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

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 6.23 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.96% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Oman vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Poland
2100 12,271,138 18,452,579
2099 12,189,126 18,644,857
2098 12,106,527 18,838,707
2097 12,023,414 19,033,962
2096 11,939,950 19,231,896
2095 11,856,068 19,431,204
2094 11,771,790 19,634,214
2093 11,687,164 19,840,304
2092 11,602,253 20,049,969
2091 11,517,204 20,263,764
2090 11,432,016 20,482,150
2089 11,346,729 20,705,051
2088 11,261,515 20,933,750
2087 11,176,614 21,167,790
2086 11,091,765 21,407,163
2085 11,007,142 21,652,018
2084 10,922,731 21,902,736
2083 10,838,447 22,159,983
2082 10,754,297 22,423,109
2081 10,670,483 22,691,495
2080 10,586,785 22,964,515
2079 10,503,234 23,242,960
2078 10,419,787 23,524,184
2077 10,336,364 23,811,918
2076 10,252,916 24,102,012
2075 10,169,444 24,395,355
2074 10,085,876 24,691,719
2073 10,002,028 24,990,908
2072 9,917,703 25,290,453
2071 9,832,854 25,590,102
2070 9,747,714 25,889,034
2069 9,662,064 26,187,633
2068 9,575,805 26,485,171
2067 9,488,969 26,780,961
2066 9,401,396 27,074,124
2065 9,313,366 27,364,039
2064 9,224,699 27,650,950
2063 9,135,431 27,934,132
2062 9,045,431 28,212,240
2061 8,954,738 28,487,283
2060 8,863,401 28,757,525
2059 8,771,240 29,025,705
2058 8,678,241 29,288,751
2057 8,584,641 29,548,996
2056 8,490,445 29,806,770
2055 8,395,691 30,060,951
2054 8,300,516 30,311,416
2053 8,205,120 30,559,065
2052 8,109,685 30,801,964
2051 8,014,625 31,043,690
2050 7,919,979 31,281,762
2049 7,825,999 31,516,893
2048 7,732,641 31,748,736
2047 7,640,024 31,978,608
2046 7,547,980 32,205,877
2045 7,456,696 32,431,013
2044 7,366,027 32,653,012
2043 7,276,260 32,873,136
2042 7,187,395 33,090,733
2041 7,099,567 33,303,578
2040 7,012,893 33,514,705
2039 6,927,343 33,722,530
2038 6,842,697 33,926,660
2037 6,758,909 34,126,585
2036 6,675,887 34,323,967
2035 6,593,385 34,515,669
2034 6,511,234 34,704,048
2033 6,429,140 34,887,791
2032 6,346,783 35,067,502
2031 6,264,019 35,242,658
2030 6,180,534 35,410,392
2029 6,087,861 35,572,635
2028 5,983,340 35,725,650
2027 5,854,563 35,870,384
2026 5,691,677 36,007,074
2025 5,494,691 36,435,861
2024 5,281,538 36,559,233
2023 5,049,269 36,687,353
2022 4,730,226 36,821,749
2021 4,500,424 36,981,559
2020 4,522,497 37,515,748
2019 4,591,241 37,965,475
2018 4,597,877 37,974,750
2017 4,537,396 37,974,826
2016 4,390,877 37,970,087
2015 4,184,895 37,986,412
2014 4,002,439 38,011,735
2013 3,833,913 38,040,196
2012 3,547,106 38,063,164
2011 3,076,763 38,063,255
2010 2,757,446 38,042,794
2009 2,684,659 38,151,603
2008 2,626,529 38,125,759
2007 2,570,174 38,120,560
2006 2,514,795 38,141,267
2005 2,459,802 38,165,445
2004 2,404,821 38,182,222
2003 2,363,796 38,204,570
2002 2,337,140 38,230,364
2001 2,310,217 38,248,076
2000 2,282,131 38,258,629
1999 2,252,909 38,660,271
1998 2,222,489 38,663,481
1997 2,190,720 38,649,660
1996 2,156,926 38,624,370
1995 2,120,528 38,594,998
1994 2,081,834 38,542,652
1993 2,021,675 38,461,408
1992 1,938,238 38,363,667
1991 1,851,473 38,246,193
1990 1,763,954 38,110,782
1989 1,676,228 37,961,529
1988 1,588,568 37,824,487
