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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 14.9 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.11% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Oman vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Turkey
2100 12,326,703 64,274,243
2099 12,244,321 64,924,706
2098 12,161,347 65,567,989
2097 12,077,858 66,219,045
2096 11,994,015 66,865,890
2095 11,909,754 67,516,190
2094 11,825,095 68,169,346
2093 11,740,085 68,835,313
2092 11,654,790 69,496,264
2091 11,569,356 70,159,325
2090 11,483,782 70,828,304
2089 11,398,109 71,490,133
2088 11,312,508 72,146,464
2087 11,227,223 72,792,552
2086 11,141,991 73,439,558
2085 11,056,984 74,085,313
2084 10,972,191 74,713,882
2083 10,887,525 75,342,464
2082 10,802,994 75,969,760
2081 10,718,800 76,583,769
2080 10,634,723 77,195,480
2079 10,550,794 77,793,711
2078 10,466,970 78,386,293
2077 10,383,169 78,973,194
2076 10,299,342 79,556,991
2075 10,215,493 80,128,010
2074 10,131,547 80,697,544
2073 10,047,318 81,244,619
2072 9,962,612 81,785,452
2071 9,877,378 82,311,503
2070 9,791,853 82,827,402
2069 9,705,815 83,324,862
2068 9,619,166 83,806,741
2067 9,531,936 84,270,976
2066 9,443,967 84,728,547
2065 9,355,538 85,177,268
2064 9,266,470 85,611,517
2063 9,176,798 86,026,471
2062 9,086,390 86,425,827
2061 8,995,287 86,800,591
2060 8,903,536 87,156,663
2059 8,810,958 87,500,101
2058 8,717,538 87,809,920
2057 8,623,514 88,100,397
2056 8,528,891 88,369,840
2055 8,433,708 88,598,739
2054 8,338,102 88,806,632
2053 8,242,274 88,985,609
2052 8,146,407 89,144,425
2051 8,050,917 89,270,515
2050 7,955,842 89,374,730
2049 7,861,436 89,447,182
2048 7,767,655 89,484,074
2047 7,674,619 89,492,406
2046 7,582,158 89,467,391
2045 7,490,461 89,441,098
2044 7,399,381 89,390,601
2043 7,309,208 89,326,342
2042 7,219,941 89,237,658
2041 7,131,715 89,137,199
2040 7,044,649 89,021,820
2039 6,958,711 88,885,792
2038 6,873,682 88,736,121
2037 6,789,514 88,562,197
2036 6,706,116 88,373,007
2035 6,623,241 88,178,595
2034 6,540,718 87,975,336
2033 6,458,252 87,754,631
2032 6,375,523 87,524,158
2031 6,292,383 87,274,280
2030 6,208,520 87,004,538
2029 6,115,428 86,741,614
2028 6,010,434 86,466,107
2027 5,881,073 86,189,693
2026 5,717,450 85,932,926
2025 5,519,571 85,718,588
2024 5,281,538 85,518,661
2023 5,049,269 85,325,965
2022 4,730,226 84,979,913
2021 4,500,424 84,147,318
2020 4,522,497 83,384,680
2019 4,591,241 82,579,440
2018 4,597,877 81,407,204
2017 4,537,396 80,312,698
2016 4,390,877 79,277,962
2015 4,184,895 78,218,479
2014 4,002,439 77,181,884
2013 3,833,913 76,147,624
2012 3,547,106 75,175,827
2011 3,076,763 74,223,629
2010 2,757,446 73,142,150
2009 2,684,659 72,039,206
2008 2,626,529 71,051,678
2007 2,570,174 70,158,112
2006 2,514,795 70,045,349
2005 2,459,802 69,329,557
2004 2,404,821 68,592,617
2003 2,363,796 67,831,730
2002 2,337,140 67,048,795
2001 2,310,217 66,245,128
2000 2,282,131 65,425,961
1999 2,252,909 64,591,923
1998 2,222,489 63,734,383
1997 2,190,720 62,852,966
1996 2,156,926 61,951,134
1995 2,120,528 61,024,503
1994 2,081,834 60,033,836
1993 2,021,675 58,999,167
1992 1,938,238 57,990,118
1991 1,851,473 57,009,887
1990 1,763,954 56,015,628
1989 1,676,228 54,976,723
1988 1,588,568 53,909,626
1987 1,500,996 52,843,670
1986 1,413,419 51,777,772
1985 1,325,480 50,687,115
1984 1,247,716 49,574,069
1983 1,181,459 48,447,410
1982 1,117,678 47,322,096
1981 1,057,320 46,321,190
