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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 17.8 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th 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 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Oman vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Vietnam
2100 12,326,703 92,239,801
2099 12,244,321 92,735,968
2098 12,161,347 93,227,318
2097 12,077,858 93,703,343
2096 11,994,015 94,178,675
2095 11,909,754 94,640,859
2094 11,825,095 95,098,747
2093 11,740,085 95,558,233
2092 11,654,790 96,015,030
2091 11,569,356 96,474,248
2090 11,483,782 96,938,026
2089 11,398,109 97,399,661
2088 11,312,508 97,858,300
2087 11,227,223 98,324,127
2086 11,141,991 98,788,452
2085 11,056,984 99,249,444
2084 10,972,191 99,710,990
2083 10,887,525 100,178,339
2082 10,802,994 100,650,389
2081 10,718,800 101,120,279
2080 10,634,723 101,584,408
2079 10,550,794 102,046,677
2078 10,466,970 102,496,244
2077 10,383,169 102,944,347
2076 10,299,342 103,374,514
2075 10,215,493 103,799,405
2074 10,131,547 104,214,107
2073 10,047,318 104,623,307
2072 9,962,612 105,022,092
2071 9,877,378 105,401,255
2070 9,791,853 105,773,681
2069 9,705,815 106,126,787
2068 9,619,166 106,471,025
2067 9,531,936 106,811,324
2066 9,443,967 107,143,716
2065 9,355,538 107,459,475
2064 9,266,470 107,761,108
2063 9,176,798 108,055,355
2062 9,086,390 108,339,650
2061 8,995,287 108,607,597
2060 8,903,536 108,859,065
2059 8,810,958 109,104,391
2058 8,717,538 109,337,395
2057 8,623,514 109,546,926
2056 8,528,891 109,732,352
2055 8,433,708 109,903,830
2054 8,338,102 110,052,946
2053 8,242,274 110,173,868
2052 8,146,407 110,270,266
2051 8,050,917 110,338,539
2050 7,955,842 110,361,987
2049 7,861,436 110,356,819
2048 7,767,655 110,313,849
2047 7,674,619 110,228,852
2046 7,582,158 110,108,051
2045 7,490,461 109,943,449
2044 7,399,381 109,748,671
2043 7,309,208 109,514,717
2042 7,219,941 109,242,604
2041 7,131,715 108,936,706
2040 7,044,649 108,611,523
2039 6,958,711 108,254,640
2038 6,873,682 107,877,983
2037 6,789,514 107,480,286
2036 6,706,116 107,075,099
2035 6,623,241 106,647,378
2034 6,540,718 106,206,100
2033 6,458,252 105,762,219
2032 6,375,523 105,299,476
2031 6,292,383 104,826,346
2030 6,208,520 104,330,461
2029 6,115,428 103,835,790
2028 6,010,434 103,316,499
2027 5,881,073 102,775,814
2026 5,717,450 102,213,157
2025 5,519,571 101,614,413
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th 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 38.1% to 7,955,842 people with a rank change from 117th to 113th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 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 4.51% 0.62%
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 (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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Oman Vietnam
Current population
5761708
102365351
Population rank 117/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 1.24%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
6.18 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
54.8 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +636 +1,741
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 123/197
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 - 154,219 - -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/oman/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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 (1960–2024, 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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