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

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The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,494,691 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,775,345 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 17.7 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 118th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.3% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.96% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.78M (129.7% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Oman vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Vietnam
2100 12,271,138 92,225,380
2099 12,189,126 92,721,469
2098 12,106,527 93,212,742
2097 12,023,414 93,688,693
2096 11,939,950 94,163,950
2095 11,856,068 94,626,063
2094 11,771,790 95,083,879
2093 11,687,164 95,543,293
2092 11,602,253 96,000,019
2091 11,517,204 96,459,165
2090 11,432,016 96,922,871
2089 11,346,729 97,384,434
2088 11,261,515 97,843,001
2087 11,176,614 98,308,755
2086 11,091,765 98,773,008
2085 11,007,142 99,233,927
2084 10,922,731 99,695,401
2083 10,838,447 100,162,677
2082 10,754,297 100,634,653
2081 10,670,483 101,104,469
2080 10,586,785 101,568,526
2079 10,503,234 102,030,723
2078 10,419,787 102,480,219
2077 10,336,364 102,928,253
2076 10,252,916 103,358,352
2075 10,169,444 103,783,177
2074 10,085,876 104,197,814
2073 10,002,028 104,606,950
2072 9,917,703 105,005,673
2071 9,832,854 105,384,777
2070 9,747,714 105,757,144
2069 9,662,064 106,110,195
2068 9,575,805 106,454,379
2067 9,488,969 106,794,625
2066 9,401,396 107,126,965
2065 9,313,366 107,442,675
2064 9,224,699 107,744,261
2063 9,135,431 108,038,461
2062 9,045,431 108,322,712
2061 8,954,738 108,590,617
2060 8,863,401 108,842,045
2059 8,771,240 109,087,333
2058 8,678,241 109,320,301
2057 8,584,641 109,529,799
2056 8,490,445 109,715,196
2055 8,395,691 109,886,647
2054 8,300,516 110,035,740
2053 8,205,120 110,156,643
2052 8,109,685 110,253,026
2051 8,014,625 110,321,289
2050 7,919,979 110,344,733
2049 7,825,999 110,339,565
2048 7,732,641 110,296,602
2047 7,640,024 110,211,618
2046 7,547,980 110,090,837
2045 7,456,696 109,926,260
2044 7,366,027 109,731,512
2043 7,276,260 109,497,595
2042 7,187,395 109,225,525
2041 7,099,567 108,919,674
2040 7,012,893 108,594,542
2039 6,927,343 108,237,715
2038 6,842,697 107,861,117
2037 6,758,909 107,463,482
2036 6,675,887 107,058,359
2035 6,593,385 106,630,705
2034 6,511,234 106,189,495
2033 6,429,140 105,745,684
2032 6,346,783 105,283,013
2031 6,264,019 104,809,957
2030 6,180,534 104,314,150
2029 6,087,861 103,819,556
2028 5,983,340 103,300,347
2027 5,854,563 102,759,746
2026 5,691,677 102,197,177
2025 5,494,691 101,598,527
2024 5,281,538 100,987,686
2023 5,049,269 100,352,192
2022 4,730,226 99,680,655
2021 4,500,424 98,935,098
2020 4,522,497 98,079,191
2019 4,591,241 97,173,776
2018 4,597,877 96,237,319
2017 4,537,396 95,176,977
2016 4,390,877 94,000,117
2015 4,184,895 92,823,254
2014 4,002,439 91,679,578
2013 3,833,913 90,573,104
2012 3,547,106 89,510,356
2011 3,076,763 88,468,314
2010 2,757,446 87,455,152
2009 2,684,659 86,460,018
2008 2,626,529 85,175,788
2007 2,570,174 83,633,375
2006 2,514,795 82,167,897
2005 2,459,802 81,088,313
2004 2,404,821 80,338,971
2003 2,363,796 79,563,777
2002 2,337,140 78,772,224
2001 2,310,217 77,969,361
2000 2,282,131 77,154,011
1999 2,252,909 76,287,452
1998 2,222,489 75,299,660
1997 2,190,720 74,226,889
1996 2,156,926 73,156,447
1995 2,120,528 72,049,940
1994 2,081,834 70,854,391
1993 2,021,675 69,586,384
1992 1,938,238 68,260,337
1991 1,851,473 66,891,775
1990 1,763,954 65,504,552
1989 1,676,228 64,147,348
1988 1,588,568 62,843,228
1987 1,500,996 61,584,651
