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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.35 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Oman vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Turkmenistan
2100 12,326,703 10,046,945
2099 12,244,321 10,075,740
2098 12,161,347 10,103,319
2097 12,077,858 10,129,577
2096 11,994,015 10,154,338
2095 11,909,754 10,178,163
2094 11,825,095 10,200,371
2093 11,740,085 10,221,349
2092 11,654,790 10,240,959
2091 11,569,356 10,259,026
2090 11,483,782 10,276,261
2089 11,398,109 10,291,819
2088 11,312,508 10,306,303
2087 11,227,223 10,319,501
2086 11,141,991 10,331,090
2085 11,056,984 10,341,183
2084 10,972,191 10,349,710
2083 10,887,525 10,356,602
2082 10,802,994 10,362,422
2081 10,718,800 10,366,587
2080 10,634,723 10,369,293
2079 10,550,794 10,370,130
2078 10,466,970 10,369,013
2077 10,383,169 10,366,366
2076 10,299,342 10,361,975
2075 10,215,493 10,355,755
2074 10,131,547 10,348,384
2073 10,047,318 10,339,415
2072 9,962,612 10,328,653
2071 9,877,378 10,316,618
2070 9,791,853 10,303,565
2069 9,705,815 10,289,578
2068 9,619,166 10,274,625
2067 9,531,936 10,258,518
2066 9,443,967 10,241,362
2065 9,355,538 10,223,420
2064 9,266,470 10,204,034
2063 9,176,798 10,183,241
2062 9,086,390 10,160,903
2061 8,995,287 10,136,928
2060 8,903,536 10,111,369
2059 8,810,958 10,083,631
2058 8,717,538 10,052,905
2057 8,623,514 10,019,547
2056 8,528,891 9,983,379
2055 8,433,708 9,943,931
2054 8,338,102 9,901,473
2053 8,242,274 9,854,931
2052 8,146,407 9,804,909
2051 8,050,917 9,751,221
2050 7,955,842 9,693,713
2049 7,861,436 9,632,600
2048 7,767,655 9,567,946
2047 7,674,619 9,500,139
2046 7,582,158 9,429,355
2045 7,490,461 9,356,194
2044 7,399,381 9,280,988
2043 7,309,208 9,204,466
2042 7,219,941 9,126,898
2041 7,131,715 9,048,356
2040 7,044,649 8,969,478
2039 6,958,711 8,890,225
2038 6,873,682 8,810,850
2037 6,789,514 8,731,367
2036 6,706,116 8,651,719
2035 6,623,241 8,572,231
2034 6,540,718 8,492,483
2033 6,458,252 8,412,113
2032 6,375,523 8,330,912
2031 6,292,383 8,248,129
2030 6,208,520 8,163,024
2029 6,115,428 8,070,023
2028 6,010,434 7,969,080
2027 5,881,073 7,860,774
2026 5,717,450 7,745,331
2025 5,519,571 7,623,184
2024 5,281,538 7,494,498
2023 5,049,269 7,364,438
2022 4,730,226 7,230,193
2021 4,500,424 7,092,043
2020 4,522,497 6,949,912
2019 4,591,241 6,803,944
2018 4,597,877 6,655,524
2017 4,537,396 6,507,061
2016 4,390,877 6,360,041
2015 4,184,895 6,215,770
2014 4,002,439 6,075,283
2013 3,833,913 5,939,341
2012 3,547,106 5,808,546
2011 3,076,763 5,683,417
2010 2,757,446 5,564,356
2009 2,684,659 5,451,592
2008 2,626,529 5,345,029
2007 2,570,174 5,244,046
2006 2,514,795 5,147,105
2005 2,459,802 5,052,257
2004 2,404,821 4,958,093
2003 2,363,796 4,863,865
2002 2,337,140 4,769,465
2001 2,310,217 4,675,409
2000 2,282,131 4,582,677
1999 2,252,909 4,492,170
1998 2,222,489 4,410,507
1997 2,190,720 4,336,730
1996 2,156,926 4,263,819
1995 2,120,528 4,191,203
1994 2,081,834 4,116,662
