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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.26 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Oman vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Sudan
2100 12,326,703 137,695,876
2099 12,244,321 137,114,644
2098 12,161,347 136,500,499
2097 12,077,858 135,860,701
2096 11,994,015 135,222,218
2095 11,909,754 134,553,615
2094 11,825,095 133,902,112
2093 11,740,085 133,186,791
2092 11,654,790 132,427,642
2091 11,569,356 131,674,049
2090 11,483,782 130,893,042
2089 11,398,109 130,075,970
2088 11,312,508 129,234,968
2087 11,227,223 128,358,981
2086 11,141,991 127,463,823
2085 11,056,984 126,555,673
2084 10,972,191 125,612,419
2083 10,887,525 124,663,868
2082 10,802,994 123,716,124
2081 10,718,800 122,772,016
2080 10,634,723 121,805,246
2079 10,550,794 120,822,781
2078 10,466,970 119,802,944
2077 10,383,169 118,776,597
2076 10,299,342 117,748,457
2075 10,215,493 116,688,549
2074 10,131,547 115,601,159
2073 10,047,318 114,499,847
2072 9,962,612 113,374,089
2071 9,877,378 112,235,978
2070 9,791,853 111,102,687
2069 9,705,815 109,945,533
2068 9,619,166 108,791,037
2067 9,531,936 107,581,192
2066 9,443,967 106,357,353
2065 9,355,538 105,145,307
2064 9,266,470 103,903,801
2063 9,176,798 102,642,643
2062 9,086,390 101,354,095
2061 8,995,287 100,067,335
2060 8,903,536 98,765,585
2059 8,810,958 97,461,067
2058 8,717,538 96,135,716
2057 8,623,514 94,800,344
2056 8,528,891 93,458,640
2055 8,433,708 92,089,717
2054 8,338,102 90,711,253
2053 8,242,274 89,342,122
2052 8,146,407 87,962,125
2051 8,050,917 86,581,277
2050 7,955,842 85,194,794
2049 7,861,436 83,803,171
2048 7,767,655 82,442,635
2047 7,674,619 81,085,689
2046 7,582,158 79,725,126
2045 7,490,461 78,359,927
2044 7,399,381 77,006,049
2043 7,309,208 75,652,858
2042 7,219,941 74,312,465
2041 7,131,715 72,968,877
2040 7,044,649 71,640,015
2039 6,958,711 70,319,906
2038 6,873,682 69,001,239
2037 6,789,514 67,665,904
2036 6,706,116 66,337,650
2035 6,623,241 65,001,359
2034 6,540,718 63,664,516
2033 6,458,252 62,329,849
2032 6,375,523 61,007,985
2031 6,292,383 59,695,860
2030 6,208,520 58,384,521
2029 6,115,428 57,082,767
2028 6,010,434 55,800,806
2027 5,881,073 54,523,219
2026 5,717,450 52,894,744
2025 5,519,571 51,256,148
2024 5,281,538 50,448,963
2023 5,049,269 50,042,791
2022 4,730,226 49,383,346
2021 4,500,424 48,066,924
2020 4,522,497 46,789,231
2019 4,591,241 45,548,175
2018 4,597,877 44,230,596
2017 4,537,396 42,714,306
2016 4,390,877 41,259,892
2015 4,184,895 40,024,431
2014 4,002,439 38,823,318
2013 3,833,913 37,785,849
2012 3,547,106 36,923,178
2011 3,076,763 36,140,806
2010 2,757,446 35,414,399
2009 2,684,659 34,569,113
2008 2,626,529 33,623,980
2007 2,570,174 32,764,135
2006 2,514,795 31,992,435
2005 2,459,802 31,262,444
2004 2,404,821 30,556,637
2003 2,363,796 29,896,035
2002 2,337,140 29,228,727
2001 2,310,217 28,516,770
2000 2,282,131 27,816,745
1999 2,252,909 27,130,613
1998 2,222,489 26,458,999
1997 2,190,720 25,799,821
1996 2,156,926 25,231,528
1995 2,120,528 24,672,143
1994 2,081,834 24,043,948
1993 2,021,675 23,445,592
1992 1,938,238 22,927,355
1991 1,851,473 22,470,676
1990 1,763,954 22,021,481
1989 1,676,228 21,578,022
