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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 48,848,840 people in Spain in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 48,806,901 in Spain.

Population statistics:

  • Spain's population is 8.47 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Spain is the 32nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.66% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.59% for Spain.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.43% in Spain.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Spain has grown from 44.4M to 48.8M (9.93% growth).

Oman vs Spain: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Spain
2100 12,326,703 33,862,981
2099 12,244,321 34,039,965
2098 12,161,347 34,215,187
2097 12,077,858 34,387,116
2096 11,994,015 34,552,002
2095 11,909,754 34,719,411
2094 11,825,095 34,882,039
2093 11,740,085 35,044,043
2092 11,654,790 35,204,657
2091 11,569,356 35,366,895
2090 11,483,782 35,535,838
2089 11,398,109 35,707,942
2088 11,312,508 35,877,681
2087 11,227,223 36,043,209
2086 11,141,991 36,210,710
2085 11,056,984 36,386,207
2084 10,972,191 36,564,622
2083 10,887,525 36,749,680
2082 10,802,994 36,936,644
2081 10,718,800 37,133,976
2080 10,634,723 37,337,517
2079 10,550,794 37,551,557
2078 10,466,970 37,771,135
2077 10,383,169 38,002,963
2076 10,299,342 38,249,247
2075 10,215,493 38,506,040
2074 10,131,547 38,777,715
2073 10,047,318 39,056,249
2072 9,962,612 39,348,447
2071 9,877,378 39,642,346
2070 9,791,853 39,949,413
2069 9,705,815 40,256,590
2068 9,619,166 40,575,543
2067 9,531,936 40,893,798
2066 9,443,967 41,218,263
2065 9,355,538 41,543,254
2064 9,266,470 41,878,338
2063 9,176,798 42,208,320
2062 9,086,390 42,542,893
2061 8,995,287 42,874,096
2060 8,903,536 43,191,452
2059 8,810,958 43,506,737
2058 8,717,538 43,809,907
2057 8,623,514 44,112,668
2056 8,528,891 44,415,689
2055 8,433,708 44,691,749
2054 8,338,102 44,958,971
2053 8,242,274 45,223,225
2052 8,146,407 45,470,541
2051 8,050,917 45,695,307
2050 7,955,842 45,911,520
2049 7,861,436 46,127,777
2048 7,767,655 46,322,244
2047 7,674,619 46,510,152
2046 7,582,158 46,687,914
2045 7,490,461 46,858,778
2044 7,399,381 47,016,278
2043 7,309,208 47,158,325
2042 7,219,941 47,301,091
2041 7,131,715 47,434,593
2040 7,044,649 47,563,236
2039 6,958,711 47,685,343
2038 6,873,682 47,798,797
2037 6,789,514 47,910,899
2036 6,706,116 48,020,350
2035 6,623,241 48,124,430
2034 6,540,718 48,220,051
2033 6,458,252 48,311,842
2032 6,375,523 48,402,470
2031 6,292,383 48,495,278
2030 6,208,520 48,579,920
2029 6,115,428 48,648,699
2028 6,010,434 48,707,969
2027 5,881,073 48,758,200
2026 5,717,450 48,806,901
2025 5,519,571 48,838,057
2024 5,281,538 48,848,840
2023 5,049,269 48,352,528
2022 4,730,226 47,786,102
2021 4,500,424 47,443,821
2020 4,522,497 47,359,424
2019 4,591,241 47,118,501
2018 4,597,877 46,782,011
2017 4,537,396 46,571,232
2016 4,390,877 46,458,139
2015 4,184,895 46,422,303
2014 4,002,439 46,460,733
2013 3,833,913 46,604,197
2012 3,547,106 46,773,055
2011 3,076,763 46,742,697
2010 2,757,446 46,576,897
2009 2,684,659 46,362,946
2008 2,626,529 45,954,106
2007 2,570,174 45,226,803
2006 2,514,795 44,397,319
2005 2,459,802 43,653,155
2004 2,404,821 42,921,895
2003 2,363,796 42,187,645
2002 2,337,140 41,431,558
2001 2,310,217 40,850,412
2000 2,282,131 40,567,864
1999 2,252,909 40,386,875
1998 2,222,489 40,223,509
1997 2,190,720 40,057,389
1996 2,156,926 39,889,852
1995 2,120,528 39,724,050
1994 2,081,834 39,549,108
1993 2,021,675 39,361,262
1992 1,938,238 39,157,685
1991 1,851,473 38,966,376
1990 1,763,954 38,867,322
1989 1,676,228 38,827,764
1988 1,588,568 38,766,939
1987 1,500,996 38,684,815
1986 1,413,419 38,584,624
1985 1,325,480 38,469,512
1984 1,247,716 38,330,364
1983 1,181,459 38,171,525
1982 1,117,678 37,986,012
1981 1,057,320 37,758,631
1980 1,001,248 37,491,165
1979 949,116 37,191,330
1978 900,304 36,864,898
1977 855,314 36,511,638
1976 814,701 36,137,812
1975 778,864 35,757,900
1974 746,988 35,373,335
1973 721,179 34,988,947
1972 700,593 34,604,469
1971 681,119 34,224,490
1970 662,680 33,814,531
1969 645,255 33,441,054
1968 628,798 33,113,134
1967 613,318 32,682,947
1966 598,804 32,283,194
1965 585,236 31,954,292
1964 572,577 31,609,195
1963 560,827 31,296,651
1962 549,941 31,023,366
1961 539,854 30,739,250
1960 530,485 30,455,000

