The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,636,678 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 60.9 times bigger than Oman's.
- Oman is ranked the 120th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.22% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2005, the population of Oman has increased from 2.46M people to 5.64M (129.2% growth), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
- Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.1M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.
Oman vs United States: live population counter
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
5636678
|
343323530
|
| Population rank | 120/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.07% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
2.26 minutes
|
6.07 seconds
|
| One birth every |
6.18 minutes
|
8.8 seconds
|
| One death every |
54.8 minutes
|
10.2 seconds
|
| One migration net change every |
3.41 minutes
|
24.5 seconds
|
| Annual migration change | +154,219 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | +636 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | +232,269 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +4.6% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 4/197 | 72/197 |
Oman and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 530,485 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 539,854 | 183,691,481 | 1.77% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 549,941 | 186,537,737 | 1.87% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 560,827 | 189,241,798 | 1.98% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 572,577 | 191,888,791 | 2.1% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 585,236 | 194,302,963 | 2.21% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 598,804 | 196,560,338 | 2.32% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 613,318 | 198,712,056 | 2.42% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 628,798 | 200,706,052 | 2.52% | 1% |
| 1969 | 645,255 | 202,676,946 | 2.62% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 662,680 | 205,052,174 | 2.7% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 681,119 | 207,660,677 | 2.78% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 700,593 | 209,896,021 | 2.86% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 721,179 | 211,908,788 | 2.94% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 746,988 | 213,853,928 | 3.58% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 778,864 | 215,973,199 | 4.27% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 814,701 | 218,035,164 | 4.6% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 855,314 | 220,239,425 | 4.99% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 900,304 | 222,584,545 | 5.26% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 949,116 | 225,055,487 | 5.42% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | 226,542,250 | 5.49% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 1,057,320 | 229,465,744 | 5.6% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 1,117,678 | 231,664,432 | 5.71% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 1,181,459 | 233,792,014 | 5.71% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 1,247,716 | 235,824,908 | 5.61% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 1,325,480 | 237,923,734 | 6.23% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 1,413,419 | 240,132,831 | 6.63% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 1,500,996 | 242,288,936 | 6.2% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 1,588,568 | 244,499,004 | 5.83% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 1,676,228 | 246,819,222 | 5.52% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 1,763,954 | 250,131,894 | 5.23% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 1,851,473 | 253,492,503 | 4.96% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 1,938,238 | 256,894,189 | 4.69% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 2,021,675 | 260,255,352 | 4.3% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 2,081,834 | 263,435,673 | 2.98% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 2,120,528 | 266,557,091 | 1.86% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 2,156,926 | 269,667,391 | 1.72% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 2,190,720 | 272,911,760 | 1.57% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,222,489 | 276,115,288 | 1.45% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 2,252,909 | 279,294,713 | 1.37% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 2,282,131 | 282,162,411 | 1.3% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 2,310,217 | 284,968,955 | 1.23% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 2,337,140 | 287,625,193 | 1.17% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 2,363,796 | 290,107,933 | 1.14% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 2,404,821 | 292,805,298 | 1.74% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 2,459,802 | 295,516,599 | 2.29% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 2,514,795 | 298,379,912 | 2.24% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 2,570,174 | 301,231,207 | 2.2% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 2,626,529 | 304,093,966 | 2.19% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 2,684,659 | 306,771,529 | 2.21% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 2,757,446 | 309,327,143 | 2.71% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 3,076,763 | 311,583,481 | 11.6% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 3,547,106 | 313,877,662 | 15.3% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 3,833,913 | 316,059,947 | 8.09% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 4,002,439 | 318,386,329 | 4.4% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 4,184,895 | 320,738,994 | 4.56% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 4,390,877 | 323,071,755 | 4.92% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 4,537,396 | 325,122,128 | 3.34% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 4,597,877 | 326,838,199 | 1.33% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 4,591,241 | 328,329,953 | -0.14% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 4,522,497 | 331,526,933 | -1.5% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 4,500,424 | 331,893,745 | -0.49% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 4,730,226 | 333,271,411 | 5.11% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 5,049,269 | 334,914,895 | 6.74% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 5,281,538 | 340,110,988 | 4.6% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 5,494,693 | 341,931,772 | 4.04% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 5,671,451 | 343,664,369 | 3.22% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 5,814,719 | 345,331,185 | 2.53% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 5,929,317 | 346,981,137 | 1.97% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 6,026,178 | 348,601,982 | 1.63% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 6,112,708 | 350,176,974 | 1.44% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 6,194,366 | 351,725,612 | 1.34% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 6,275,465 | 353,249,060 | 1.31% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 6,356,248 | 354,749,644 | 1.29% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 6,436,919 | 356,234,239 | 1.27% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 6,517,799 | 357,694,316 | 1.26% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 6,599,101 | 359,119,002 | 1.25% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 6,681,041 | 360,517,853 | 1.24% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 6,763,781 | 361,895,407 | 1.24% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 6,847,380 | 363,229,908 | 1.24% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 6,931,970 | 364,512,364 | 1.24% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 7,017,684 | 365,753,139 | 1.24% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 7,104,475 | 366,969,419 | 1.24% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 7,192,217 | 368,146,925 | 1.24% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 7,280,846 | 369,258,123 | 1.23% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 7,370,221 | 370,318,770 | 1.23% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 7,460,268 | 371,328,255 | 1.22% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 7,550,973 | 372,299,116 | 1.22% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 7,642,323 | 373,230,539 | 1.21% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 7,734,352 | 374,119,803 | 1.2% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 7,826,991 | 374,986,259 | 1.2% | 0.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Oman increased by 1,725,093 people (a 70.1% growth), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Oman gained 1,451,783 (a 34.7% growth), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).
Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2005 and is 120th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Oman's population will grow by 38.9% to 7,826,991 people with a rank change from 120th to 113th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
|
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
Compare countries by 7 more topics
Population differences between Oman and the United States
|
|
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 80.5 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 29.6 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 62.2:37.8 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.53 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 44.2 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
Population map with other countries
Population
Growth rate visualization in other countries
Growth rate
Relevant pages:
By topic
vs
comparisons:
Population comparisons