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

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 9.38 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.96% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Oman vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Sudan
2100 12,271,138 138,786,562
2099 12,189,126 138,200,726
2098 12,106,527 137,581,716
2097 12,023,414 136,936,850
2096 11,939,950 136,293,310
2095 11,856,068 135,619,411
2094 11,771,790 134,962,748
2093 11,687,164 134,241,761
2092 11,602,253 133,476,598
2091 11,517,204 132,717,036
2090 11,432,016 131,929,843
2089 11,346,729 131,106,299
2088 11,261,515 130,258,636
2087 11,176,614 129,375,710
2086 11,091,765 128,473,461
2085 11,007,142 127,558,118
2084 10,922,731 126,607,392
2083 10,838,447 125,651,327
2082 10,754,297 124,696,076
2081 10,670,483 123,744,490
2080 10,586,785 122,770,063
2079 10,503,234 121,779,815
2078 10,419,787 120,751,900
2077 10,336,364 119,717,424
2076 10,252,916 118,681,140
2075 10,169,444 117,612,837
2074 10,085,876 116,516,833
2073 10,002,028 115,406,797
2072 9,917,703 114,272,123
2071 9,832,854 113,124,997
2070 9,747,714 111,982,729
2069 9,662,064 110,816,409
2068 9,575,805 109,652,769
2067 9,488,969 108,433,341
2066 9,401,396 107,199,808
2065 9,313,366 105,978,161
2064 9,224,699 104,726,820
2063 9,135,431 103,455,672
2062 9,045,431 102,156,918
2061 8,954,738 100,859,967
2060 8,863,401 99,547,905
2059 8,771,240 98,233,054
2058 8,678,241 96,897,205
2057 8,584,641 95,551,255
2056 8,490,445 94,198,924
2055 8,395,691 92,819,157
2054 8,300,516 91,429,774
2053 8,205,120 90,049,799
2052 8,109,685 88,658,871
2051 8,014,625 87,267,085
2050 7,919,979 85,869,620
2049 7,825,999 84,466,974
2048 7,732,641 83,095,662
2047 7,640,024 81,727,967
2046 7,547,980 80,356,627
2045 7,456,696 78,980,614
2044 7,366,027 77,616,012
2043 7,276,260 76,252,103
2042 7,187,395 74,901,092
2041 7,099,567 73,546,861
2040 7,012,893 72,207,474
2039 6,927,343 70,876,908
2038 6,842,697 69,547,797
2037 6,758,909 68,201,884
2036 6,675,887 66,863,109
2035 6,593,385 65,516,233
2034 6,511,234 64,168,801
2033 6,429,140 62,823,562
2032 6,346,783 61,491,227
2031 6,264,019 60,168,709
2030 6,180,534 58,846,984
2029 6,087,861 57,534,918
2028 5,983,340 56,242,802
2027 5,854,563 54,955,096
2026 5,691,677 53,313,722
2025 5,494,691 51,662,147
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th 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 37.1% to 7,919,979 people with a rank change from 118th to 113th. The population of Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 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 139M 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 4.04% 2.4%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Oman Sudan
Current population
5775345
54156832
Population rank 118/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.65%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
26.1 seconds
One birth every
5.93 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
52.3 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +584 +3,324
Annual growth/decline +213,153 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 30/197
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 78,557 154,219 1,345,019 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/oman/sudan | 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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 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
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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