1987 1,500,996 37,668,045
1986 1,413,419 37,456,119
1985 1,325,480 37,201,885
1984 1,247,716 36,904,134
1983 1,181,459 36,571,808
1982 1,117,678 36,230,481
1981 1,057,320 35,898,587
1980 1,001,248 35,574,150
1979 949,116 35,247,217
1978 900,304 34,965,600
1977 855,314 34,689,050
1976 814,701 34,356,300
1975 778,864 34,015,199
1974 746,988 33,678,899
1973 721,179 33,357,200
1972 700,593 33,055,650
1971 681,119 32,783,500
1970 662,680 32,664,300
1969 645,255 32,548,300
1968 628,798 32,294,655
1967 613,318 31,987,155
1966 598,804 31,681,000
1965 585,236 31,444,950
1964 572,577 31,139,450
1963 560,827 30,712,000
1962 549,941 30,308,500
1961 539,854 29,964,000
1960 530,485 29,637,450

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/poland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while Poland's population already peaked in 1998 at 38.7M people and is projected to decrease to 18.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Poland
2100 0.67% -1.03%
2099 0.68% -1.03%
2098 0.69% -1.03%
2097 0.7% -1.03%
2096 0.71% -1.03%
2095 0.72% -1.03%
2094 0.72% -1.04%
2093 0.73% -1.05%
2092 0.74% -1.06%
2091 0.75% -1.07%
2090 0.75% -1.08%
2089 0.76% -1.09%
2088 0.76% -1.11%
2087 0.76% -1.12%
2086 0.77% -1.13%
2085 0.77% -1.14%
2084 0.78% -1.16%
2083 0.78% -1.17%
2082 0.79% -1.18%
2081 0.79% -1.19%
2080 0.8% -1.2%
2079 0.8% -1.2%
2078 0.81% -1.21%
2077 0.81% -1.2%
2076 0.82% -1.2%
2075 0.83% -1.2%
2074 0.84% -1.2%
2073 0.85% -1.18%
2072 0.86% -1.17%
2071 0.87% -1.15%
2070 0.89% -1.14%
2069 0.9% -1.12%
2068 0.92% -1.1%
2067 0.93% -1.08%
2066 0.95% -1.06%
2065 0.96% -1.04%
2064 0.98% -1.01%
2063 0.99% -0.99%
2062 1.01% -0.97%
2061 1.03% -0.94%
2060 1.05% -0.92%
2059 1.07% -0.9%
2058 1.09% -0.88%
2057 1.11% -0.86%
2056 1.13% -0.85%
2055 1.15% -0.83%
2054 1.16% -0.81%
2053 1.18% -0.79%
2052 1.19% -0.78%
2051 1.2% -0.76%
2050 1.2% -0.75%
2049 1.21% -0.73%
2048 1.21% -0.72%
2047 1.22% -0.71%
2046 1.22% -0.69%
2045 1.23% -0.68%
2044 1.23% -0.67%
2043 1.24% -0.66%
2042 1.24% -0.64%
2041 1.24% -0.63%
2040 1.23% -0.62%
2039 1.24% -0.6%
2038 1.24% -0.59%
2037 1.24% -0.58%
2036 1.25% -0.56%
2035 1.26% -0.54%
2034 1.28% -0.53%
2033 1.3% -0.51%
2032 1.32% -0.5%
2031 1.35% -0.47%
2030 1.52% -0.46%
2029 1.75% -0.43%
2028 2.2% -0.4%
2027 2.86% -0.38%
2026 3.59% -1.18%
2025 4.04% -0.34%
2024 4.6% -0.35%
2023 6.74% -0.36%
2022 5.11% -0.43%
2021 -0.49% -1.42%
2020 -1.5% -1.18%
2019 -0.14% -0.02%
2018 1.33% -0%
2017 3.34% 0.01%
2016 4.92% -0.04%
2015 4.56% -0.07%
2014 4.4% -0.07%
2013 8.09% -0.06%
2012 15.3% -0%
2011 11.6% 0.05%
2010 2.71% -0.29%
2009 2.21% 0.07%
2008 2.19% 0.01%
2007 2.2% -0.05%
2006 2.24% -0.06%
2005 2.29% -0.04%
2004 1.74% -0.06%
2003 1.14% -0.07%
2002 1.17% -0.05%
2001 1.23% -0.03%
2000 1.3% -1.04%
1999 1.37% -0.008%
1998 1.45% 0.04%
1997 1.57% 0.07%
1996 1.72% 0.08%
1995 1.86% 0.14%
1994 2.98% 0.21%
1993 4.3% 0.25%
1992 4.69% 0.31%
1991 4.96% 0.36%
1990 5.23% 0.39%
1989 5.52% 0.36%
1988 5.83% 0.42%
1987 6.2% 0.57%
1986 6.63% 0.68%
1985 6.23% 0.81%
1984 5.61% 0.91%
1983 5.71% 0.94%
1982 5.71% 0.92%
1981 5.6% 0.91%
1980 5.49% 0.93%
1979 5.42% 0.81%
1978 5.26% 0.8%
1977 4.99% 0.97%
1976 4.6% 1%
1975 4.27% 1%
1974 3.58% 0.96%
1973 2.94% 0.91%
1972 2.86% 0.83%
1971 2.78% 0.36%
1970 2.7% 0.36%
1969 2.62% 0.79%
1968 2.52% 0.96%