1986 1,413,419 60,347,048
1985 1,325,480 59,060,622
1984 1,247,716 57,706,067
1983 1,181,459 56,337,921
1982 1,117,678 55,011,289
1981 1,057,320 53,738,141
1980 1,001,248 52,490,101
1979 949,116 51,378,211
1978 900,304 50,249,552
1977 855,314 48,954,872
1976 814,701 47,684,931
1975 778,864 46,482,903
1974 746,988 45,413,537
1973 721,179 44,409,861
1972 700,593 43,429,168
1971 681,119 42,449,276
1970 662,680 41,475,230
1969 645,255 40,582,096
1968 628,798 39,734,609
1967 613,318 38,895,080
1966 598,804 38,024,836
1965 585,236 37,129,656
1964 572,577 36,201,563
1963 560,827 35,249,101
1962 549,941 34,288,560
1961 539,854 33,409,059
1960 530,485 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,384,468 people (a 31.5% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 118th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Vietnam
2100 0.67% -0.54%
2099 0.68% -0.53%
2098 0.69% -0.51%
2097 0.7% -0.5%
2096 0.71% -0.49%
2095 0.72% -0.48%
2094 0.72% -0.48%
2093 0.73% -0.48%
2092 0.74% -0.48%
2091 0.75% -0.48%
2090 0.75% -0.47%
2089 0.76% -0.47%
2088 0.76% -0.47%
2087 0.76% -0.47%
2086 0.77% -0.46%
2085 0.77% -0.46%
2084 0.78% -0.47%
2083 0.78% -0.47%
2082 0.79% -0.46%
2081 0.79% -0.46%
2080 0.8% -0.45%
2079 0.8% -0.44%
2078 0.81% -0.44%
2077 0.81% -0.42%
2076 0.82% -0.41%
2075 0.83% -0.4%
2074 0.84% -0.39%
2073 0.85% -0.38%
2072 0.86% -0.36%
2071 0.87% -0.35%
2070 0.89% -0.33%
2069 0.9% -0.32%
2068 0.92% -0.32%
2067 0.93% -0.31%
2066 0.95% -0.29%
2065 0.96% -0.28%
2064 0.98% -0.27%
2063 0.99% -0.26%
2062 1.01% -0.25%
2061 1.03% -0.23%
2060 1.05% -0.22%
2059 1.07% -0.21%
2058 1.09% -0.19%
2057 1.11% -0.17%
2056 1.13% -0.16%
2055 1.15% -0.14%
2054 1.16% -0.11%
2053 1.18% -0.09%
2052 1.19% -0.06%
2051 1.2% -0.02%
2050 1.2% 0.005%
2049 1.21% 0.04%
2048 1.21% 0.08%
2047 1.22% 0.11%
2046 1.22% 0.15%
2045 1.23% 0.18%
2044 1.23% 0.21%
2043 1.24% 0.25%
2042 1.24% 0.28%
2041 1.24% 0.3%
2040 1.23% 0.33%
2039 1.24% 0.35%
2038 1.24% 0.37%
2037 1.24% 0.38%
2036 1.25% 0.4%
2035 1.26% 0.42%
2034 1.28% 0.42%
2033 1.3% 0.44%
2032 1.32% 0.45%
2031 1.35% 0.48%
2030 1.52% 0.48%
2029 1.75% 0.5%
2028 2.2% 0.53%
2027 2.86% 0.55%
2026 3.59% 0.59%
2025 4.04% 0.6%
2024 4.6% 0.63%
2023 6.74% 0.67%
2022 5.11% 0.75%
2021 -0.49% 0.87%
2020 -1.5% 0.93%
2019 -0.14% 0.97%
2018 1.33% 1.11%
2017 3.34% 1.25%
2016 4.92% 1.27%
2015 4.56% 1.25%
2014 4.4% 1.22%
2013 8.09% 1.19%
2012 15.3% 1.18%
2011 11.6% 1.16%
2010 2.71% 1.15%
2009 2.21% 1.51%
2008 2.19% 1.84%
2007 2.2% 1.78%
2006 2.24% 1.33%
2005 2.29% 0.93%
2004 1.74% 0.97%
2003 1.14% 1%
2002 1.17% 1.03%
2001 1.23% 1.06%
2000 1.3% 1.14%
1999 1.37% 1.31%
1998 1.45% 1.45%
1997 1.57% 1.46%
1996 1.72% 1.54%
1995 1.86% 1.69%
1994 2.98% 1.82%
1993 4.3% 1.94%
1992 4.69% 2.05%
1991 4.96% 2.12%
1990 5.23% 2.12%
1989 5.52% 2.08%
1988 5.83% 2.04%
1987 6.2% 2.05%
1986 6.63% 2.18%
1985 6.23% 2.35%
1984 5.61% 2.43%
1983 5.71% 2.41%
1982 5.71% 2.37%
1981 5.6% 2.38%
1980 5.49% 2.16%
1979 5.42% 2.25%
1978 5.26% 2.64%
1977 4.99% 2.66%
1976 4.6% 2.59%
1975 4.27% 2.35%
1974 3.58% 2.26%
1973 2.94% 2.26%
1972 2.86% 2.31%
1971 2.78% 2.35%
1970 2.7% 2.2%
1969 2.62% 2.13%
1968 2.52% 2.16%
1967 2.42% 2.29%
1966 2.32% 2.41%
1965 2.21% 2.56%
1964 2.1% 2.7%
1963 1.98% 2.8%
1962 1.87% 2.63%
1961 1.77% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Oman grew by 4.04%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Oman Vietnam
Current population
5775345
102486146
Population rank 118/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.23%
One net population change
2.47 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
5.93 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
