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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 9.23 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.71% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Oman vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Uganda
2100 12,326,703 122,497,526
2099 12,244,321 122,436,109
2098 12,161,347 122,364,302
2097 12,077,858 122,266,255
2096 11,994,015 122,146,810
2095 11,909,754 121,976,411
2094 11,825,095 121,799,752
2093 11,740,085 121,584,860
2092 11,654,790 121,336,796
2091 11,569,356 121,070,447
2090 11,483,782 120,767,412
2089 11,398,109 120,427,771
2088 11,312,508 120,064,594
2087 11,227,223 119,668,549
2086 11,141,991 119,256,686
2085 11,056,984 118,815,763
2084 10,972,191 118,339,179
2083 10,887,525 117,821,938
2082 10,802,994 117,274,958
2081 10,718,800 116,707,394
2080 10,634,723 116,096,095
2079 10,550,794 115,474,153
2078 10,466,970 114,805,376
2077 10,383,169 114,118,687
2076 10,299,342 113,390,189
2075 10,215,493 112,637,851
2074 10,131,547 111,863,410
2073 10,047,318 111,070,771
2072 9,962,612 110,240,940
2071 9,877,378 109,392,890
2070 9,791,853 108,505,633
2069 9,705,815 107,607,659
2068 9,619,166 106,677,578
2067 9,531,936 105,722,829
2066 9,443,967 104,739,111
2065 9,355,538 103,737,893
2064 9,266,470 102,701,560
2063 9,176,798 101,646,533
2062 9,086,390 100,561,859
2061 8,995,287 99,450,764
2060 8,903,536 98,334,788
2059 8,810,958 97,187,498
2058 8,717,538 96,014,439
2057 8,623,514 94,821,765
2056 8,528,891 93,613,209
2055 8,433,708 92,385,049
2054 8,338,102 91,132,827
2053 8,242,274 89,857,705
2052 8,146,407 88,568,311
2051 8,050,917 87,270,603
2050 7,955,842 85,957,376
2049 7,861,436 84,632,277
2048 7,767,655 83,284,965
2047 7,674,619 81,928,165
2046 7,582,158 80,569,225
2045 7,490,461 79,208,662
2044 7,399,381 77,834,944
2043 7,309,208 76,453,982
2042 7,219,941 75,075,287
2041 7,131,715 73,701,695
2040 7,044,649 72,333,375
2039 6,958,711 70,963,211
2038 6,873,682 69,580,447
2037 6,789,514 68,186,136
2036 6,706,116 66,804,746
2035 6,623,241 65,411,934
2034 6,540,718 64,023,352
2033 6,458,252 62,634,483
2032 6,375,523 61,235,174
2031 6,292,383 59,825,075
2030 6,208,520 58,415,479
2029 6,115,428 57,006,283
2028 6,010,434 55,596,520
2027 5,881,073 54,191,271
2026 5,717,450 52,792,624
2025 5,519,571 51,400,003
2024 5,281,538 50,015,092
2023 5,049,269 48,656,601
2022 4,730,226 47,312,719
2021 4,500,424 45,910,930
2020 4,522,497 44,457,152
2019 4,591,241 42,999,637
2018 4,597,877 41,565,831
2017 4,537,396 40,177,388
2016 4,390,877 38,799,152
2015 4,184,895 37,531,446
2014 4,002,439 36,395,539
2013 3,833,913 35,337,042
2012 3,547,106 34,337,438
2011 3,076,763 33,354,543
2010 2,757,446 32,390,802
2009 2,684,659 31,451,151
2008 2,626,529 30,539,553
2007 2,570,174 29,653,430
2006 2,514,795 28,794,003
2005 2,459,802 27,963,289
2004 2,404,821 27,154,515
2003 2,363,796 26,352,124
2002 2,337,140 25,532,870
2001 2,310,217 24,745,676
2000 2,282,131 24,000,150
1999 2,252,909 23,257,281
1998 2,222,489 22,515,806
1997 2,190,720 21,856,046
1996 2,156,926 21,231,550
1995 2,120,528 20,665,667
1994 2,081,834 20,108,801
1993 2,021,675 19,445,161
1992 1,938,238 18,785,032
1991 1,851,473 18,155,901
