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Population in Oman compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 12.2 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Oman vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman United Kingdom
2100 12,326,703 74,700,585
2099 12,244,321 74,831,175
2098 12,161,347 74,950,267
2097 12,077,858 75,064,397
2096 11,994,015 75,176,691
2095 11,909,754 75,287,063
2094 11,825,095 75,383,856
2093 11,740,085 75,482,205
2092 11,654,790 75,575,769
2091 11,569,356 75,666,091
2090 11,483,782 75,753,129
2089 11,398,109 75,835,723
2088 11,312,508 75,907,614
2087 11,227,223 75,978,712
2086 11,141,991 76,046,742
2085 11,056,984 76,105,680
2084 10,972,191 76,156,223
2083 10,887,525 76,205,894
2082 10,802,994 76,246,844
2081 10,718,800 76,274,040
2080 10,634,723 76,306,205
2079 10,550,794 76,334,949
2078 10,466,970 76,353,484
2077 10,383,169 76,371,123
2076 10,299,342 76,373,520
2075 10,215,493 76,386,071
2074 10,131,547 76,397,426
2073 10,047,318 76,406,554
2072 9,962,612 76,398,941
2071 9,877,378 76,388,223
2070 9,791,853 76,378,505
2069 9,705,815 76,371,827
2068 9,619,166 76,370,973
2067 9,531,936 76,363,548
2066 9,443,967 76,356,638
2065 9,355,538 76,355,841
2064 9,266,470 76,352,770
2063 9,176,798 76,353,175
2062 9,086,390 76,346,535
2061 8,995,287 76,344,206
2060 8,903,536 76,344,725
2059 8,810,958 76,345,215
2058 8,717,538 76,326,961
2057 8,623,514 76,307,006
2056 8,528,891 76,274,247
2055 8,433,708 76,235,304
2054 8,338,102 76,167,710
2053 8,242,274 76,094,051
2052 8,146,407 76,001,979
2051 8,050,917 75,895,690
2050 7,955,842 75,777,445
2049 7,861,436 75,646,044
2048 7,767,655 75,499,380
2047 7,674,619 75,338,951
2046 7,582,158 75,171,300
2045 7,490,461 74,993,186
2044 7,399,381 74,807,530
2043 7,309,208 74,607,485
2042 7,219,941 74,407,783
2041 7,131,715 74,203,292
2040 7,044,649 73,994,525
2039 6,958,711 73,782,112
2038 6,873,682 73,559,085
2037 6,789,514 73,335,723
2036 6,706,116 73,101,646
2035 6,623,241 72,850,722
2034 6,540,718 72,597,177
2033 6,458,252 72,322,802
2032 6,375,523 72,046,316
2031 6,292,383 71,757,868
2030 6,208,520 71,442,811
2029 6,115,428 71,123,782
2028 6,010,434 70,783,199
2027 5,881,073 70,421,923
2026 5,717,450 70,055,911
2025 5,519,571 69,658,188
2024 5,281,538 69,226,000
2023 5,049,269 68,492,000
2022 4,730,226 67,604,000
2021 4,500,424 66,984,000
2020 4,522,497 66,744,000
2019 4,591,241 66,631,000
2018 4,597,877 66,289,000
2017 4,537,396 65,966,000
2016 4,390,877 65,607,000
2015 4,184,895 65,088,000
2014 4,002,439 64,620,000
2013 3,833,913 64,139,000
2012 3,547,106 63,711,000
2011 3,076,763 63,258,810
2010 2,757,446 62,766,365
2009 2,684,659 62,276,270
2008 2,626,529 61,806,995
2007 2,570,174 61,322,463
2006 2,514,795 60,846,820
2005 2,459,802 60,401,206
2004 2,404,821 59,987,905
2003 2,363,796 59,647,577
2002 2,337,140 59,370,479
2001 2,310,217 59,119,673
2000 2,282,131 58,892,514
1999 2,252,909 58,682,466
1998 2,222,489 58,487,141
1997 2,190,720 58,316,954
1996 2,156,926 58,166,950
1995 2,120,528 58,019,030
1994 2,081,834 57,865,745