1988 1,588,568 21,138,431
1987 1,500,996 20,704,904
1986 1,413,419 20,288,238
1985 1,325,480 19,905,872
1984 1,247,716 19,546,528
1983 1,181,459 19,109,770
1982 1,117,678 18,486,645
1981 1,057,320 17,780,572
1980 1,001,248 17,058,905
1979 949,116 16,355,352
1978 900,304 15,695,003
1977 855,314 15,086,614
1976 814,701 14,569,716
1975 778,864 14,064,798
1974 746,988 13,580,723
1973 721,179 13,049,315
1972 700,593 12,527,856
1971 681,119 12,105,539
1970 662,680 11,695,771
1969 645,255 11,298,936
1968 628,798 10,917,999
1967 613,318 10,550,597
1966 598,804 10,197,578
1965 585,236 9,858,030
1964 572,577 9,531,109
1963 560,827 9,218,077
1962 549,941 8,919,028
1961 539,854 8,634,941
1960 530,485 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 138M people in 2100 for Sudan.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Sudan
2100 0.67% 0.42%
2099 0.68% 0.45%
2098 0.69% 0.47%
2097 0.7% 0.47%
2096 0.71% 0.5%
2095 0.72% 0.49%
2094 0.72% 0.54%
2093 0.73% 0.57%
2092 0.74% 0.57%
2091 0.75% 0.6%
2090 0.75% 0.63%
2089 0.76% 0.65%
2088 0.76% 0.68%
2087 0.76% 0.7%
2086 0.77% 0.72%
2085 0.77% 0.75%
2084 0.78% 0.76%
2083 0.78% 0.77%
2082 0.79% 0.77%
2081 0.79% 0.79%
2080 0.8% 0.81%
2079 0.8% 0.85%
2078 0.81% 0.86%
2077 0.81% 0.87%
2076 0.82% 0.91%
2075 0.83% 0.94%
2074 0.84% 0.96%
2073 0.85% 0.99%
2072 0.86% 1.01%
2071 0.87% 1.02%
2070 0.89% 1.05%
2069 0.9% 1.06%
2068 0.92% 1.12%
2067 0.93% 1.15%
2066 0.95% 1.15%
2065 0.96% 1.19%
2064 0.98% 1.23%
2063 0.99% 1.27%
2062 1.01% 1.29%
2061 1.03% 1.32%
2060 1.05% 1.34%
2059 1.07% 1.38%
2058 1.09% 1.41%
2057 1.11% 1.44%
2056 1.13% 1.49%
2055 1.15% 1.52%
2054 1.16% 1.53%
2053 1.18% 1.57%
2052 1.19% 1.59%
2051 1.2% 1.63%
2050 1.2% 1.66%
2049 1.21% 1.65%
2048 1.21% 1.67%
2047 1.22% 1.71%
2046 1.22% 1.74%
2045 1.23% 1.76%
2044 1.23% 1.79%
2043 1.24% 1.8%
2042 1.24% 1.84%
2041 1.24% 1.85%
2040 1.23% 1.88%
2039 1.24% 1.91%
2038 1.24% 1.97%
2037 1.24% 2%
2036 1.25% 2.06%
2035 1.26% 2.1%
2034 1.28% 2.14%
2033 1.3% 2.17%
2032 1.32% 2.2%
2031 1.35% 2.25%
2030 1.52% 2.28%
2029 1.75% 2.3%
2028 2.2% 2.34%
2027 2.86% 3.08%
2026 3.59% 3.2%
2025 4.51% 1.6%
2024 4.6% 0.81%
2023 6.74% 1.34%
2022 5.11% 2.74%
2021 -0.49% 2.73%
2020 -1.5% 2.72%
2019 -0.14% 2.98%
2018 1.33% 3.55%
2017 3.34% 3.53%
2016 4.92% 3.09%
2015 4.56% 3.09%
2014 4.4% 2.75%
2013 8.09% 2.34%
2012 15.3% 2.16%
2011 11.6% 2.05%
2010 2.71% 2.45%
2009 2.21% 2.81%
2008 2.19% 2.62%
2007 2.2% 2.41%
2006 2.24% 2.34%
2005 2.29% 2.31%
2004 1.74% 2.21%
2003 1.14% 2.28%
2002 1.17% 2.5%
2001 1.23% 2.52%
2000 1.3% 2.53%
1999 1.37% 2.54%
1998 1.45% 2.55%
1997 1.57% 2.25%
1996 1.72% 2.27%
1995 1.86% 2.61%
1994 2.98% 2.55%
1993 4.3% 2.26%
1992 4.69% 2.03%
1991 4.96% 2.04%
1990 5.23% 2.06%
1989 5.52% 2.08%
1988 5.83% 2.09%
1987 6.2% 2.05%
1986 6.63% 1.92%
1985 6.23% 1.84%
1984 5.61% 2.29%
1983 5.71% 3.37%
1982 5.71% 3.97%
1981 5.6% 4.23%
1980 5.49% 4.3%
1979 5.42% 4.21%
1978 5.26% 4.03%
1977 4.99% 3.55%
1976 4.6% 3.59%
1975 4.27% 3.56%
1974 3.58% 4.07%
1973 2.94% 4.16%
1972 2.86% 3.49%
1971 2.78% 3.5%
1970 2.7% 3.51%
1969 2.62% 3.49%
1968 2.52% 3.48%
1967 2.42% 3.46%
1966 2.32% 3.44%
1965 2.21% 3.43%
1964 2.1% 3.4%
1963 1.98% 3.35%
1962 1.87% 3.29%
1961 1.77% 3.23%

