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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Portugal's population is 1.85 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th 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 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Oman vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Portugal
2100 12,326,703 8,977,781
2099 12,244,321 8,983,042
2098 12,161,347 8,987,129
2097 12,077,858 8,992,549
2096 11,994,015 8,998,689
2095 11,909,754 9,006,394
2094 11,825,095 9,011,158
2093 11,740,085 9,016,023
2092 11,654,790 9,021,257
2091 11,569,356 9,025,345
2090 11,483,782 9,029,722
2089 11,398,109 9,034,399
2088 11,312,508 9,039,122
2087 11,227,223 9,045,400
2086 11,141,991 9,050,153
2085 11,056,984 9,055,552
2084 10,972,191 9,062,369
2083 10,887,525 9,068,714
2082 10,802,994 9,077,003
2081 10,718,800 9,087,394
2080 10,634,723 9,098,423
2079 10,550,794 9,111,057
2078 10,466,970 9,125,056
2077 10,383,169 9,140,039
2076 10,299,342 9,158,661
2075 10,215,493 9,178,289
2074 10,131,547 9,201,245
2073 10,047,318 9,225,478
2072 9,962,612 9,248,867
2071 9,877,378 9,275,782
2070 9,791,853 9,304,137
2069 9,705,815 9,334,425
2068 9,619,166 9,367,211
2067 9,531,936 9,399,389
2066 9,443,967 9,432,609
2065 9,355,538 9,466,860
2064 9,266,470 9,503,941
2063 9,176,798 9,540,829
2062 9,086,390 9,578,098
2061 8,995,287 9,614,549
2060 8,903,536 9,652,893
2059 8,810,958 9,691,151
2058 8,717,538 9,731,557
2057 8,623,514 9,769,285
2056 8,528,891 9,807,403
2055 8,433,708 9,847,280
2054 8,338,102 9,885,446
2053 8,242,274 9,924,814
2052 8,146,407 9,963,090
2051 8,050,917 9,999,372
2050 7,955,842 10,035,796
2049 7,861,436 10,072,922
2048 7,767,655 10,106,403
2047 7,674,619 10,140,325
2046 7,582,158 10,173,871
2045 7,490,461 10,206,046
2044 7,399,381 10,237,224
2043 7,309,208 10,268,090
2042 7,219,941 10,296,167
2041 7,131,715 10,322,968
2040 7,044,649 10,351,965
2039 6,958,711 10,379,824
2038 6,873,682 10,405,843
2037 6,789,514 10,430,143
2036 6,706,116 10,454,779
2035 6,623,241 10,478,501
2034 6,540,718 10,502,828
2033 6,458,252 10,525,638
2032 6,375,523 10,548,736
2031 6,292,383 10,569,489
2030 6,208,520 10,588,717
2029 6,115,428 10,609,556
2028 6,010,434 10,631,437
2027 5,881,073 10,649,916
2026 5,717,450 10,667,081
2025 5,519,571 10,683,692
2024 5,281,538 10,694,681
2023 5,049,269 10,578,174
2022 4,730,226 10,434,332
2021 4,500,424 10,361,831
2020 4,522,497 10,297,081
2019 4,591,241 10,286,263
2018 4,597,877 10,283,822
2017 4,537,396 10,300,300
2016 4,390,877 10,325,452
2015 4,184,895 10,358,076
2014 4,002,439 10,401,062
2013 3,833,913 10,457,295
2012 3,547,106 10,514,844
2011 3,076,763 10,557,560
2010 2,757,446 10,573,100
2009 2,684,659 10,568,247
2008 2,626,529 10,558,177
2007 2,570,174 10,542,964
2006 2,514,795 10,522,288
2005 2,459,802 10,503,330
2004 2,404,821 10,483,861
2003 2,363,796 10,458,821
2002 2,337,140 10,419,631
2001 2,310,217 10,362,722
2000 2,282,131 10,289,898
1999 2,252,909 10,217,828
1998 2,222,489 10,160,196
1997 2,190,720 10,108,977
1996 2,156,926 10,063,945