1990 1,763,954 17,569,897
1989 1,676,228 17,010,698
1988 1,588,568 16,470,483
1987 1,500,996 15,954,170
1986 1,413,419 15,467,579
1985 1,325,480 15,023,681
1984 1,247,716 14,607,677
1983 1,181,459 14,221,881
1982 1,117,678 13,873,631
1981 1,057,320 13,556,452
1980 1,001,248 13,275,741
1979 949,116 13,002,163
1978 900,304 12,692,113
1977 855,314 12,359,669
1976 814,701 12,037,294
1975 778,864 11,725,240
1974 746,988 11,424,846
1973 721,179 11,144,236
1972 700,593 10,885,796
1971 681,119 10,618,206
1970 662,680 10,321,603
1969 645,255 10,014,858
1968 628,798 9,708,632
1967 613,318 9,408,924
1966 598,804 9,122,864
1965 585,236 8,849,203
1964 572,577 8,586,363
1963 560,827 8,333,663
1962 549,941 8,092,231
1961 539,854 7,862,217
1960 530,485 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Uganda
2100 0.67% 0.05%
2099 0.68% 0.06%
2098 0.69% 0.08%
2097 0.7% 0.1%
2096 0.71% 0.14%
2095 0.72% 0.15%
2094 0.72% 0.18%
2093 0.73% 0.2%
2092 0.74% 0.22%
2091 0.75% 0.25%
2090 0.75% 0.28%
2089 0.76% 0.3%
2088 0.76% 0.33%
2087 0.76% 0.35%
2086 0.77% 0.37%
2085 0.77% 0.4%
2084 0.78% 0.44%
2083 0.78% 0.47%
2082 0.79% 0.49%
2081 0.79% 0.53%
2080 0.8% 0.54%
2079 0.8% 0.58%
2078 0.81% 0.6%
2077 0.81% 0.64%
2076 0.82% 0.67%
2075 0.83% 0.69%
2074 0.84% 0.71%
2073 0.85% 0.75%
2072 0.86% 0.78%
2071 0.87% 0.82%
2070 0.89% 0.83%
2069 0.9% 0.87%
2068 0.92% 0.9%
2067 0.93% 0.94%
2066 0.95% 0.97%
2065 0.96% 1.01%
2064 0.98% 1.04%
2063 0.99% 1.08%
2062 1.01% 1.12%
2061 1.03% 1.13%
2060 1.05% 1.18%
2059 1.07% 1.22%
2058 1.09% 1.26%
2057 1.11% 1.29%
2056 1.13% 1.33%
2055 1.15% 1.37%
2054 1.16% 1.42%
2053 1.18% 1.46%
2052 1.19% 1.49%
2051 1.2% 1.53%
2050 1.2% 1.57%
2049 1.21% 1.62%
2048 1.21% 1.66%
2047 1.22% 1.69%
2046 1.22% 1.72%
2045 1.23% 1.76%
2044 1.23% 1.81%
2043 1.24% 1.84%
2042 1.24% 1.86%
2041 1.24% 1.89%
2040 1.23% 1.93%
2039 1.24% 1.99%
2038 1.24% 2.04%
2037 1.24% 2.07%
2036 1.25% 2.13%
2035 1.26% 2.17%
2034 1.28% 2.22%
2033 1.3% 2.29%
2032 1.32% 2.36%
2031 1.35% 2.41%
2030 1.52% 2.47%
2029 1.75% 2.54%
2028 2.2% 2.59%
2027 2.86% 2.65%
2026 3.59% 2.71%
2025 4.51% 2.77%
2024 4.6% 2.79%
2023 6.74% 2.84%
2022 5.11% 3.05%
2021 -0.49% 3.27%
2020 -1.5% 3.39%
2019 -0.14% 3.45%
2018 1.33% 3.46%
2017 3.34% 3.55%
2016 4.92% 3.38%
2015 4.56% 3.12%
2014 4.4% 3%
2013 8.09% 2.91%
2012 15.3% 2.95%
2011 11.6% 2.98%
2010 2.71% 2.99%
2009 2.21% 2.98%
2008 2.19% 2.99%
2007 2.2% 2.98%
2006 2.24% 2.97%
2005 2.29% 2.98%
2004 1.74% 3.04%
2003 1.14% 3.21%
2002 1.17% 3.18%
2001 1.23% 3.11%
2000 1.3% 3.19%
1999 1.37% 3.29%
1998 1.45% 3.02%
1997 1.57% 2.94%
1996 1.72% 2.74%
1995 1.86% 2.77%
1994 2.98% 3.41%
1993 4.3% 3.51%
1992 4.69% 3.47%
1991 4.96% 3.34%
1990 5.23% 3.29%
1989 5.52% 3.28%
1988 5.83% 3.24%
1987 6.2% 3.15%
1986 6.63% 2.95%
1985 6.23% 2.85%
1984 5.61% 2.71%
1983 5.71% 2.51%
1982 5.71% 2.34%
1981 5.6% 2.11%
1980 5.49% 2.1%
1979 5.42% 2.44%
1978 5.26% 2.69%
1977 4.99% 2.68%
1976 4.6% 2.66%
1975 4.27% 2.63%
1974 3.58% 2.52%
1973 2.94% 2.37%
1972 2.86% 2.52%
1971 2.78% 2.87%
1970 2.7% 3.06%
1969 2.62% 3.15%
1968 2.52% 3.19%
1967 2.42% 3.14%
1966 2.32% 3.09%
1965 2.21% 3.06%
1964 2.1% 3.03%
1963 1.98% 2.98%
1962 1.87% 2.93%
1961 1.77% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Oman Uganda
