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

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 24.7 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.96% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Oman vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Russia
2100 12,271,138 125,631,984
2099 12,189,126 125,735,285
2098 12,106,527 125,835,990
2097 12,023,414 125,914,480
2096 11,939,950 126,004,709
2095 11,856,068 126,072,890
2094 11,771,790 126,125,529
2093 11,687,164 126,181,074
2092 11,602,253 126,256,091
2091 11,517,204 126,304,823
2090 11,432,016 126,360,262
2089 11,346,729 126,412,664
2088 11,261,515 126,463,022
2087 11,176,614 126,511,263
2086 11,091,765 126,579,534
2085 11,007,142 126,655,806
2084 10,922,731 126,730,694
2083 10,838,447 126,805,713
2082 10,754,297 126,889,471
2081 10,670,483 126,973,300
2080 10,586,785 127,070,546
2079 10,503,234 127,191,346
2078 10,419,787 127,331,975
2077 10,336,364 127,489,152
2076 10,252,916 127,641,749
2075 10,169,444 127,825,235
2074 10,085,876 128,023,096
2073 10,002,028 128,238,922
2072 9,917,703 128,465,870
2071 9,832,854 128,745,681
2070 9,747,714 129,020,076
2069 9,662,064 129,309,803
2068 9,575,805 129,589,275
2067 9,488,969 129,873,991
2066 9,401,396 130,184,092
2065 9,313,366 130,515,828
2064 9,224,699 130,852,649
2063 9,135,431 131,199,458
2062 9,045,431 131,530,725
2061 8,954,738 131,881,030
2060 8,863,401 132,209,377
2059 8,771,240 132,568,882
2058 8,678,241 132,933,515
2057 8,584,641 133,272,997
2056 8,490,445 133,615,325
2055 8,395,691 133,963,055
2054 8,300,516 134,288,366
2053 8,205,120 134,609,198
2052 8,109,685 134,876,558
2051 8,014,625 135,141,211
2050 7,919,979 135,386,454
2049 7,825,999 135,609,441
2048 7,732,641 135,818,840
2047 7,640,024 136,013,698
2046 7,547,980 136,185,098
2045 7,456,696 136,368,416
2044 7,366,027 136,568,234
2043 7,276,260 136,791,498
2042 7,187,395 137,015,033
2041 7,099,567 137,266,491
2040 7,012,893 137,531,851
2039 6,927,343 137,833,822
2038 6,842,697 138,146,863
2037 6,758,909 138,485,780
2036 6,675,887 138,835,731
2035 6,593,385 139,197,452
2034 6,511,234 139,573,272
2033 6,429,140 139,960,175
2032 6,346,783 140,359,785
2031 6,264,019 140,785,026
2030 6,180,534 141,182,418
2029 6,087,861 141,571,268
2028 5,983,340 141,946,979
2027 5,854,563 142,315,155
2026 5,691,677 142,643,173
2025 5,494,691 143,513,328
2024 5,281,538 143,669,648
2023 5,049,269 143,826,130
2022 4,730,226 144,236,933
2021 4,500,424 144,746,762
2020 4,522,497 145,245,148
2019 4,591,241 145,453,291
2018 4,597,877 145,398,106
2017 4,537,396 145,293,260
2016 4,390,877 145,015,460
2015 4,184,895 144,640,716
2014 4,002,439 144,237,223
2013 3,833,913 143,805,638
2012 3,547,106 143,378,447
2011 3,076,763 143,018,195
2010 2,757,446 142,849,468
2009 2,684,659 142,785,348
2008 2,626,529 142,742,366
2007 2,570,174 142,805,114
2006 2,514,795 143,049,637
2005 2,459,802 143,518,814
2004 2,404,821 144,067,316
2003 2,363,796 144,648,618
2002 2,337,140 145,306,497
2001 2,310,217 145,976,482
2000 2,282,131 146,596,869
1999 2,252,909 147,214,776
1998 2,222,489 147,670,784
1997 2,190,720 147,915,361
1996 2,156,926 148,160,129
1995 2,120,528 148,375,787
1994 2,081,834 148,407,912
1993 2,021,675 148,458,777
1992 1,938,238 148,538,197
1991 1,851,473 148,394,216
1990 1,763,954 147,969,406