1993 2,021,675 57,718,614
1992 1,938,238 57,580,402
1991 1,851,473 57,424,897
1990 1,763,954 57,247,586
1989 1,676,228 57,076,711
1988 1,588,568 56,928,327
1987 1,500,996 56,802,050
1986 1,413,419 56,681,396
1985 1,325,480 56,550,268
1984 1,247,716 56,422,072
1983 1,181,459 56,332,848
1982 1,117,678 56,313,641
1981 1,057,320 56,333,829
1980 1,001,248 56,314,216
1979 949,116 56,246,951
1978 900,304 56,196,504
1977 855,314 56,193,492
1976 814,701 56,211,968
1975 778,864 56,225,800
1974 746,988 56,229,974
1973 721,179 56,194,527
1972 700,593 56,086,065
1971 681,119 55,896,223
1970 662,680 55,663,250
1969 645,255 55,441,750
1968 628,798 55,211,700
1967 613,318 54,943,600
1966 598,804 54,648,500
1965 585,236 54,348,050
1964 572,577 54,000,000
1963 560,827 53,650,000
1962 549,941 53,250,000
1961 539,854 52,800,000
1960 530,485 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman United Kingdom
2100 0.67% -0.17%
2099 0.68% -0.16%
2098 0.69% -0.15%
2097 0.7% -0.15%
2096 0.71% -0.15%
2095 0.72% -0.13%
2094 0.72% -0.13%
2093 0.73% -0.12%
2092 0.74% -0.12%
2091 0.75% -0.11%
2090 0.75% -0.11%
2089 0.76% -0.09%
2088 0.76% -0.09%
2087 0.76% -0.09%
2086 0.77% -0.08%
2085 0.77% -0.07%
2084 0.78% -0.07%
2083 0.78% -0.05%
2082 0.79% -0.04%
2081 0.79% -0.04%
2080 0.8% -0.04%
2079 0.8% -0.02%
2078 0.81% -0.02%
2077 0.81% -0.003%
2076 0.82% -0.02%
2075 0.83% -0.01%
2074 0.84% -0.01%
2073 0.85% 0.01%
2072 0.86% 0.01%
2071 0.87% 0.01%
2070 0.89% 0.009%
2069 0.9% 0.001%
2068 0.92% 0.01%
2067 0.93% 0.009%
2066 0.95% 0.001%
2065 0.96% 0.004%
2064 0.98% -0%
2063 0.99% 0.009%
2062 1.01% 0.003%
2061 1.03% -0.001%
2060 1.05% -0.001%
2059 1.07% 0.02%
2058 1.09% 0.03%
2057 1.11% 0.04%
2056 1.13% 0.05%
2055 1.15% 0.09%
2054 1.16% 0.1%
2053 1.18% 0.12%
2052 1.19% 0.14%
2051 1.2% 0.16%
2050 1.2% 0.17%
2049 1.21% 0.19%
2048 1.21% 0.21%
2047 1.22% 0.22%
2046 1.22% 0.24%
2045 1.23% 0.25%
2044 1.23% 0.27%
2043 1.24% 0.27%
2042 1.24% 0.28%
2041 1.24% 0.28%
2040 1.23% 0.29%
2039 1.24% 0.3%
2038 1.24% 0.3%
2037 1.24% 0.32%
2036 1.25% 0.34%
2035 1.26% 0.35%
2034 1.28% 0.38%
2033 1.3% 0.38%
2032 1.32% 0.4%
2031 1.35% 0.44%
2030 1.52% 0.45%
2029 1.75% 0.48%
2028 2.2% 0.51%
2027 2.86% 0.52%
2026 3.59% 0.57%
2025 4.51% 0.62%
2024 4.6% 1.07%
2023 6.74% 1.31%
2022 5.11% 0.93%
2021 -0.49% 0.36%
2020 -1.5% 0.17%
2019 -0.14% 0.52%
2018 1.33% 0.49%
2017 3.34% 0.55%
2016 4.92% 0.8%
2015 4.56% 0.72%
2014 4.4% 0.75%
2013 8.09% 0.67%
2012 15.3% 0.71%
2011 11.6% 0.78%
2010 2.71% 0.79%
2009 2.21% 0.76%
2008 2.19% 0.79%
2007 2.2% 0.78%
2006 2.24% 0.74%
2005 2.29% 0.69%
2004 1.74% 0.57%
2003 1.14% 0.47%
2002 1.17% 0.42%
2001 1.23% 0.39%
2000 1.3% 0.36%
1999 1.37% 0.33%
1998 1.45% 0.29%
1997 1.57% 0.26%
1996 1.72% 0.25%
1995 1.86% 0.26%
1994 2.98% 0.25%
1993 4.3% 0.24%
1992 4.69% 0.27%
1991 4.96% 0.31%
1990 5.23% 0.3%
1989 5.52% 0.26%
1988 5.83% 0.22%
1987 6.2% 0.21%
1986 6.63% 0.23%
1985 6.23% 0.23%
1984 5.61% 0.16%
1983 5.71% 0.03%
1982 5.71% -0.04%
1981 5.6% 0.03%
1980 5.49% 0.12%
1979 5.42% 0.09%
1978 5.26% 0.005%
1977 4.99% -0.03%
1976 4.6% -0.02%