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/spain | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Spain gained 2,060,820 people (a 4.64% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Spain's population increased by 2,348,762 people (a 5.06% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Spain was ranked 28th in 2006 and ranked 32nd 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 Spain will decrease by 5.93% to 45,911,520 people and rank change from 32nd to 47th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while Spain's population already peaked in 2024 at 48.8M people and is projected to decrease to 33.9M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Spain
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Spain
2100 0.67% -0.52%
2099 0.68% -0.51%
2098 0.69% -0.5%
2097 0.7% -0.48%
2096 0.71% -0.48%
2095 0.72% -0.47%
2094 0.72% -0.46%
2093 0.73% -0.46%
2092 0.74% -0.46%
2091 0.75% -0.48%
2090 0.75% -0.48%
2089 0.76% -0.47%
2088 0.76% -0.46%
2087 0.76% -0.46%
2086 0.77% -0.48%
2085 0.77% -0.49%
2084 0.78% -0.5%
2083 0.78% -0.51%
2082 0.79% -0.53%
2081 0.79% -0.55%
2080 0.8% -0.57%
2079 0.8% -0.58%
2078 0.81% -0.61%
2077 0.81% -0.64%
2076 0.82% -0.67%
2075 0.83% -0.7%
2074 0.84% -0.71%
2073 0.85% -0.74%
2072 0.86% -0.74%
2071 0.87% -0.77%
2070 0.89% -0.76%
2069 0.9% -0.79%
2068 0.92% -0.78%
2067 0.93% -0.79%
2066 0.95% -0.78%
2065 0.96% -0.8%
2064 0.98% -0.78%
2063 0.99% -0.79%
2062 1.01% -0.77%
2061 1.03% -0.73%
2060 1.05% -0.72%
2059 1.07% -0.69%
2058 1.09% -0.69%
2057 1.11% -0.68%
2056 1.13% -0.62%
2055 1.15% -0.59%
2054 1.16% -0.58%
2053 1.18% -0.54%
2052 1.19% -0.49%
2051 1.2% -0.47%
2050 1.2% -0.47%
2049 1.21% -0.42%
2048 1.21% -0.4%
2047 1.22% -0.38%
2046 1.22% -0.36%
2045 1.23% -0.33%
2044 1.23% -0.3%
2043 1.24% -0.3%
2042 1.24% -0.28%
2041 1.24% -0.27%
2040 1.23% -0.26%
2039 1.24% -0.24%
2038 1.24% -0.23%
2037 1.24% -0.23%
2036 1.25% -0.22%
2035 1.26% -0.2%
2034 1.28% -0.19%
2033 1.3% -0.19%
2032 1.32% -0.19%
2031 1.35% -0.17%
2030 1.52% -0.14%
2029 1.75% -0.12%
2028 2.2% -0.1%
2027 2.86% -0.1%
2026 3.59% -0.06%
2025 4.51% -0.02%
2024 4.6% 1.03%
2023 6.74% 1.19%
2022 5.11% 0.72%
2021 -0.49% 0.18%
2020 -1.5% 0.51%
2019 -0.14% 0.72%
2018 1.33% 0.45%
2017 3.34% 0.24%
2016 4.92% 0.08%
2015 4.56% -0.08%
2014 4.4% -0.31%
2013 8.09% -0.36%
2012 15.3% 0.06%
2011 11.6% 0.36%
2010 2.71% 0.46%
2009 2.21% 0.89%
2008 2.19% 1.61%
2007 2.2% 1.87%
2006 2.24% 1.7%
2005 2.29% 1.7%
2004 1.74% 1.74%
2003 1.14% 1.82%
2002 1.17% 1.42%
2001 1.23% 0.7%
2000 1.3% 0.45%
1999 1.37% 0.41%
1998 1.45% 0.41%
1997 1.57% 0.42%
1996 1.72% 0.42%
1995 1.86% 0.44%
1994 2.98% 0.48%
1993 4.3% 0.52%
1992 4.69% 0.49%
1991 4.96% 0.25%
1990 5.23% 0.1%
1989 5.52% 0.16%
1988 5.83% 0.21%
1987 6.2% 0.26%
1986 6.63% 0.3%
1985 6.23% 0.36%
1984 5.61% 0.42%
1983 5.71% 0.49%
1982 5.71% 0.6%
1981 5.6% 0.71%
1980 5.49% 0.81%
1979 5.42% 0.89%
1978 5.26% 0.97%
1977 4.99% 1.03%
1976 4.6% 1.06%
1975 4.27% 1.09%
1974 3.58% 1.1%
1973 2.94% 1.11%
1972 2.86% 1.11%
1971 2.78% 1.21%
1970 2.7% 1.12%
1969 2.62% 0.99%
1968 2.52% 1.32%
1967 2.42% 1.24%
1966 2.32% 1.03%
1965 2.21% 1.09%
1964 2.1% 1%
1963 1.98% 0.88%
1962 1.87% 0.92%
1961 1.77% 0.93%