1993 2,021,675 4,032,407
1992 1,938,238 3,944,689
1991 1,851,473 3,855,894
1990 1,763,954 3,760,562
1989 1,676,228 3,662,459
1988 1,588,568 3,559,363
1987 1,500,996 3,452,731
1986 1,413,419 3,347,809
1985 1,325,480 3,247,534
1984 1,247,716 3,154,079
1983 1,181,459 3,067,534
1982 1,117,678 2,985,557
1981 1,057,320 2,907,187
1980 1,001,248 2,832,203
1979 949,116 2,760,358
1978 900,304 2,691,088
1977 855,314 2,623,948
1976 814,701 2,558,521
1975 778,864 2,494,570
1974 746,988 2,432,028
1973 721,179 2,370,919
1972 700,593 2,311,430
1971 681,119 2,253,119
1970 662,680 2,195,616
1969 645,255 2,139,024
1968 628,798 2,083,069
1967 613,318 2,027,403
1966 598,804 1,971,737
1965 585,236 1,915,916
1964 572,577 1,859,997
1963 560,827 1,804,272
1962 549,941 1,749,214
1961 539,854 1,695,400
1960 530,485 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Turkmenistan
2100 0.67% -0.29%
2099 0.68% -0.27%
2098 0.69% -0.26%
2097 0.7% -0.24%
2096 0.71% -0.23%
2095 0.72% -0.22%
2094 0.72% -0.21%
2093 0.73% -0.19%
2092 0.74% -0.18%
2091 0.75% -0.17%
2090 0.75% -0.15%
2089 0.76% -0.14%
2088 0.76% -0.13%
2087 0.76% -0.11%
2086 0.77% -0.1%
2085 0.77% -0.08%
2084 0.78% -0.07%
2083 0.78% -0.06%
2082 0.79% -0.04%
2081 0.79% -0.03%
2080 0.8% -0.008%
2079 0.8% 0.01%
2078 0.81% 0.03%
2077 0.81% 0.04%
2076 0.82% 0.06%
2075 0.83% 0.07%
2074 0.84% 0.09%
2073 0.85% 0.1%
2072 0.86% 0.12%
2071 0.87% 0.13%
2070 0.89% 0.14%
2069 0.9% 0.15%
2068 0.92% 0.16%
2067 0.93% 0.17%
2066 0.95% 0.18%
2065 0.96% 0.19%
2064 0.98% 0.2%
2063 0.99% 0.22%
2062 1.01% 0.24%
2061 1.03% 0.25%
2060 1.05% 0.28%
2059 1.07% 0.31%
2058 1.09% 0.33%
2057 1.11% 0.36%
2056 1.13% 0.4%
2055 1.15% 0.43%
2054 1.16% 0.47%
2053 1.18% 0.51%
2052 1.19% 0.55%
2051 1.2% 0.59%
2050 1.2% 0.63%
2049 1.21% 0.68%
2048 1.21% 0.71%
2047 1.22% 0.75%
2046 1.22% 0.78%
2045 1.23% 0.81%
2044 1.23% 0.83%
2043 1.24% 0.85%
2042 1.24% 0.87%
2041 1.24% 0.88%
2040 1.23% 0.89%
2039 1.24% 0.9%
2038 1.24% 0.91%
2037 1.24% 0.92%
2036 1.25% 0.93%
2035 1.26% 0.94%
2034 1.28% 0.96%
2033 1.3% 0.97%
2032 1.32% 1%
2031 1.35% 1.04%
2030 1.52% 1.15%
2029 1.75% 1.27%
2028 2.2% 1.38%
2027 2.86% 1.49%
2026 3.59% 1.6%
2025 4.51% 1.72%
2024 4.6% 1.77%
2023 6.74% 1.86%
2022 5.11% 1.95%
2021 -0.49% 2.05%
2020 -1.5% 2.15%
2019 -0.14% 2.23%
2018 1.33% 2.28%
2017 3.34% 2.31%
2016 4.92% 2.32%
2015 4.56% 2.31%
2014 4.4% 2.29%
2013 8.09% 2.25%
2012 15.3% 2.2%
2011 11.6% 2.14%
2010 2.71% 2.07%
2009 2.21% 1.99%
2008 2.19% 1.93%
2007 2.2% 1.88%
2006 2.24% 1.88%
2005 2.29% 1.9%
2004 1.74% 1.94%
2003 1.14% 1.98%
2002 1.17% 2.01%
2001 1.23% 2.02%
2000 1.3% 2.01%
1999 1.37% 1.85%
1998 1.45% 1.7%
1997 1.57% 1.71%
1996 1.72% 1.73%
1995 1.86% 1.81%
1994 2.98% 2.09%
1993 4.3% 2.22%
1992 4.69% 2.3%
1991 4.96% 2.54%
1990 5.23% 2.68%
1989 5.52% 2.9%
1988 5.83% 3.09%
1987 6.2% 3.13%
1986 6.63% 3.09%
1985 6.23% 2.96%
1984 5.61% 2.82%
1983 5.71% 2.75%
1982 5.71% 2.7%
1981 5.6% 2.65%
1980 5.49% 2.6%
1979 5.42% 2.57%
1978 5.26% 2.56%
1977 4.99% 2.56%
1976 4.6% 2.56%
