17,837,082
2076 10,252,916 17,768,107
2075 10,169,444 17,695,759
2074 10,085,876 17,621,390
2073 10,002,028 17,544,490
2072 9,917,703 17,463,028
2071 9,832,854 17,377,995
2070 9,747,714 17,291,519
2069 9,662,064 17,201,936
2068 9,575,805 17,108,606
2067 9,488,969 17,011,562
2066 9,401,396 16,911,929
2065 9,313,366 16,809,460
2064 9,224,699 16,705,205
2063 9,135,431 16,600,853
2062 9,045,431 16,493,872
2061 8,954,738 16,383,508
2060 8,863,401 16,267,162
2059 8,771,240 16,149,265
2058 8,678,241 16,029,360
2057 8,584,641 15,906,350
2056 8,490,445 15,781,247
2055 8,395,691 15,653,296
2054 8,300,516 15,519,925
2053 8,205,120 15,386,054
2052 8,109,685 15,247,553
2051 8,014,625 15,107,257
2050 7,919,979 14,965,427
2049 7,825,999 14,818,793
2048 7,732,641 14,670,417
2047 7,640,024 14,519,915
2046 7,547,980 14,367,141
2045 7,456,696 14,210,639
2044 7,366,027 14,053,122
2043 7,276,260 13,894,884
2042 7,187,395 13,735,841
2041 7,099,567 13,574,567
2040 7,012,893 13,410,615
2039 6,927,343 13,244,740
2038 6,842,697 13,076,640
2037 6,758,909 12,907,059
2036 6,675,887 12,735,582
2035 6,593,385 12,563,938
2034 6,511,234 12,389,907
2033 6,429,140 12,215,713
2032 6,346,783 12,039,848
2031 6,264,019 11,862,856
2030 6,180,534 11,683,177
2029 6,087,861 11,502,504
2028 5,983,340 11,320,226
2027 5,854,563 11,136,100
2026 5,691,677 10,950,183
2025 5,494,691 10,762,817
2024 5,281,538 10,576,502
2023 5,049,269 10,389,635
2022 4,730,226 10,203,169
2021 4,500,424 10,012,896
2020 4,522,497 9,815,746
2019 4,591,241 9,609,010
2018 4,597,877 9,394,513
2017 4,537,396 9,178,714
2016 4,390,877 8,961,718
2015 4,184,895 8,743,246
2014 4,002,439 8,523,441
2013 3,833,913 8,302,698
2012 3,547,106 8,081,390
2011 3,076,763 7,859,346
2010 2,757,446 7,633,523
2009 2,684,659 7,406,438
2008 2,626,529 7,183,002
2007 2,570,174 6,963,345
2006 2,514,795 6,747,720
2005 2,459,802 6,535,905
2004 2,404,821 6,328,041
2003 2,363,796 6,123,997
2002 2,337,140 5,924,003
2001 2,310,217 5,728,435
2000 2,282,131 5,537,064
1999 2,252,909 5,349,333
1998 2,222,489 5,166,390
1997 2,190,720 4,987,883
1996 2,156,926 4,813,361
1995 2,120,528 4,644,278
1994 2,081,834 4,480,208
1993 2,021,675 4,320,872
1992 1,938,238 4,166,699
1991 1,851,473 4,021,837
1990 1,763,954 3,896,481
1989 1,676,228 3,796,078
1988 1,588,568 3,711,880
1987 1,500,996 3,632,543
1986 1,413,419 3,554,793
1985 1,325,480 3,478,936
1984 1,247,716 3,405,198
1983 1,181,459 3,333,633
1982 1,117,678 3,264,291
1981 1,057,320 3,197,019
1980 1,001,248 3,131,512
1979 949,116 3,067,341
1978 900,304 3,003,714
1977 855,314 2,940,327
1976 814,701 2,877,327
1975 778,864 2,814,820
1974 746,988 2,752,671
1973 721,179 2,690,629
1972 700,593 2,628,432
1971 681,119 2,566,421
1970 662,680 2,505,628
1969 645,255 2,446,927
1968 628,798 2,390,803
1967 613,318 2,337,532
1966 598,804 2,285,774
1965 585,236 2,235,820
1964 572,577 2,188,325
1963 560,827 2,141,376
1962 549,941 2,093,919