Current population
5761708
53170946
Population rank 117/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
6.18 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 22/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -119,059
Net migration rank 15/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -119,059
2024 - 154,219 - -117,924
2023 75,467 156,285 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 67,278 339,063 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 69,991 -16,726 1,423,377 43,464
2020 74,224 -171,635 1,397,288 43,464
2019 77,394 -117,480 1,367,044 107,210
2018 79,438 -52,630 1,332,600 60,724
2017 82,408 11,751 1,290,658 92,879
2016 81,350 117,538 1,249,565 123,379
2015 79,241 133,842 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 76,258 75,557 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 71,905 113,335 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 65,572 322,812 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 59,689 492,609 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 57,619 28,717 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 52,007 7,226 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 47,146 9,877 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 44,207 11,478 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 43,969 11,103 999,958 -156,232
2005 44,688 10,231 969,096 -151,386
2004 45,651 9,394 938,623 -138,770
2003 46,273 -19,265 901,374 -96,429
2002 46,397 -20,098 868,756 -35,149
2001 46,651 -19,103 836,751 -95,956
2000 47,208 -18,588 803,069 -52,824
1999 48,053 -18,235 775,166 -39,695
1998 48,654 -17,626 741,175 6,277
1997 49,510 -16,998 727,523 -155,461
1996 50,362 -15,286 699,707 -22,795
1995 51,139 -13,418 697,218 -242,378
1994 52,337 -12,665 675,092 -16,198
1993 53,439 27,204 650,032 18,349
1992 54,471 31,756 627,139 24,723
1991 55,382 31,927 602,740 3,643
1990 56,000 31,722 587,291 -21,688
1989 56,202 31,528 565,367 -12,576
1988 56,142 31,456 547,759 -20,113
1987 55,933 31,608 527,397 -22,415
1986 55,324 32,289 487,693 -19,485
1985 54,609 33,666 462,534 -42,942
1984 52,253 14,993 421,241 -8,818
1983 49,646 15,617 404,940 -45,776
1982 46,939 15,359 390,820 -53,497
1981 44,176 14,239 380,028 -83,010
1980 41,109 12,626 370,287 -105,900
1979 38,022 12,511 381,626 -98,863
1978 35,141 11,946 371,930 -34,606
1977 32,342 10,554 365,216 -37,671
1976 30,032 8,299 359,458 -42,259
1975 27,699 5,632 354,278 -47,359
1974 25,543 4,880 345,773 -51,910
1973 24,195 -2,996 340,780 -73,439
1972 22,968 -2,996 335,935 -86,409
1971 21,973 -2,996 328,294 -42,642
1970 20,893 -2,996 333,202 -25,646
1969 19,949 -2,996 320,486 -14,548
1968 18,962 -2,996 309,725 -3,214
1967 17,990 -2,996 296,692 -3,773
1966 17,030 -2,996 282,225 -3,021
1965 16,103 -2,996 271,830 -3,716
1964 15,205 -2,996 260,733 -3,169
1963 14,283 -2,996 250,885 -3,058
1962 13,485 -2,996 241,513 -6,470
1961 12,690 -2,996 232,894 -7,893
1960 12,034 -2,996 225,080 -7,586

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

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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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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