1975 4.27% 2.57%
1974 3.58% 2.58%
1973 2.94% 2.57%
1972 2.86% 2.59%
1971 2.78% 2.62%
1970 2.7% 2.65%
1969 2.62% 2.69%
1968 2.52% 2.75%
1967 2.42% 2.82%
1966 2.32% 2.91%
1965 2.21% 3.01%
1964 2.1% 3.09%
1963 1.98% 3.15%
1962 1.87% 3.17%
1961 1.77% 3.16%

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Oman Turkmenistan
Current population
5761708
7776557
Population rank 117/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.09%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
54.8 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +356
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 61/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 +13,268
Net migration rank 15/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - 13,268
2024 - 154,219 - 14,646
2023 75,467 156,285 117,529 15,005
2022 67,278 339,063 121,814 14,141
2021 69,991 -16,726 122,721 17,617
2020 74,224 -171,635 124,014 19,913
2019 77,394 -117,480 128,275 19,735
2018 79,438 -52,630 129,537 19,293
2017 82,408 11,751 131,417 16,678
2016 81,350 117,538 132,581 13,365
2015 79,241 133,842 132,663 9,936
2014 76,258 75,557 129,677 8,696
2013 71,905 113,335 126,217 7,287
2012 65,572 322,812 120,957 7,125
2011 59,689 492,609 115,197 6,992
2010 57,619 28,717 109,318 6,621
2009 52,007 7,226 102,931 6,656
2008 47,146 9,877 96,815 6,734
2007 44,207 11,478 92,038 6,388
2006 43,969 11,103 87,840 7,613
2005 44,688 10,231 83,968 10,263
2004 45,651 9,394 79,850 14,242
2003 46,273 -19,265 76,737 17,625
2002 46,397 -20,098 75,639 18,803
2001 46,651 -19,103 76,682 16,982
2000 47,208 -18,588 76,875 14,925
1999 48,053 -18,235 76,362 12,859
1998 48,654 -17,626 77,342 -3,239
1997 49,510 -16,998 79,045 -5,600
1996 50,362 -15,286 80,996 -8,627
1995 51,139 -13,418 86,289 -13,423
1994 52,337 -12,665 89,319 -13,094
1993 53,439 27,204 92,596 -312
1992 54,471 31,756 96,668 -13,517
1991 55,382 31,927 99,297 -4,864
1990 56,000 31,722 101,099 -4,864
1989 56,202 31,528 103,553 -3,576
1988 56,142 31,456 104,802 1,408
1987 55,933 31,608 103,885 3,161
1986 55,324 32,289 100,930 1,878
1985 54,609 33,666 95,890 1,861
1984 52,253 14,993 90,591 -1,427
1983 49,646 15,617 85,183 -1,264
1982 46,939 15,359 80,989 -961
1981 44,176 14,239 77,829 -1,102
1980 41,109 12,626 74,394 -1,152
1979 38,022 12,511 71,135 -677
1978 35,141 11,946 68,437 -350
1977 32,342 10,554 66,318 -132
1976 30,032 8,299 64,513 160
1975 27,699 5,632 62,681 550
1974 25,543 4,880 60,925 924
1973 24,195 -2,996 59,169 1,194
1972 22,968 -2,996 57,326 1,293
1971 21,973 -2,996 56,666 1,348
1970 20,893 -2,996 55,617 1,376
1969 19,949 -2,996 54,791 1,397
1968 18,962 -2,996 54,324 1,401
1967 17,990 -2,996 54,209 1,397
1966 17,030 -2,996 54,353 1,377
1965 16,103 -2,996 54,558 1,366
1964 15,205 -2,996 54,574 1,340
1963 14,283 -2,996 54,203 1,332
1962 13,485 -2,996 53,248 1,337
1961 12,690 -2,996 51,659 1,372
1960 12,034 -2,996 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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