1995 2,120,528 10,026,176
1994 2,081,834 9,991,525
1993 2,021,675 9,964,675
1992 1,938,238 9,952,494
1991 1,851,473 9,960,235
1990 1,763,954 9,983,218
1989 1,676,228 10,005,000
1988 1,588,568 10,019,610
1987 1,500,996 10,030,031
1986 1,413,419 10,032,734
1985 1,325,480 10,023,613
1984 1,247,716 9,996,232
1983 1,181,459 9,957,865
1982 1,117,678 9,911,771
1981 1,057,320 9,851,362
1980 1,001,248 9,766,312
1979 949,116 9,661,265
1978 900,304 9,558,250
1977 855,314 9,455,675
1976 814,701 9,355,810
1975 778,864 9,093,470
1974 746,988 8,754,365
1973 721,179 8,633,100
1972 700,593 8,630,430
1971 681,119 8,643,756
1970 662,680 8,680,431
1969 645,255 8,757,705
1968 628,798 8,836,650
1967 613,318 8,874,520
1966 598,804 8,930,990
1965 585,236 8,998,595
1964 572,577 9,035,365
1963 560,827 9,030,355
1962 549,941 8,993,985
1961 539,854 8,929,316
1960 530,485 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Portugal
2100 0.67% -0.06%
2099 0.68% -0.05%
2098 0.69% -0.06%
2097 0.7% -0.07%
2096 0.71% -0.09%
2095 0.72% -0.05%
2094 0.72% -0.05%
2093 0.73% -0.06%
2092 0.74% -0.05%
2091 0.75% -0.05%
2090 0.75% -0.05%
2089 0.76% -0.05%
2088 0.76% -0.07%
2087 0.76% -0.05%
2086 0.77% -0.06%
2085 0.77% -0.08%
2084 0.78% -0.07%
2083 0.78% -0.09%
2082 0.79% -0.11%
2081 0.79% -0.12%
2080 0.8% -0.14%
2079 0.8% -0.15%
2078 0.81% -0.16%
2077 0.81% -0.2%
2076 0.82% -0.21%
2075 0.83% -0.25%
2074 0.84% -0.26%
2073 0.85% -0.25%
2072 0.86% -0.29%
2071 0.87% -0.3%
2070 0.89% -0.32%
2069 0.9% -0.35%
2068 0.92% -0.34%
2067 0.93% -0.35%
2066 0.95% -0.36%
2065 0.96% -0.39%
2064 0.98% -0.39%
2063 0.99% -0.39%
2062 1.01% -0.38%
2061 1.03% -0.4%
2060 1.05% -0.39%
2059 1.07% -0.42%
2058 1.09% -0.39%
2057 1.11% -0.39%
2056 1.13% -0.4%
2055 1.15% -0.39%
2054 1.16% -0.4%
2053 1.18% -0.38%
2052 1.19% -0.36%
2051 1.2% -0.36%
2050 1.2% -0.37%
2049 1.21% -0.33%
2048 1.21% -0.33%
2047 1.22% -0.33%
2046 1.22% -0.32%
2045 1.23% -0.3%
2044 1.23% -0.3%
2043 1.24% -0.27%
2042 1.24% -0.26%
2041 1.24% -0.28%
2040 1.23% -0.27%
2039 1.24% -0.25%
2038 1.24% -0.23%
2037 1.24% -0.24%
2036 1.25% -0.23%
2035 1.26% -0.23%
2034 1.28% -0.22%
2033 1.3% -0.22%
2032 1.32% -0.2%
2031 1.35% -0.18%
2030 1.52% -0.2%
2029 1.75% -0.21%
2028 2.2% -0.17%
2027 2.86% -0.16%
2026 3.59% -0.16%
2025 4.51% -0.1%
2024 4.6% 1.1%
2023 6.74% 1.38%
2022 5.11% 0.7%
2021 -0.49% 0.63%
2020 -1.5% 0.11%
2019 -0.14% 0.02%
2018 1.33% -0.16%
2017 3.34% -0.24%
2016 4.92% -0.31%
2015 4.56% -0.41%
2014 4.4% -0.54%
2013 8.09% -0.55%
2012 15.3% -0.4%
2011 11.6% -0.15%
2010 2.71% 0.05%
2009 2.21% 0.1%
2008 2.19% 0.14%
2007 2.2% 0.2%
2006 2.24% 0.18%
2005 2.29% 0.19%
2004 1.74% 0.24%
2003 1.14% 0.38%
2002 1.17% 0.55%
2001 1.23% 0.71%
2000 1.3% 0.71%
1999 1.37% 0.57%
1998 1.45% 0.51%
1997 1.57% 0.45%
1996 1.72% 0.38%
1995 1.86% 0.35%
1994 2.98% 0.27%
1993 4.3% 0.12%
1992 4.69% -0.08%
1991 4.96% -0.23%
1990 5.23% -0.22%
1989 5.52% -0.15%
1988 5.83% -0.1%
1987 6.2% -0.03%
1986 6.63% 0.09%
1985 6.23% 0.27%
1984 5.61% 0.39%
1983 5.71% 0.47%
1982 5.71% 0.61%
1981 5.6% 0.87%
1980 5.49% 1.09%
1979 5.42% 1.08%
1978 5.26% 1.08%
1977 4.99% 1.07%