1961 539,854 2,046,127
1960 530,485 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/oman/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Oman's population will grow by 37.1% to 7,919,979 people with a rank change from 118th to 113th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Papua New Guinea
2100 0.67% 0.06%
2099 0.68% 0.07%
2098 0.69% 0.09%
2097 0.7% 0.11%
2096 0.71% 0.13%
2095 0.72% 0.14%
2094 0.72% 0.16%
2093 0.73% 0.17%
2092 0.74% 0.19%
2091 0.75% 0.22%
2090 0.75% 0.21%
2089 0.76% 0.23%
2088 0.76% 0.24%
2087 0.76% 0.26%
2086 0.77% 0.28%
2085 0.77% 0.28%
2084 0.78% 0.31%
2083 0.78% 0.31%
2082 0.79% 0.33%
2081 0.79% 0.36%
2080 0.8% 0.35%
2079 0.8% 0.37%
2078 0.81% 0.38%
2077 0.81% 0.39%
2076 0.82% 0.41%
2075 0.83% 0.42%
2074 0.84% 0.44%
2073 0.85% 0.47%
2072 0.86% 0.49%
2071 0.87% 0.5%
2070 0.89% 0.52%
2069 0.9% 0.55%
2068 0.92% 0.57%
2067 0.93% 0.59%
2066 0.95% 0.61%
2065 0.96% 0.62%
2064 0.98% 0.63%
2063 0.99% 0.65%
2062 1.01% 0.67%
2061 1.03% 0.72%
2060 1.05% 0.73%
2059 1.07% 0.75%
2058 1.09% 0.77%
2057 1.11% 0.79%
2056 1.13% 0.82%
2055 1.15% 0.86%
2054 1.16% 0.87%
2053 1.18% 0.91%
2052 1.19% 0.93%
2051 1.2% 0.95%
2050 1.2% 0.99%
2049 1.21% 1.01%
2048 1.21% 1.04%
2047 1.22% 1.06%
2046 1.22% 1.1%
2045 1.23% 1.12%
2044 1.23% 1.14%
2043 1.24% 1.16%
2042 1.24% 1.19%
2041 1.24% 1.22%
2040 1.23% 1.25%
2039 1.24% 1.29%
2038 1.24% 1.31%
2037 1.24% 1.35%
2036 1.25% 1.37%
2035 1.26% 1.4%
2034 1.28% 1.43%
2033 1.3% 1.46%
2032 1.32% 1.49%
2031 1.35% 1.54%
2030 1.52% 1.57%
2029 1.75% 1.61%
2028 2.2% 1.65%
2027 2.86% 1.7%
2026 3.59% 1.74%
2025 4.04% 1.76%
2024 4.6% 1.8%
2023 6.74% 1.83%
2022 5.11% 1.9%
2021 -0.49% 2.01%
2020 -1.5% 2.15%
2019 -0.14% 2.28%
2018 1.33% 2.35%
2017 3.34% 2.42%
2016 4.92% 2.5%
2015 4.56% 2.58%
2014 4.4% 2.66%
2013 8.09% 2.74%
2012 15.3% 2.83%
2011 11.6% 2.96%
2010 2.71% 3.07%
2009 2.21% 3.11%
2008 2.19% 3.15%
2007 2.2% 3.2%
2006 2.24% 3.24%
2005 2.29% 3.28%
2004 1.74% 3.33%
2003 1.14% 3.38%
2002 1.17% 3.41%
2001 1.23% 3.46%
2000 1.3% 3.51%
1999 1.37% 3.54%
1998 1.45% 3.58%
1997 1.57% 3.63%
1996 1.72% 3.64%
1995 1.86% 3.66%
1994 2.98% 3.69%
1993 4.3% 3.7%
1992 4.69% 3.6%
1991 4.96% 3.22%
1990 5.23% 2.64%
1989 5.52% 2.27%
1988 5.83% 2.18%
1987 6.2% 2.19%
1986 6.63% 2.18%
1985 6.23% 2.17%
1984 5.61% 2.15%
1983 5.71% 2.12%
1982 5.71% 2.1%
1981 5.6% 2.09%
1980 5.49% 2.09%
1979 5.42% 2.12%
1978 5.26% 2.16%
1977 4.99% 2.19%
1976 4.6% 2.22%
1975 4.27% 2.26%
1974 3.58% 2.31%
1973 2.94% 2.37%
1972 2.86% 2.42%
1971 2.78% 2.43%
1970 2.7% 2.4%
1969 2.62% 2.35%
1968 2.52% 2.28%
1967 2.42% 2.26%
1966 2.32% 2.23%
1965 2.21% 2.17%
1964 2.1% 2.19%
1963 1.98% 2.27%
1962 1.87% 2.34%
1961 1.77% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/oman/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Oman Papua New Guinea
Current population
5775345
11045681
Population rank 118/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