1989 1,676,228 147,721,000
1988 1,588,568 146,857,000
1987 1,500,996 145,908,000
1986 1,413,419 144,894,000
1985 1,325,480 143,858,000
1984 1,247,716 142,745,000
1983 1,181,459 141,668,000
1982 1,117,678 140,823,000
1981 1,057,320 139,941,000
1980 1,001,248 139,010,000
1979 949,116 138,027,000
1978 900,304 137,060,000
1977 855,314 136,100,000
1976 814,701 135,147,000
1975 778,864 134,200,000
1974 746,988 133,432,000
1973 721,179 132,669,000
1972 700,593 131,909,000
1971 681,119 131,155,000
1970 662,680 130,404,000
1969 645,255 129,664,000
1968 628,798 128,928,000
1967 613,318 128,196,000
1966 598,804 127,468,000
1965 585,236 126,745,000
1964 572,577 125,345,000
1963 560,827 123,960,000
1962 549,941 122,591,000
1961 539,854 121,236,000
1960 530,485 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Russia
2100 0.67% -0.08%
2099 0.68% -0.08%
2098 0.69% -0.06%
2097 0.7% -0.07%
2096 0.71% -0.05%
2095 0.72% -0.04%
2094 0.72% -0.04%
2093 0.73% -0.06%
2092 0.74% -0.04%
2091 0.75% -0.04%
2090 0.75% -0.04%
2089 0.76% -0.04%
2088 0.76% -0.04%
2087 0.76% -0.05%
2086 0.77% -0.06%
2085 0.77% -0.06%
2084 0.78% -0.06%
2083 0.78% -0.07%
2082 0.79% -0.07%
2081 0.79% -0.08%
2080 0.8% -0.09%
2079 0.8% -0.11%
2078 0.81% -0.12%
2077 0.81% -0.12%
2076 0.82% -0.14%
2075 0.83% -0.15%
2074 0.84% -0.17%
2073 0.85% -0.18%
2072 0.86% -0.22%
2071 0.87% -0.21%
2070 0.89% -0.22%
2069 0.9% -0.22%
2068 0.92% -0.22%
2067 0.93% -0.24%
2066 0.95% -0.25%
2065 0.96% -0.26%
2064 0.98% -0.26%
2063 0.99% -0.25%
2062 1.01% -0.27%
2061 1.03% -0.25%
2060 1.05% -0.27%
2059 1.07% -0.27%
2058 1.09% -0.25%
2057 1.11% -0.26%
2056 1.13% -0.26%
2055 1.15% -0.24%
2054 1.16% -0.24%
2053 1.18% -0.2%
2052 1.19% -0.2%
2051 1.2% -0.18%
2050 1.2% -0.16%
2049 1.21% -0.15%
2048 1.21% -0.14%
2047 1.22% -0.13%
2046 1.22% -0.13%
2045 1.23% -0.15%
2044 1.23% -0.16%
2043 1.24% -0.16%
2042 1.24% -0.18%
2041 1.24% -0.19%
2040 1.23% -0.22%
2039 1.24% -0.23%
2038 1.24% -0.24%
2037 1.24% -0.25%
2036 1.25% -0.26%
2035 1.26% -0.27%
2034 1.28% -0.28%
2033 1.3% -0.28%
2032 1.32% -0.3%
2031 1.35% -0.28%
2030 1.52% -0.27%
2029 1.75% -0.26%
2028 2.2% -0.26%
2027 2.86% -0.23%
2026 3.59% -0.61%
2025 4.04% -0.11%
2024 4.6% -0.11%
2023 6.74% -0.28%
2022 5.11% -0.35%
2021 -0.49% -0.34%
2020 -1.5% -0.14%
2019 -0.14% 0.04%
2018 1.33% 0.07%
2017 3.34% 0.19%
2016 4.92% 0.26%
2015 4.56% 0.28%
2014 4.4% 0.3%
2013 8.09% 0.3%
2012 15.3% 0.25%
2011 11.6% 0.12%
2010 2.71% 0.04%
2009 2.21% 0.03%
2008 2.19% -0.04%
2007 2.2% -0.17%
2006 2.24% -0.33%
2005 2.29% -0.38%
2004 1.74% -0.4%
2003 1.14% -0.45%
2002 1.17% -0.46%
2001 1.23% -0.42%
2000 1.3% -0.42%
1999 1.37% -0.31%
1998 1.45% -0.17%
1997 1.57% -0.17%
1996 1.72% -0.15%
1995 1.86% -0.02%
1994 2.98% -0.03%
1993 4.3% -0.05%
1992 4.69% 0.1%
1991 4.96% 0.29%
1990 5.23% 0.17%
1989 5.52% 0.59%
1988 5.83% 0.65%
1987 6.2% 0.7%
1986 6.63% 0.72%
1985 6.23% 0.78%
1984 5.61% 0.76%
1983 5.71% 0.6%
1982 5.71% 0.63%
1981 5.6% 0.67%
1980 5.49% 0.71%
1979 5.42% 0.71%
1978 5.26% 0.71%
1977 4.99% 0.71%
1976 4.6% 0.71%
1975 4.27% 0.58%
1974 3.58% 0.58%
1973 2.94% 0.58%
1972 2.86% 0.57%
1971 2.78% 0.58%
1970 2.7% 0.57%
1969 2.62% 0.57%
1968 2.52% 0.57%
1967 2.42% 0.57%
1966 2.32% 0.57%
1965 2.21% 1.12%
1964 2.1% 1.12%
1963 1.98% 1.12%
1962 1.87% 1.12%
1961 1.77% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Oman Russia
Current population