52.3 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +584 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +213,153 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +4.04% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 3/197 122/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -48,171
Net migration rank 15/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -48,171
2024 78,557 154,219 684,393 -59,645
2023 75,467 156,285 727,955 -81,789
2022 67,278 339,063 775,914 -78,977
2021 69,991 -16,726 799,593 -5,418
2020 74,224 -171,635 924,004 -6,457
2019 77,394 -117,480 895,262 -2,051
2018 79,438 -52,630 882,977 96,650
2017 82,408 11,751 1,001,833 139,245
2016 81,350 117,538 1,045,094 167,652
2015 79,241 133,842 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 76,258 75,557 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 71,905 113,335 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 65,572 322,812 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 59,689 492,609 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 57,619 28,717 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 52,007 7,226 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 47,146 9,877 1,008,141 571,113
2007 44,207 11,478 981,689 523,784
2006 43,969 11,103 943,041 482,399
2005 44,688 10,231 942,084 -208,337
2004 45,651 9,394 985,438 -220,458
2003 46,273 -19,265 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 46,397 -20,098 991,427 -193,766
2001 46,651 -19,103 985,610 -177,586
2000 47,208 -18,588 966,894 -144,298
1999 48,053 -18,235 925,519 -15,010
1998 48,654 -17,626 959,016 106,091
1997 49,510 -16,998 1,028,116 52,382
1996 50,362 -15,286 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 51,139 -13,418 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 52,337 -12,665 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 53,439 27,204 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 54,471 31,756 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 55,382 31,927 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 56,000 31,722 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 56,202 31,528 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 56,142 31,456 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 55,933 31,608 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 55,324 32,289 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 54,609 33,666 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 52,253 14,993 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 49,646 15,617 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 46,939 15,359 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 44,176 14,239 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 41,109 12,626 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 38,022 12,511 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 35,141 11,946 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 32,342 10,554 1,259,315 49,655
1976 30,032 8,299 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 27,699 5,632 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 25,543 4,880 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 24,195 -2,996 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 22,968 -2,996 921,524 -1,920
1971 21,973 -2,996 963,259 76,961
1970 20,893 -2,996 905,902 1,997
1969 19,949 -2,996 878,359 0
1968 18,962 -2,996 815,116 1,489
1967 17,990 -2,996 862,071 394
1966 17,030 -2,996 876,283 1,769
1965 16,103 -2,996 913,761 -1,438
1964 15,205 -2,996 950,219 -6,328
1963 14,283 -2,996 961,067 0
1962 13,485 -2,996 960,046 0
1961 12,690 -2,996 798,978 0
1960 12,034 -2,996 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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