The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 2,857,822 people in Qatar in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,636,678 people compared to 2,964,497 in Qatar.
Population statistics:
- Oman's population is 1.9 times bigger than Qatar's.
- Oman is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while Qatar is the 137th.
- The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.04% for Qatar.
- For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +3.86% in Qatar.
- Since 2005, the population of Oman has increased from 2.46M people to 5.64M (129.2% growth), while Qatar has grown from 825K to 2.96M (259.2% growth).
- Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 6.82M people in 2100 for Qatar.
Oman vs Qatar: live population counter
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| Current population |
5636678
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2964497
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| Population rank | 120/197 | 137/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
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2.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
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| One death every |
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3.55 hours
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| One migration net change every |
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| Annual migration change | +154,219 | +46,105 |
| Daily growth/decline | +636 | +553 |
| Annual growth/decline | +232,269 | +201,790 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.6% | +7.6% |
| Population growth rate rank | 4/197 | 1/197 |
Oman and Qatar: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 530,485 | 36,010 | - | - |
| 1961 | 539,854 | 39,680 | 1.77% | 10.2% |
| 1962 | 549,941 | 44,630 | 1.87% | 12.5% |
| 1963 | 560,827 | 50,380 | 1.98% | 12.9% |
| 1964 | 572,577 | 56,867 | 2.1% | 12.9% |
| 1965 | 585,236 | 64,065 | 2.21% | 12.7% |
| 1966 | 598,804 | 72,192 | 2.32% | 12.7% |
| 1967 | 613,318 | 81,439 | 2.42% | 12.8% |
| 1968 | 628,798 | 91,749 | 2.52% | 12.7% |
| 1969 | 645,255 | 103,025 | 2.62% | 12.3% |
| 1970 | 662,680 | 116,350 | 2.7% | 12.9% |
| 1971 | 681,119 | 131,346 | 2.78% | 12.9% |
| 1972 | 700,593 | 146,506 | 2.86% | 11.5% |
| 1973 | 721,179 | 161,841 | 2.94% | 10.5% |
| 1974 | 746,988 | 177,362 | 3.58% | 9.59% |
| 1975 | 778,864 | 193,087 | 4.27% | 8.87% |
| 1976 | 814,701 | 209,052 | 4.6% | 8.27% |
| 1977 | 855,314 | 225,285 | 4.99% | 7.77% |
| 1978 | 900,304 | 241,808 | 5.26% | 7.33% |
| 1979 | 949,116 | 258,670 | 5.42% | 6.97% |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | 275,913 | 5.49% | 6.67% |
| 1981 | 1,057,320 | 293,553 | 5.6% | 6.39% |
| 1982 | 1,117,678 | 311,537 | 5.71% | 6.13% |
| 1983 | 1,181,459 | 329,709 | 5.71% | 5.83% |
| 1984 | 1,247,716 | 347,878 | 5.61% | 5.51% |
| 1985 | 1,325,480 | 365,940 | 6.23% | 5.19% |
| 1986 | 1,413,419 | 382,422 | 6.63% | 4.5% |
| 1987 | 1,500,996 | 397,005 | 6.2% | 3.81% |
| 1988 | 1,588,568 | 411,264 | 5.83% | 3.59% |
| 1989 | 1,676,228 | 425,646 | 5.52% | 3.5% |
| 1990 | 1,763,954 | 440,175 | 5.23% | 3.41% |
| 1991 | 1,851,473 | 454,853 | 4.96% | 3.33% |
| 1992 | 1,938,238 | 469,657 | 4.69% | 3.25% |
| 1993 | 2,021,675 | 484,545 | 4.3% | 3.17% |
| 1994 | 2,081,834 | 499,459 | 2.98% | 3.08% |
| 1995 | 2,120,528 | 514,325 | 1.86% | 2.98% |
| 1996 | 2,156,926 | 529,019 | 1.72% | 2.86% |
| 1997 | 2,190,720 | 550,500 | 1.57% | 4.06% |
| 1998 | 2,222,489 | 580,540 | 1.45% | 5.46% |
| 1999 | 2,252,909 | 612,500 | 1.37% | 5.51% |