1975 4.27% -0.007%
1974 3.58% 0.06%
1973 2.94% 0.19%
1972 2.86% 0.34%
1971 2.78% 0.42%
1970 2.7% 0.4%
1969 2.62% 0.42%
1968 2.52% 0.49%
1967 2.42% 0.54%
1966 2.32% 0.55%
1965 2.21% 0.64%
1964 2.1% 0.65%
1963 1.98% 0.75%
1962 1.87% 0.85%
1961 1.77% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Oman United Kingdom
Current population
5761708
70154914
Population rank 117/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.85%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
6.18 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +636 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 97/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 +389,911
Net migration rank 15/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - 389,911
2024 - 154,219 - 417,114
2023 75,467 156,285 34,589 445,523
2022 67,278 339,063 39,751 487,029
2021 69,991 -16,726 30,612 462,967
2020 74,224 -171,635 -4,272 144,221
2019 77,394 -117,480 108,342 232,727
2018 79,438 -52,630 119,321 259,744
2017 82,408 11,751 145,125 272,311
2016 81,350 117,538 177,139 324,649
2015 79,241 133,842 175,738 347,839
2014 76,258 75,557 206,784 306,091
2013 71,905 113,335 198,830 237,272
2012 65,572 322,812 248,473 172,088
2011 59,689 492,609 259,361 228,773
2010 57,619 28,717 251,066 274,811
2009 52,007 7,226 230,422 249,639
2008 47,146 9,877 216,325 263,390
2007 44,207 11,478 196,232 309,385
2006 43,969 11,103 176,455 288,923
2005 44,688 10,231 144,963 308,279
2004 45,651 9,394 131,974 276,077
2003 46,273 -19,265 89,471 211,846
2002 46,397 -20,098 65,308 203,577
2001 46,651 -19,103 65,032 175,133
2000 47,208 -18,588 70,671 153,917
1999 48,053 -18,235 64,551 152,653
1998 48,654 -17,626 87,730 125,541
1997 49,510 -16,998 99,138 59,723
1996 50,362 -15,286 98,884 54,964
1995 51,139 -13,418 87,028 61,385
1994 52,337 -12,665 127,304 45,339
1993 53,439 27,204 103,893 27,403
1992 54,471 31,756 149,709 17,846
1991 55,382 31,927 143,562 27,601
1990 56,000 31,722 154,569 57,132
1989 56,202 31,528 119,861 49,586
1988 56,142 31,456 136,628 13,952
1987 55,933 31,608 136,325 8,266
1986 55,324 32,289 90,690 41,836
1985 54,609 33,666 79,170 83,164
1984 52,253 14,993 84,633 71,107
1983 49,646 15,617 61,966 27,063
1982 46,939 15,359 56,314 -61,152
1981 44,176 14,239 73,234 -83,876
1980 41,109 12,626 95,734 -25,187
1979 38,022 12,511 61,872 11,255
1978 35,141 11,946 16,859 3,783
1977 32,342 10,554 0 -21,636
1976 30,032 8,299 -5,621 -19,135
1975 27,699 5,632 33,735 -40,241
1974 25,543 4,880 67,476 -65,710
1973 24,195 -2,996 112,389 -33,840
1972 22,968 -2,996 162,650 -1,406
1971 21,973 -2,996 257,123 1,175
1970 20,893 -2,996 244,918 -15,254
1969 19,949 -2,996 260,577 -60,655
1968 18,962 -2,996 292,622 -38,852
1967 17,990 -2,996 346,145 -39,659
1966 17,030 -2,996 333,356 -27,935
1965 16,103 -2,996 364,132 -24,955
1964 15,205 -2,996 405,000 -23,885
1963 14,283 -2,996 337,995 8,271
1962 13,485 -2,996 340,800 76,443
1961 12,690 -2,996 311,519 52,295
1960 12,034 -2,996 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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