1976 4.6% 2.88%
1975 4.27% 3.87%
1974 3.58% 1.4%
1973 2.94% 0.03%
1972 2.86% -0.15%
1971 2.78% -0.42%
1970 2.7% -0.88%
1969 2.62% -0.89%
1968 2.52% -0.43%
1967 2.42% -0.63%
1966 2.32% -0.75%
1965 2.21% -0.41%
1964 2.1% 0.06%
1963 1.98% 0.4%
1962 1.87% 0.72%
1961 1.77% 0.81%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Oman Portugal
Current population
5761708
10667081
Population rank 117/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.13%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
54.8 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +319
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 94/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 +16,472
Net migration rank 15/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - 16,472
2024 - 154,219 - 20,648
2023 75,467 156,285 -32,792 29,102
2022 67,278 339,063 -40,694 68,696
2021 69,991 -16,726 -45,592 69,606
2020 74,224 -171,635 -39,129 54,076
2019 77,394 -117,480 -24,687 63,031
2018 79,438 -52,630 -25,709 22,495
2017 82,408 11,751 -23,691 13,979
2016 81,350 117,538 -23,749 -775
2015 79,241 133,842 -23,823 -3,209
2014 76,258 75,557 -22,882 -26,447
2013 71,905 113,335 -24,052 -36,342
2012 65,572 322,812 -17,875 -37,083
2011 59,689 492,609 -5,279 -31,513
2010 57,619 28,717 -4,230 -5,627
2009 52,007 7,226 -5,284 14,532
2008 47,146 9,877 0 9,478
2007 44,207 11,478 -1,055 21,064
2006 43,969 11,103 3,156 16,754
2005 44,688 10,231 2,101 15,537
2004 45,651 9,394 7,339 13,928
2003 46,273 -19,265 4,184 24,740
2002 46,397 -20,098 8,335 42,169
2001 46,651 -19,103 8,290 55,565
2000 47,208 -18,588 15,435 60,586
1999 48,053 -18,235 8,175 49,572
1998 48,654 -17,626 7,112 40,931
1997 49,510 -16,998 8,087 36,922
1996 50,362 -15,286 4,026 32,640
1995 51,139 -13,418 4,011 26,971
1994 52,337 -12,665 9,991 20,761
1993 53,439 27,204 7,972 8,561
1992 54,471 31,756 13,933 -11,847
1991 55,382 31,927 12,948 -37,914
1990 56,000 31,722 13,976 -34,855
1989 56,202 31,528 22,011 -30,615
1988 56,142 31,456 24,047 -26,595
1987 55,933 31,608 28,084 -23,142
1986 55,324 32,289 31,102 -20,000
1985 54,609 33,666 33,077 -19,183
1984 52,253 14,993 45,983 -16,658
1983 49,646 15,617 47,798 -16,568
1982 46,939 15,359 58,479 -15,006
1981 44,176 14,239 56,152 -7,938
1980 41,109 12,626 63,481 29,881
1979 38,022 12,511 67,628 32,434
1978 35,141 11,946 70,731 34,345
1977 32,342 10,554 84,156 37,779
1976 30,032 8,299 85,138 40,490
1975 27,699 5,632 81,841 42,262
1974 25,543 4,880 74,412 41,254
1973 24,195 -2,996 76,835 39,748
1972 22,968 -2,996 83,715 39,058
1971 21,973 -2,996 82,980 48,944
1970 20,893 -2,996 87,672 -191,862
1969 19,949 -2,996 89,329 -161,114
1968 18,962 -2,996 100,737 -145,200
1967 17,990 -2,996 106,495 -136,232
1966 17,030 -2,996 107,171 -129,233
1965 16,103 -2,996 115,182 -123,855
1964 15,205 -2,996 120,170 -118,763
1963 14,283 -2,996 113,783 -116,874
1962 13,485 -2,996 123,217 -113,947
1961 12,690 -2,996 117,867 -112,768
1960 12,034 -2,996 118,693 -95,886

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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