| 2000 | 2,282,131 | 644,989 | 1.3% | 5.3% |
| 2001 | 2,310,217 | 677,925 | 1.23% | 5.11% |
| 2002 | 2,337,140 | 711,205 | 1.17% | 4.91% |
| 2003 | 2,363,796 | 744,682 | 1.14% | 4.71% |
| 2004 | 2,404,821 | 773,332 | 1.74% | 3.85% |
| 2005 | 2,459,802 | 825,408 | 2.29% | 6.73% |
| 2006 | 2,514,795 | 972,831 | 2.24% | 17.9% |
| 2007 | 2,570,174 | 1,208,595 | 2.2% | 24.2% |
| 2008 | 2,626,529 | 1,426,938 | 2.19% | 18.1% |
| 2009 | 2,684,659 | 1,608,903 | 2.21% | 12.8% |
| 2010 | 2,757,446 | 1,616,832 | 2.71% | 0.49% |
| 2011 | 3,076,763 | 1,624,761 | 11.6% | 0.49% |
| 2012 | 3,547,106 | 1,722,438 | 15.3% | 6.01% |
| 2013 | 3,833,913 | 1,916,426 | 8.09% | 11.3% |
| 2014 | 4,002,439 | 2,151,745 | 4.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015 | 4,184,895 | 2,344,557 | 4.56% | 8.96% |
| 2016 | 4,390,877 | 2,477,113 | 4.92% | 5.65% |
| 2017 | 4,537,396 | 2,545,820 | 3.34% | 2.77% |
| 2018 | 4,597,877 | 2,580,734 | 1.33% | 1.37% |
| 2019 | 4,591,241 | 2,638,657 | -0.14% | 2.24% |
| 2020 | 4,522,497 | 2,794,148 | -1.5% | 5.89% |
| 2021 | 4,500,424 | 2,504,910 | -0.49% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | 4,730,226 | 2,657,333 | 5.11% | 6.08% |
| 2023 | 5,049,269 | 2,656,032 | 6.74% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 5,281,538 | 2,857,822 | 4.6% | 7.6% |
| 2025 | 5,494,693 | 2,921,065 | 4.04% | 2.21% |
| 2026 | 5,671,451 | 2,975,134 | 3.22% | 1.85% |
| 2027 | 5,814,719 | 3,019,526 | 2.53% | 1.49% |
| 2028 | 5,929,317 | 3,057,695 | 1.97% | 1.26% |
| 2029 | 6,026,178 | 3,092,803 | 1.63% | 1.15% |
| 2030 | 6,112,708 | 3,125,174 | 1.44% | 1.05% |
| 2031 | 6,194,366 | 3,156,754 | 1.34% | 1.01% |
| 2032 | 6,275,465 | 3,189,188 | 1.31% | 1.03% |
| 2033 | 6,356,248 | 3,222,500 | 1.29% | 1.04% |
| 2034 | 6,436,919 | 3,256,691 | 1.27% | 1.06% |
| 2035 | 6,517,799 | 3,291,711 | 1.26% | 1.08% |
| 2036 | 6,599,101 | 3,327,585 | 1.25% | 1.09% |
| 2037 | 6,681,041 | 3,364,333 | 1.24% | 1.1% |
| 2038 | 6,763,781 | 3,401,906 | 1.24% | 1.12% |
| 2039 | 6,847,380 | 3,440,293 | 1.24% | 1.13% |
| 2040 | 6,931,970 | 3,479,439 | 1.24% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 7,017,684 | 3,519,302 | 1.24% | 1.15% |
| 2042 | 7,104,475 | 3,559,840 | 1.24% | 1.15% |
| 2043 | 7,192,217 | 3,601,019 | 1.24% | 1.16% |
| 2044 | 7,280,846 | 3,642,784 | 1.23% | 1.16% |
| 2045 | 7,370,221 | 3,685,111 | 1.23% | 1.16% |
| 2046 | 7,460,268 | 3,727,959 | 1.22% | 1.16% |
| 2047 | 7,550,973 | 3,771,287 | 1.22% | 1.16% |
| 2048 | 7,642,323 | 3,815,108 | 1.21% | 1.16% |
| 2049 | 7,734,352 | 3,859,368 | 1.2% | 1.16% |
| 2050 | 7,826,991 | 3,904,074 | 1.2% | 1.16% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Oman increased by 1,725,093 people (a 70.1% growth), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Oman gained 1,451,783 (a 34.7% growth), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).
Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2005 and is 120th in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.
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Population differences between Oman and Qatar
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| Life expectancy | 80.5 years | 82.7 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 33.3 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 34.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62.2:37.8 | 71.3:28.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.53 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 44.2 ppl/mi² | 644 ppl/mi² |
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