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/sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Oman Sudan
Current population
5761708
53335233
Population rank 117/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
1.29 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
18.7 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +1,113
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 116/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 +291,469
Net migration rank 15/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - 291,469
2024 - 154,219 - -544,257
2023 75,467 156,285 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 67,278 339,063 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 69,991 -16,726 1,293,817 31,664
2020 74,224 -171,635 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 77,394 -117,480 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 79,438 -52,630 1,257,387 125,499
2017 82,408 11,751 1,208,046 441,623
2016 81,350 117,538 1,174,422 84,728
2015 79,241 133,842 1,145,259 66,476
2014 76,258 75,557 1,097,962 92,504
2013 71,905 113,335 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 65,572 322,812 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 59,689 492,609 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 57,619 28,717 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 52,007 7,226 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 47,146 9,877 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 44,207 11,478 992,819 -201,769
2006 43,969 11,103 963,740 -211,387
2005 44,688 10,231 907,017 -199,378
2004 45,651 9,394 889,382 -185,392
2003 46,273 -19,265 898,226 -281,001
2002 46,397 -20,098 897,965 -180,603
2001 46,651 -19,103 880,284 -173,745
2000 47,208 -18,588 858,536 -165,030
1999 48,053 -18,235 835,840 -157,090
1998 48,654 -17,626 814,752 -150,271
1997 49,510 -16,998 802,245 -148,368
1996 50,362 -15,286 792,926 -310,221
1995 51,139 -13,418 780,700 -144,670
1994 52,337 -12,665 764,645 -144,324
1993 53,439 27,204 743,249 -166,861
1992 54,471 31,756 731,177 -271,093
1991 55,382 31,927 714,612 -261,341
1990 56,000 31,722 699,953 -254,825
1989 56,202 31,528 683,743 -241,979
1988 56,142 31,456 672,604 -235,213
1987 55,933 31,608 658,416 -228,756
1986 55,324 32,289 649,649 -245,968
1985 54,609 33,666 583,382 -222,315
1984 52,253 14,993 577,405 -219,755
1983 49,646 15,617 570,198 -54,325
1982 46,939 15,359 606,362 124,007
1981 44,176 14,239 585,087 96,697
1980 41,109 12,626 552,930 208,602
1979 38,022 12,511 524,942 120,613
1978 35,141 11,946 497,987 177,153
1977 32,342 10,554 483,089 58,540
1976 30,032 8,299 470,019 22,147
1975 27,699 5,632 454,813 62,843
1974 25,543 4,880 444,456 6,023
1973 24,195 -2,996 439,201 173,143
1972 22,968 -2,996 428,340 2,238
1971 21,973 -2,996 417,641 -3,577
1970 20,893 -2,996 401,013 4,479
1969 19,949 -2,996 385,712 2,476
1968 18,962 -2,996 370,917 2,776
1967 17,990 -2,996 356,599 4,508
1966 17,030 -2,996 342,118 2,813
1965 16,103 -2,996 327,799 6,367
1964 15,205 -2,996 315,166 4,505
1963 14,283 -2,996 302,132 4,263
1962 13,485 -2,996 287,317 4,387
1961 12,690 -2,996 272,562 3,904
1960 12,034 -2,996 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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