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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Oman's population is 1.7 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Oman vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Uruguay
2100 12,326,703 2,256,741
2099 12,244,321 2,279,899
2098 12,161,347 2,303,351
2097 12,077,858 2,326,987
2096 11,994,015 2,350,799
2095 11,909,754 2,374,835
2094 11,825,095 2,398,960
2093 11,740,085 2,423,269
2092 11,654,790 2,447,646
2091 11,569,356 2,472,126
2090 11,483,782 2,496,514
2089 11,398,109 2,520,852
2088 11,312,508 2,545,052
2087 11,227,223 2,569,100
2086 11,141,991 2,592,974
2085 11,056,984 2,616,629
2084 10,972,191 2,640,001
2083 10,887,525 2,663,150
2082 10,802,994 2,686,021
2081 10,718,800 2,708,594
2080 10,634,723 2,730,883
2079 10,550,794 2,752,831
2078 10,466,970 2,774,432
2077 10,383,169 2,795,709
2076 10,299,342 2,816,677
2075 10,215,493 2,837,308
2074 10,131,547 2,857,709
2073 10,047,318 2,877,721
2072 9,962,612 2,897,543
2071 9,877,378 2,917,097
2070 9,791,853 2,936,478
2069 9,705,815 2,955,616
2068 9,619,166 2,974,445
2067 9,531,936 2,992,987
2066 9,443,967 3,011,309
2065 9,355,538 3,029,441
2064 9,266,470 3,047,343
2063 9,176,798 3,065,064
2062 9,086,390 3,082,642
2061 8,995,287 3,100,006
2060 8,903,536 3,117,149
2059 8,810,958 3,133,952
2058 8,717,538 3,150,250
2057 8,623,514 3,166,055
2056 8,528,891 3,181,373
2055 8,433,708 3,196,072
2054 8,338,102 3,210,110
2053 8,242,274 3,223,395
2052 8,146,407 3,235,973
2051 8,050,917 3,247,888
2050 7,955,842 3,259,108
2049 7,861,436 3,269,675
2048 7,767,655 3,279,610
2047 7,674,619 3,288,969
2046 7,582,158 3,297,696
2045 7,490,461 3,305,917
2044 7,399,381 3,313,556
2043 7,309,208 3,320,565
2042 7,219,941 3,326,955
2041 7,131,715 3,332,884
2040 7,044,649 3,338,277
2039 6,958,711 3,343,295
2038 6,873,682 3,347,790
2037 6,789,514 3,351,911
2036 6,706,116 3,355,671
2035 6,623,241 3,359,126
2034 6,540,718 3,362,276
2033 6,458,252 3,365,250
2032 6,375,523 3,368,057
2031 6,292,383 3,370,727
2030 6,208,520 3,373,273
2029 6,115,428 3,375,805
2028 6,010,434 3,378,198
2027 5,881,073 3,380,504
2026 5,717,450 3,382,789
2025 5,519,571 3,384,805
2024 5,281,538 3,386,588
2023 5,049,269 3,388,081
2022 4,730,226 3,390,913
2021 4,500,424 3,396,695
2020 4,522,497 3,398,968
2019 4,591,241 3,397,206
2018 4,597,877 3,394,534
2017 4,537,396 3,388,438
2016 4,390,877 3,379,283
2015 4,184,895 3,368,017
2014 4,002,439 3,356,334
2013 3,833,913 3,345,337
2012 3,547,106 3,335,401
2011 3,076,763 3,326,825
2010 2,757,446 3,318,580
2009 2,684,659 3,310,091
2008 2,626,529 3,302,177
2007 2,570,174 3,295,153
2006 2,514,795 3,289,506
2005 2,459,802 3,285,771
2004 2,404,821 3,283,148
2003 2,363,796 3,281,186
2002 2,337,140 3,278,867
2001 2,310,217 3,274,251
2000 2,282,131 3,266,206
1999 2,252,909 3,254,015
1998 2,222,489 3,239,280
1997 2,190,720 3,223,345
1996 2,156,926 3,206,324
1995 2,120,528 3,189,440
1994 2,081,834 3,172,834
1993 2,021,675 3,156,345
1992 1,938,238 3,139,702
1991 1,851,473 3,122,354
1990 1,763,954 3,104,403