1980 1,001,248 45,408,815
1979 949,116 44,510,429
1978 900,304 43,645,306
1977 855,314 42,773,298
1976 814,701 41,899,984
1975 778,864 41,053,126
1974 746,988 40,210,234
1973 721,179 39,329,533
1972 700,593 38,430,221
1971 681,119 37,518,611
1970 662,680 36,638,465
1969 645,255 35,787,774
1968 628,798 34,921,684
1967 613,318 34,050,421
1966 598,804 33,177,672
1965 585,236 32,345,220
1964 572,577 31,543,072
1963 560,827 30,726,841
1962 549,941 29,916,147
1961 539,854 29,119,238
1960 530,485 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Turkey
2100 0.67% -1%
2099 0.68% -0.98%
2098 0.69% -0.98%
2097 0.7% -0.97%
2096 0.71% -0.96%
2095 0.72% -0.96%
2094 0.72% -0.97%
2093 0.73% -0.95%
2092 0.74% -0.95%
2091 0.75% -0.94%
2090 0.75% -0.93%
2089 0.76% -0.91%
2088 0.76% -0.89%
2087 0.76% -0.88%
2086 0.77% -0.87%
2085 0.77% -0.84%
2084 0.78% -0.83%
2083 0.78% -0.83%
2082 0.79% -0.8%
2081 0.79% -0.79%
2080 0.8% -0.77%
2079 0.8% -0.76%
2078 0.81% -0.74%
2077 0.81% -0.73%
2076 0.82% -0.71%
2075 0.83% -0.71%
2074 0.84% -0.67%
2073 0.85% -0.66%
2072 0.86% -0.64%
2071 0.87% -0.62%
2070 0.89% -0.6%
2069 0.9% -0.57%
2068 0.92% -0.55%
2067 0.93% -0.54%
2066 0.95% -0.53%
2065 0.96% -0.51%
2064 0.98% -0.48%
2063 0.99% -0.46%
2062 1.01% -0.43%
2061 1.03% -0.41%
2060 1.05% -0.39%
2059 1.07% -0.35%
2058 1.09% -0.33%
2057 1.11% -0.3%
2056 1.13% -0.26%
2055 1.15% -0.23%
2054 1.16% -0.2%
2053 1.18% -0.18%
2052 1.19% -0.14%
2051 1.2% -0.12%
2050 1.2% -0.08%
2049 1.21% -0.04%
2048 1.21% -0.009%
2047 1.22% 0.03%
2046 1.22% 0.03%
2045 1.23% 0.06%
2044 1.23% 0.07%
2043 1.24% 0.1%
2042 1.24% 0.11%
2041 1.24% 0.13%
2040 1.23% 0.15%
2039 1.24% 0.17%
2038 1.24% 0.2%
2037 1.24% 0.21%
2036 1.25% 0.22%
2035 1.26% 0.23%
2034 1.28% 0.25%
2033 1.3% 0.26%
2032 1.32% 0.29%
2031 1.35% 0.31%
2030 1.52% 0.3%
2029 1.75% 0.32%
2028 2.2% 0.32%
2027 2.86% 0.3%
2026 3.59% 0.25%
2025 4.51% 0.23%
2024 4.6% 0.23%
2023 6.74% 0.41%
2022 5.11% 0.99%
2021 -0.49% 0.91%
2020 -1.5% 0.98%
2019 -0.14% 1.44%
2018 1.33% 1.36%
2017 3.34% 1.31%
2016 4.92% 1.35%
2015 4.56% 1.34%
2014 4.4% 1.36%
2013 8.09% 1.29%
2012 15.3% 1.28%
2011 11.6% 1.48%
2010 2.71% 1.53%
2009 2.21% 1.39%
2008 2.19% 1.27%
2007 2.2% 0.16%
2006 2.24% 1.03%
2005 2.29% 1.07%
2004 1.74% 1.12%
2003 1.14% 1.17%
2002 1.17% 1.21%
2001 1.23% 1.25%
2000 1.3% 1.29%
1999 1.37% 1.35%
1998 1.45% 1.4%
1997 1.57% 1.46%
1996 1.72% 1.52%
1995 1.86% 1.65%
1994 2.98% 1.75%
1993 4.3% 1.74%
1992 4.69% 1.72%
1991 4.96% 1.77%
1990 5.23% 1.89%
1989 5.52% 1.98%
1988 5.83% 2.02%
1987 6.2% 2.06%
1986 6.63% 2.15%
1985 6.23% 2.25%
1984 5.61% 2.33%
1983 5.71% 2.38%
1982 5.71% 2.16%
1981 5.6% 2.01%
1980 5.49% 2.02%
1979 5.42% 1.98%
1978 5.26% 2.04%
1977 4.99% 2.08%
1976 4.6% 2.06%
1975 4.27% 2.1%
1974 3.58% 2.24%
1973 2.94% 2.34%
1972 2.86% 2.43%
1971 2.78% 2.4%
1970 2.7% 2.38%
1969 2.62% 2.48%
1968 2.52% 2.56%
1967 2.42% 2.63%
1966 2.32% 2.57%
1965 2.21% 2.54%
1964 2.1% 2.66%
1963 1.98% 2.71%
1962 1.87% 2.74%
1961 1.77% 2.79%

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/turkey | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Oman Turkey
Current population
5761708
86002379
Population rank 117/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.04%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +636 +528
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 154/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -258,205
