The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 10,701,636 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,636,678 people compared to 10,687,819 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Portugal's population is 1.9 times bigger than Oman's.
- Oman is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.13% for Portugal.
- For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
- Since 2005, the population of Oman has increased from 2.46M people to 5.64M (129.2% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.76% growth).
- Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.1M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.99M people by 2100.
Oman vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
5636678
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10687819
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| Population rank | 120/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| 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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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
54.8 minutes
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.41 minutes
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +154,219 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +636 | +338 |
| Annual growth/decline | +232,269 | +123,462 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.6% | +1.17% |
| Population growth rate rank | 4/197 | 94/197 |
Oman and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 530,485 | 8,857,716 | - | - |
| 1961 | 539,854 | 8,929,316 | 1.77% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 549,941 | 8,993,985 | 1.87% | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 560,827 | 9,030,355 | 1.98% | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 572,577 | 9,035,365 | 2.1% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 585,236 | 8,998,595 | 2.21% | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 598,804 | 8,930,990 | 2.32% | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 613,318 | 8,874,520 | 2.42% | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 628,798 | 8,836,650 | 2.52% | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 645,255 | 8,757,705 | 2.62% | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 662,680 | 8,680,431 | 2.7% | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 681,119 | 8,643,756 | 2.78% | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 700,593 | 8,630,430 | 2.86% | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 721,179 | 8,633,100 | 2.94% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 746,988 | 8,754,365 | 3.58% | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 778,864 | 9,093,470 | 4.27% | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 814,701 | 9,355,810 | 4.6% | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 855,314 | 9,455,675 | 4.99% | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 900,304 | 9,558,250 | 5.26% | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 949,116 | 9,661,265 | 5.42% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | 9,766,312 | 5.49% | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 1,057,320 | 9,851,362 | 5.6% | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 1,117,678 | 9,911,771 | 5.71% | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 1,181,459 | 9,957,865 | 5.71% | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 1,247,716 | 9,996,232 | 5.61% | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 1,325,480 | 10,023,613 | 6.23% | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 1,413,419 | 10,032,734 | 6.63% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 1,500,996 | 10,030,031 | 6.2% | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 1,588,568 | 10,019,610 | 5.83% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 1,676,228 | 10,005,000 | 5.52% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 1,763,954 | 9,983,218 | 5.23% | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 1,851,473 | 9,960,235 | 4.96% | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 1,938,238 | 9,952,494 | 4.69% | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 2,021,675 | 9,964,675 | 4.3% | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 2,081,834 | 9,991,525 | 2.98% | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 2,120,528 | 10,026,176 | 1.86% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 2,156,926 | 10,063,945 | 1.72% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 2,190,720 | 10,108,977 | 1.57% | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 2,222,489 | 10,160,196 | 1.45% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 2,252,909 | 10,217,828 | 1.37% | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 2,282,131 | 10,289,898 | 1.3% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 2,310,217 | 10,362,722 | 1.23% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 2,337,140 | 10,419,631 | 1.17% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 2,363,796 | 10,458,821 | 1.14% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 2,404,821 | 10,483,861 | 1.74% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 2,459,802 | 10,503,330 | 2.29% | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 2,514,795 | 10,522,288 | 2.24% | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 2,570,174 | 10,542,964 | 2.2% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,626,529 | 10,558,177 | 2.19% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 2,684,659 | 10,568,247 | 2.21% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,757,446 | 10,573,100 | 2.71% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 3,076,763 | 10,557,560 | 11.6% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 3,547,106 | 10,514,844 | 15.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 3,833,913 | 10,457,295 | 8.09% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 4,002,439 | 10,401,062 | 4.4% | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 4,184,895 | 10,358,076 | 4.56% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 4,390,877 | 10,325,452 | 4.92% | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 4,537,396 | 10,300,300 | 3.34% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 4,597,877 | 10,283,822 | 1.33% | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 4,591,241 | 10,286,263 | -0.14% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 4,522,497 | 10,297,081 | -1.5% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 4,500,424 | 10,361,831 | -0.49% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 4,730,226 | 10,434,332 | 5.11% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,049,269 | 10,578,174 | 6.74% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 5,281,538 | 10,701,636 | 4.6% | 1.17% |
| 2025 | 5,494,693 | 10,687,819 | 4.04% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 5,671,451 | 10,670,917 | 3.22% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 5,814,719 | 10,653,073 | 2.53% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 5,929,317 | 10,632,868 | 1.97% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 6,026,178 | 10,611,484 | 1.63% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 6,112,708 | 10,591,436 | 1.44% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 6,194,366 | 10,571,418 | 1.34% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 6,275,465 | 10,549,456 | 1.31% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 6,356,248 | 10,526,482 | 1.29% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 6,436,919 | 10,502,882 | 1.27% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 6,517,799 | 10,478,843 | 1.26% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 6,599,101 | 10,454,630 | 1.25% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 6,681,041 | 10,430,128 | 1.24% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 6,763,781 | 10,404,947 | 1.24% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 6,847,380 | 10,377,968 | 1.24% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 6,931,970 | 10,349,515 | 1.24% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 7,017,684 | 10,321,577 | 1.24% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 7,104,475 | 10,294,106 | 1.24% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 7,192,217 | 10,264,596 | 1.24% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 7,280,846 | 10,233,543 | 1.23% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 7,370,221 | 10,201,832 | 1.23% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 7,460,268 | 10,168,932 | 1.22% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 7,550,973 | 10,135,159 | 1.22% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 7,642,323 | 10,101,419 | 1.21% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 7,734,352 | 10,066,064 | 1.2% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 7,826,991 | 10,029,252 | 1.2% | -0.37% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Oman increased by 1,725,093 people (a 70.1% growth), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Oman gained 1,451,783 (a 34.7% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).
Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2005 and is 120th in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Oman's population will grow by 38.9% to 7,826,991 people with a rank change from 120th to 113th. The population of Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
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Population differences between Oman and Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 80.5 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62.2:37.8 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.53 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 44.2 ppl/mi² | 303 ppl/mi² |
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