1989 1,676,228 3,086,255
1988 1,588,568 3,067,961
1987 1,500,996 3,049,896
1986 1,413,419 3,032,845
1985 1,325,480 3,017,037
1984 1,247,716 3,002,488
1983 1,181,459 2,988,778
1982 1,117,678 2,975,492
1981 1,057,320 2,963,246
1980 1,001,248 2,951,953
1979 949,116 2,939,903
1978 900,304 2,925,715
1977 855,314 2,909,461
1976 814,701 2,891,392
1975 778,864 2,872,320
1974 746,988 2,853,944
1973 721,179 2,837,133
1972 700,593 2,821,644
1971 681,119 2,806,462
1970 662,680 2,790,807
1969 645,255 2,773,974
1968 628,798 2,754,606
1967 613,318 2,732,277
1966 598,804 2,707,646
1965 585,236 2,681,169
1964 572,577 2,653,180
1963 560,827 2,623,766
1962 549,941 2,593,298
1961 539,854 2,562,044
1960 530,485 2,529,957

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/uruguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Uruguay
2100 0.67% -1.02%
2099 0.68% -1.02%
2098 0.69% -1.02%
2097 0.7% -1.01%
2096 0.71% -1.01%
2095 0.72% -1.01%
2094 0.72% -1%
2093 0.73% -1%
2092 0.74% -0.99%
2091 0.75% -0.98%
2090 0.75% -0.97%
2089 0.76% -0.95%
2088 0.76% -0.94%
2087 0.76% -0.92%
2086 0.77% -0.9%
2085 0.77% -0.89%
2084 0.78% -0.87%
2083 0.78% -0.85%
2082 0.79% -0.83%
2081 0.79% -0.82%
2080 0.8% -0.8%
2079 0.8% -0.78%
2078 0.81% -0.76%
2077 0.81% -0.74%
2076 0.82% -0.73%
2075 0.83% -0.71%
2074 0.84% -0.7%
2073 0.85% -0.68%
2072 0.86% -0.67%
2071 0.87% -0.66%
2070 0.89% -0.65%
2069 0.9% -0.63%
2068 0.92% -0.62%
2067 0.93% -0.61%
2066 0.95% -0.6%
2065 0.96% -0.59%
2064 0.98% -0.58%
2063 0.99% -0.57%
2062 1.01% -0.56%
2061 1.03% -0.55%
2060 1.05% -0.54%
2059 1.07% -0.52%
2058 1.09% -0.5%
2057 1.11% -0.48%
2056 1.13% -0.46%
2055 1.15% -0.44%
2054 1.16% -0.41%
2053 1.18% -0.39%
2052 1.19% -0.37%
2051 1.2% -0.34%
2050 1.2% -0.32%
2049 1.21% -0.3%
2048 1.21% -0.28%
2047 1.22% -0.26%
2046 1.22% -0.25%
2045 1.23% -0.23%
2044 1.23% -0.21%
2043 1.24% -0.19%
2042 1.24% -0.18%
2041 1.24% -0.16%
2040 1.23% -0.15%
2039 1.24% -0.13%
2038 1.24% -0.12%
2037 1.24% -0.11%
2036 1.25% -0.1%
2035 1.26% -0.09%
2034 1.28% -0.09%
2033 1.3% -0.08%
2032 1.32% -0.08%
2031 1.35% -0.08%
2030 1.52% -0.08%
2029 1.75% -0.07%
2028 2.2% -0.07%
2027 2.86% -0.07%
2026 3.59% -0.06%
2025 4.51% -0.05%
2024 4.6% -0.04%
2023 6.74% -0.08%
2022 5.11% -0.17%
2021 -0.49% -0.07%
2020 -1.5% 0.05%
2019 -0.14% 0.08%
2018 1.33% 0.18%
2017 3.34% 0.27%
2016 4.92% 0.33%
2015 4.56% 0.35%
2014 4.4% 0.33%
2013 8.09% 0.3%
2012 15.3% 0.26%
2011 11.6% 0.25%
2010 2.71% 0.26%
2009 2.21% 0.24%
2008 2.19% 0.21%
2007 2.2% 0.17%
2006 2.24% 0.11%
2005 2.29% 0.08%
2004 1.74% 0.06%
2003 1.14% 0.07%
2002 1.17% 0.14%
2001 1.23% 0.25%
2000 1.3% 0.37%
1999 1.37% 0.45%
1998 1.45% 0.49%
1997 1.57% 0.53%
1996 1.72% 0.53%
1995 1.86% 0.52%
1994 2.98% 0.52%
1993 4.3% 0.53%
1992 4.69% 0.56%
1991 4.96% 0.58%
1990 5.23% 0.59%
1989 5.52% 0.6%
1988 5.83% 0.59%
1987 6.2% 0.56%
1986 6.63% 0.52%
1985 6.23% 0.48%
1984 5.61% 0.46%
1983 5.71% 0.45%
1982 5.71% 0.41%
1981 5.6% 0.38%
1980 5.49% 0.41%
1979 5.42% 0.48%
1978 5.26% 0.56%
1977 4.99% 0.62%
1976 4.6% 0.66%
1975 4.27% 0.64%
1974 3.58% 0.59%
1973 2.94% 0.55%