5.93 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
52.3 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +584 +510
Annual growth/decline +213,153 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 59/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change +113,734 -284
Net migration rank 15/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -284
2024 78,557 154,219 187,595 -707
2023 75,467 156,285 187,637 -787
2022 67,278 339,063 186,861 -787
2021 69,991 -16,726 183,766 10,703
2020 74,224 -171,635 189,130 10,703
2019 77,394 -117,480 190,662 22,978
2018 79,438 -52,630 190,662 24,684
2017 82,408 11,751 189,715 26,513
2016 81,350 117,538 189,281 28,473
2015 79,241 133,842 188,600 30,580
2014 76,258 75,557 187,592 32,840
2013 71,905 113,335 185,790 35,280
2012 65,572 322,812 183,658 37,893
2011 59,689 492,609 181,842 40,690
2010 57,619 28,717 178,998 50,106
2009 52,007 7,226 175,421 49,647
2008 47,146 9,877 172,823 48,985
2007 44,207 11,478 169,306 48,203
2006 43,969 11,103 166,540 47,191
2005 44,688 10,231 163,888 46,014
2004 45,651 9,394 161,023 44,811
2003 46,273 -19,265 158,611 43,639
2002 46,397 -20,098 155,091 42,657
2001 46,651 -19,103 151,431 41,962
2000 47,208 -18,588 147,496 41,855
1999 48,053 -18,235 143,592 42,519
1998 48,654 -17,626 136,677 43,091
1997 49,510 -16,998 134,458 42,787
1996 50,362 -15,286 129,802 41,994
1995 51,139 -13,418 125,410 40,962
1994 52,337 -12,665 122,113 39,669
1993 53,439 27,204 118,668 38,220
1992 54,471 31,756 114,818 36,622
1991 55,382 31,927 111,453 26,830
1990 56,000 31,722 110,033 2,398
1989 56,202 31,528 108,199 -19,824
1988 56,142 31,456 106,256 -26,232
1987 55,933 31,608 104,367 -25,720
1986 55,324 32,289 102,346 -25,495
1985 54,609 33,666 100,333 -25,470
1984 52,253 14,993 98,103 -25,487
1983 49,646 15,617 95,982 -25,465
1982 46,939 15,359 93,522 -25,355
1981 44,176 14,239 91,767 -25,383
1980 41,109 12,626 90,266 -25,638
1979 38,022 12,511 89,330 -25,618
1978 35,141 11,946 88,747 -25,208
1977 32,342 10,554 87,954 -24,722
1976 30,032 8,299 86,965 -24,198
1975 27,699 5,632 85,809 -23,562
1974 25,543 4,880 84,829 -22,771
1973 24,195 -2,996 83,821 -21,803
1972 22,968 -2,996 82,672 -20,303
1971 21,973 -2,996 80,599 -18,945
1970 20,893 -2,996 78,712 -18,773
1969 19,949 -2,996 76,454 -18,994
1968 18,962 -2,996 73,983 -19,188
1967 17,990 -2,996 71,519 -19,767
1966 17,030 -2,996 69,206 -17,454
1965 16,103 -2,996 66,693 -18,532
1964 15,205 -2,996 64,558 -17,730
1963 14,283 -2,996 62,260 -15,189
1962 13,485 -2,996 59,974 -12,141
1961 12,690 -2,996 58,151 -10,409
1960 12,034 -2,996 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/oman/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 58% of the population change in Oman is from natural causes (a gain of 765,348 people) and 42% is from migration (a gain of 554,227 people). In Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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