5775345
142643173
Population rank 118/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.72%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
5.93 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
52.3 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +584 -428
Annual growth/decline +213,153 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 166/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -251,822
Net migration rank 15/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -251,822
2024 78,557 154,219 -574,678 -178,042
2023 75,467 156,285 -503,392 27,807
2022 67,278 339,063 -576,948 765,629
2021 69,991 -16,726 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 74,224 -171,635 -697,177 334,094
2019 77,394 -117,480 -319,997 336,494
2018 79,438 -52,630 -232,637 339,972
2017 82,408 11,751 -130,764 396,619
2016 81,350 117,538 0 447,645
2015 79,241 133,842 43,392 384,756
2014 76,258 75,557 28,848 264,698
2013 71,905 113,335 28,761 289,872
2012 65,572 322,812 0 285,977
2011 59,689 492,609 -128,716 309,377
2010 57,619 28,717 -242,844 307,555
2009 52,007 7,226 -257,014 350,206
2008 47,146 9,877 -356,856 360,840
2007 44,207 11,478 -471,257 365,717
2006 43,969 11,103 -686,638 308,370
2005 44,688 10,231 -846,761 263,541
2004 45,651 9,394 -792,370 261,519
2003 46,273 -19,265 -896,822 256,804
2002 46,397 -20,098 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 46,651 -19,103 -963,445 259,614
2000 47,208 -18,588 -967,540 550,401
1999 48,053 -18,235 -927,453 375,468
1998 48,654 -17,626 -694,053 528,135
1997 49,510 -16,998 -769,159 541,387
1996 50,362 -15,286 -785,248 587,171
1995 51,139 -13,418 -845,742 723,875
1994 52,337 -12,665 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 53,439 27,204 -757,140 507,229
1992 54,471 31,756 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 55,382 31,927 103,876 125,505
1990 56,000 31,722 325,533 299,863
1989 56,202 31,528 576,112 89,400
1988 56,142 31,456 778,343 269,862
1987 55,933 31,608 977,583 275,611
1986 55,324 32,289 985,279 283,553
1985 54,609 33,666 762,447 280,614
1984 52,253 14,993 756,548 247,026
1983 49,646 15,617 906,676 200,159
1982 46,939 15,359 830,855 107,520
1981 44,176 14,239 713,700 36,686
1980 41,109 12,626 681,149 10,440
1979 38,022 12,511 690,135 -5,791
1978 35,141 11,946 812,766 108,882
1977 32,342 10,554 832,932 122,316
1976 30,032 8,299 852,237 113,851
1975 27,699 5,632 843,850 80,069
1974 25,543 4,880 883,186 -51,759
1973 24,195 -2,996 846,561 -107,568
1972 22,968 -2,996 872,050 -111,168
1971 21,973 -2,996 854,999 -134,968
1970 20,893 -2,996 785,554 -264,464
1969 19,949 -2,996 753,088 -64,643
1968 18,962 -2,996 787,621 -83,221
1967 17,990 -2,996 854,554 -116,029
1966 17,030 -2,996 989,279 -111,360
1965 16,103 -2,996 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 15,205 -2,996 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 14,283 -2,996 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 13,485 -2,996 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 12,690 -2,996 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 12,034 -2,996 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/russia | 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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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