Net migration rank 15/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -258,205
2024 - 154,219 - -275,952
2023 75,467 156,285 426,630 -318,070
2022 67,278 339,063 535,373 -301,544
2021 69,991 -16,726 521,713 20,283
2020 74,224 -171,635 608,708 37,934
2019 77,394 -117,480 751,472 -15,690
2018 79,438 -52,630 830,353 187,570
2017 82,408 11,751 875,408 659,846
2016 81,350 117,538 895,841 352,063
2015 79,241 133,842 930,799 1,063,140
2014 76,258 75,557 957,055 1,033,384
2013 71,905 113,335 921,386 438,618
2012 65,572 322,812 917,145 258,623
2011 59,689 492,609 875,839 68,849
2010 57,619 28,717 892,334 55,532
2009 52,007 7,226 900,491 24,276
2008 47,146 9,877 868,749 47,915
2007 44,207 11,478 876,626 -186,402
2006 43,969 11,103 897,351 -190,194
2005 44,688 10,231 898,650 -174,177
2004 45,651 9,394 896,025 -146,574
2003 46,273 -19,265 893,683 -121,383
2002 46,397 -20,098 922,927 -129,444
2001 46,651 -19,103 980,560 -166,759
2000 47,208 -18,588 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 48,053 -18,235 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 48,654 -17,626 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 49,510 -16,998 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 50,362 -15,286 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 51,139 -13,418 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 52,337 -12,665 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 53,439 27,204 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 54,471 31,756 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 55,382 31,927 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 56,000 31,722 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 56,202 31,528 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 56,142 31,456 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 55,933 31,608 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 55,324 32,289 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 54,609 33,666 1,098,846 8,960
1984 52,253 14,993 1,096,529 21,787
1983 49,646 15,617 1,095,106 39,871
1982 46,939 15,359 1,091,863 23,728
1981 44,176 14,239 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 41,109 12,626 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 38,022 12,511 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 35,141 11,946 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 32,342 10,554 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 30,032 8,299 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 27,699 5,632 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 25,543 4,880 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 24,195 -2,996 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 22,968 -2,996 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 21,973 -2,996 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 20,893 -2,996 991,950 -150,924
1969 19,949 -2,996 970,958 -110,578
1968 18,962 -2,996 950,778 -78,973
1967 17,990 -2,996 936,727 -65,993
1966 17,030 -2,996 925,790 -50,999
1965 16,103 -2,996 904,016 -113,911
1964 15,205 -2,996 884,152 -69,978
1963 14,283 -2,996 862,626 -44,317
1962 13,485 -2,996 837,473 -34,353
1961 12,690 -2,996 816,911 -26,187
1960 12,034 -2,996 773,009 14,948

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/turkey | 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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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