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/spain | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Spain's population grew by 1.03%.

Live population counters

Oman Spain
Current population
5761708
48806901
Population rank 117/197 32/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.59%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
1.06 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
1.62 minutes
One death every
54.8 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +1,360
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +496,312
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.03%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 100/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
5.45 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 +96,630
Net migration rank 15/196 17/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 8,870,527
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 6/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 18.5%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 32/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Spain
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Spain
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - 96,630
2024 - 154,219 - 111,674
2023 75,467 156,285 -111,211 119,099
2022 67,278 339,063 -133,801 299,779
2021 69,991 -16,726 -113,865 144,385
2020 74,224 -171,635 -151,551 236,854
2019 77,394 -117,480 -56,542 464,783
2018 79,438 -52,630 -56,139 337,467
2017 82,408 11,751 -32,600 201,135
2016 81,350 117,538 0 106,474
2015 79,241 133,842 -4,642 -1,979
2014 76,258 75,557 32,522 -97,870
2013 71,905 113,335 37,284 -250,741
2012 65,572 322,812 51,450 -153,486
2011 59,689 492,609 84,137 60,761
2010 57,619 28,717 102,469 69,406
2009 52,007 7,226 106,635 129,557
2008 47,146 9,877 133,267 434,135
2007 44,207 11,478 108,545 772,317
2006 43,969 11,103 110,994 659,720
2005 44,688 10,231 78,576 629,803
2004 45,651 9,394 85,844 661,158
2003 46,273 -19,265 54,844 658,428
2002 46,397 -20,098 53,861 737,880
2001 46,651 -19,103 44,936 181,307
2000 47,208 -18,588 36,512 176,269
1999 48,053 -18,235 8,077 178,559
1998 48,654 -17,626 4,022 182,926
1997 49,510 -16,998 20,028 165,345
1996 50,362 -15,286 11,967 162,704
1995 51,139 -13,418 15,889 162,434
1994 52,337 -12,665 31,639 160,407
1993 53,439 27,204 47,234 160,907
1992 54,471 31,756 62,652 177,544
1991 55,382 31,927 58,450 122,841
1990 56,000 31,722 66,075 -30,684
1989 56,202 31,528 81,538 -25,892
1988 56,142 31,456 100,794 -17,663
1987 55,933 31,608 116,054 -12,681
1986 55,324 32,289 131,188 -13,540
1985 54,609 33,666 146,184 -589
1984 52,253 14,993 172,487 2,754
1983 49,646 15,617 183,223 1,241
1982 46,939 15,359 231,714 -7,384
1981 44,176 14,239 237,879 2,563
1980 41,109 12,626 281,184 20,166
1979 38,022 12,511 312,407 -5,929
1978 35,141 11,946 339,157 -2,504
1977 32,342 10,554 361,465 -1,332
1976 30,032 8,299 375,834 2,804
1975 27,699 5,632 371,882 -218
1974 25,543 4,880 396,182 105,838
1973 24,195 -2,996 374,381 8,624
1972 22,968 -2,996 391,030 7,935
1971 21,973 -2,996 369,625 7,363
1970 20,893 -2,996 378,723 -60,580
1969 19,949 -2,996 367,851 -49,956
1968 18,962 -2,996 387,423 -46,088
1967 17,990 -2,996 402,001 -42,344
1966 17,030 -2,996 397,084 -41,467
1965 16,103 -2,996 405,819 -42,476
1964 15,205 -2,996 429,885 -41,461
1963 14,283 -2,996 394,338 -44,446
1962 13,485 -2,996 384,690 -45,211
1961 12,690 -2,996 396,537 -46,517
1960 12,034 -2,996 398,960 -154,869

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/spain | 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 Spain 25.8% is from natural causes (a loss of 627,829 people) and 74.2% is from migration (a gain of 1,810,127 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 8,870,527 people or 18.5% in Spain.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Spain
City Population
Madrid 3.51M
Barcelona 1.73M
Tenerife 955K
Valencia 841K
Zaragoza 693K
Seville 689K
Malaga 599K
Palma de Mallorca 435K
Las Palmas 382K
Alicante 366K

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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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