1972 2.86% 0.54%
1971 2.78% 0.56%
1970 2.7% 0.61%
1969 2.62% 0.7%
1968 2.52% 0.82%
1967 2.42% 0.91%
1966 2.32% 0.99%
1965 2.21% 1.05%
1964 2.1% 1.12%
1963 1.98% 1.17%
1962 1.87% 1.22%
1961 1.77% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Oman Uruguay
Current population
5761708
3382789
Population rank 117/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.04%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
6.18 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
54.8 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 -4
Annual growth/decline +232,269 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 167/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +113,734 -1,338
Net migration rank 15/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -1,338
2024 - 154,219 - -1,348
2023 75,467 156,285 298 -1,501
2022 67,278 339,063 -2,964 -1,501
2021 69,991 -16,726 -5,621 -1,482
2020 74,224 -171,635 4,048 -1,482
2019 77,394 -117,480 3,873 -2,899
2018 79,438 -52,630 7,322 -2,963
2017 82,408 11,751 10,907 -3,091
2016 81,350 117,538 14,008 -3,506
2015 79,241 133,842 16,194 -4,157
2014 76,258 75,557 16,238 -4,919
2013 71,905 113,335 16,318 -5,647
2012 65,572 322,812 15,520 -6,317
2011 59,689 492,609 14,934 -6,982
2010 57,619 28,717 16,231 -7,696
2009 52,007 7,226 16,947 -8,510
2008 47,146 9,877 16,838 -9,458
2007 44,207 11,478 17,422 -10,750
2006 43,969 11,103 17,783 -13,161
2005 44,688 10,231 18,926 -16,086
2004 45,651 9,394 18,067 -15,668
2003 46,273 -19,265 18,628 -17,105
2002 46,397 -20,098 20,073 -16,957
2001 46,651 -19,103 20,729 -14,620
2000 47,208 -18,588 21,060 -11,076
1999 48,053 -18,235 21,844 -7,441
1998 48,654 -17,626 22,114 -7,048
1997 49,510 -16,998 23,737 -6,938
1996 50,362 -15,286 24,635 -7,397
1995 51,139 -13,418 24,872 -8,339
1994 52,337 -12,665 24,637 -7,955
1993 53,439 27,204 24,212 -7,922
1992 54,471 31,756 24,847 -7,850
1991 55,382 31,927 25,422 -7,714
1990 56,000 31,722 25,699 -7,499
1989 56,202 31,528 25,322 -7,229
1988 56,142 31,456 25,071 -6,582
1987 55,933 31,608 24,469 -6,833
1986 55,324 32,289 24,505 -8,046
1985 54,609 33,666 23,988 -8,832
1984 52,253 14,993 23,684 -9,730
1983 49,646 15,617 24,146 -10,671
1982 46,939 15,359 25,224 -12,131
1981 44,176 14,239 24,968 -13,577
1980 41,109 12,626 25,451 -14,252
1979 38,022 12,511 27,456 -14,552
1978 35,141 11,946 30,076 -14,611
1977 32,342 10,554 31,321 -14,280
1976 30,032 8,299 33,199 -14,096
1975 27,699 5,632 33,393 -14,350
1974 25,543 4,880 32,221 -14,512
1973 24,195 -2,996 30,213 -14,312
1972 22,968 -2,996 28,896 -13,817
1971 21,973 -2,996 28,584 -13,288
1970 20,893 -2,996 28,737 -12,727
1969 19,949 -2,996 28,805 -11,149
1968 18,962 -2,996 29,103 -8,028
1967 17,990 -2,996 29,514 -5,938
1966 17,030 -2,996 30,293 -4,599
1965 16,103 -2,996 30,807 -3,542
1964 15,205 -2,996 31,340 -2,623
1963 14,283 -2,996 31,824 -1,707
1962 13,485 -2,996 31,441 -623
1961 12,690 -2,996 30,975 703
1960 12,034 -2,996 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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