1967 2.42% 0.97%
1966 2.32% 0.75%
1965 2.21% 0.98%
1964 2.1% 1.39%
1963 1.98% 1.33%
1962 1.87% 1.15%
1961 1.77% 1.1%

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/poland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Oman Poland
Current population
5775345
36007074
Population rank 118/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.43%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
4.27 minutes
One birth every
5.93 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
52.3 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline +584 -338
Annual growth/decline +213,153 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 179/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -330,820
Net migration rank 15/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -330,820
2024 78,557 154,219 -157,205 -238,062
2023 75,467 156,285 -135,743 -7,824
2022 67,278 339,063 -143,605 967,744
2021 69,991 -16,726 -184,907 2,251
2020 74,224 -171,635 -120,050 3,920
2019 77,394 -117,480 -34,169 7,696
2018 79,438 -52,630 -26,582 -223
2017 82,408 11,751 0 -21,535
2016 81,350 117,538 -3,797 -5,675
2015 79,241 133,842 -26,590 3,887
2014 76,258 75,557 0 5,525
2013 71,905 113,335 -19,020 12,402
2012 65,572 322,812 0 4,635
2011 59,689 492,609 11,419 45,951
2010 57,619 28,717 38,043 119,623
2009 52,007 7,226 30,521 -8,283
2008 47,146 9,877 34,313 -42,288
2007 44,207 11,478 11,436 -51,235
2006 43,969 11,103 3,814 -68,882
2005 44,688 10,231 -3,817 -41,942
2004 45,651 9,394 -7,637 -38,216
2003 46,273 -19,265 -15,281 -19,039
2002 46,397 -20,098 -3,823 -16,462
2001 46,651 -19,103 3,825 -16,648
2000 47,208 -18,588 11,478 -15,921
1999 48,053 -18,235 0 -53,035
1998 48,654 -17,626 19,332 -39,509
1997 49,510 -16,998 34,785 -44,230
1996 50,362 -15,286 42,487 -45,349
1995 51,139 -13,418 46,314 -52,989
1994 52,337 -12,665 96,357 -41,845
1993 53,439 27,204 103,846 -48,805
1992 54,471 31,756 118,928 -46,893
1991 55,382 31,927 141,511 -55,342
1990 56,000 31,722 160,066 -50,339
1989 56,202 31,528 182,215 -49,192
1988 56,142 31,456 215,599 -101,671
1987 55,933 31,608 226,008 -32,310
1986 55,324 32,289 258,448 -22,520
1985 54,609 33,666 297,615 -27,277
1984 52,253 14,993 332,137 -18,402
1983 49,646 15,617 373,032 -26,724
1982 46,939 15,359 369,551 -34,980
1981 44,176 14,239 351,806 -16,155
1980 41,109 12,626 348,627 -42,420
1979 38,022 12,511 366,571 -22,162
1978 35,141 11,946 339,166 -62,936
1977 32,342 10,554 353,828 -33,496
1976 30,032 8,299 367,612 -25,716
1975 27,699 5,632 350,356 -31,346
1974 25,543 4,880 346,893 -18,273
1973 24,195 -2,996 320,229 -29,335
1972 22,968 -2,996 314,028 -15,004
1971 21,973 -2,996 278,660 -31,767
1970 20,893 -2,996 280,913 -66,859
1969 19,949 -2,996 270,151 -26,744
1968 18,962 -2,996 280,963 -11,905
1967 17,990 -2,996 275,089 -25,479
1966 17,030 -2,996 297,801 -17,158
1965 16,103 -2,996 314,450 -21,658
1964 15,205 -2,996 326,965 -23,273
1963 14,283 -2,996 359,330 -13,770
1962 13,485 -2,996 360,671 -31,021
1961 12,690 -2,996 398,521 -20,044
1960 12,034 -2,996 444,562 -6,306

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/poland | 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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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