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

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 9.26 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th 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 +2.96% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Oman vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Uganda
2100 12,271,138 122,461,518
2099 12,189,126 122,400,118
2098 12,106,527 122,328,333
2097 12,023,414 122,230,315
2096 11,939,950 122,110,905
2095 11,856,068 121,940,556
2094 11,771,790 121,763,948
2093 11,687,164 121,549,120
2092 11,602,253 121,301,128
2091 11,517,204 121,034,858
2090 11,432,016 120,731,912
2089 11,346,729 120,392,371
2088 11,261,515 120,029,300
2087 11,176,614 119,633,372
2086 11,091,765 119,221,630
2085 11,007,142 118,780,837
2084 10,922,731 118,304,392
2083 10,838,447 117,787,304
2082 10,754,297 117,240,484
2081 10,670,483 116,673,088
2080 10,586,785 116,061,969
2079 10,503,234 115,440,209
2078 10,419,787 114,771,629
2077 10,336,364 114,085,142
2076 10,252,916 113,356,858
2075 10,169,444 112,604,741
2074 10,085,876 111,830,528
2073 10,002,028 111,038,122
2072 9,917,703 110,208,535
2071 9,832,854 109,360,734
2070 9,747,714 108,473,738
2069 9,662,064 107,576,028
2068 9,575,805 106,646,220
2067 9,488,969 105,691,752
2066 9,401,396 104,708,323
2065 9,313,366 103,707,399
2064 9,224,699 102,671,371
2063 9,135,431 101,616,654
2062 9,045,431 100,532,299
2061 8,954,738 99,421,530
2060 8,863,401 98,305,883
2059 8,771,240 97,158,930
2058 8,678,241 95,986,215
2057 8,584,641 94,793,892
2056 8,490,445 93,585,691
2055 8,395,691 92,357,892
2054 8,300,516 91,106,039
2053 8,205,120 89,831,291
2052 8,109,685 88,542,276
2051 8,014,625 87,244,950
2050 7,919,979 85,932,109
2049 7,825,999 84,607,399
2048 7,732,641 83,260,483
2047 7,640,024 81,904,082
2046 7,547,980 80,545,542
2045 7,456,696 79,185,378
2044 7,366,027 77,812,065
2043 7,276,260 76,431,508
2042 7,187,395 75,053,218
2041 7,099,567 73,680,031
2040 7,012,893 72,312,112
2039 6,927,343 70,942,351
2038 6,842,697 69,559,994
2037 6,758,909 68,166,092
2036 6,675,887 66,785,108
2035 6,593,385 65,392,706
2034 6,511,234 64,004,533
2033 6,429,140 62,616,072
2032 6,346,783 61,217,174
2031 6,264,019 59,807,490
2030 6,180,534 58,398,308
2029 6,087,861 56,989,526
2028 5,983,340 55,580,177
2027 5,854,563 54,175,341
2026 5,691,677 52,777,106
2025 5,494,691 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th 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 37.1% to 7,919,979 people with a rank change from 118th to 113th. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 4.04% 2.74%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Oman Uganda
Current population
5775345
53495325
Population rank 118/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.64%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
5.93 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
52.3 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +584 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +213,153 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 21/197
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 78,557 154,219 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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