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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Oman was 5,281,538 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Oman's population is 5,761,708 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 3.01 times bigger than Oman's.
  • Oman is ranked the 117th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.07% for Oman vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Oman has had an average growth rate of +2.99% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Oman has increased from 2.51M people to 5.76M (129.1% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Oman vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Oman
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Oman Zimbabwe
2100 12,326,703 37,483,053
2099 12,244,321 37,412,398
2098 12,161,347 37,328,255
2097 12,077,858 37,235,542
2096 11,994,015 37,142,915
2095 11,909,754 37,032,129
2094 11,825,095 36,912,747
2093 11,740,085 36,810,893
2092 11,654,790 36,688,511
2091 11,569,356 36,567,262
2090 11,483,782 36,425,606
2089 11,398,109 36,280,973
2088 11,312,508 36,141,446
2087 11,227,223 35,977,638
2086 11,141,991 35,808,135
2085 11,056,984 35,637,092
2084 10,972,191 35,456,207
2083 10,887,525 35,268,035
2082 10,802,994 35,078,904
2081 10,718,800 34,873,129
2080 10,634,723 34,658,962
2079 10,550,794 34,439,720
2078 10,466,970 34,217,295
2077 10,383,169 33,982,909
2076 10,299,342 33,739,228
2075 10,215,493 33,495,867
2074 10,131,547 33,244,838
2073 10,047,318 32,978,488
2072 9,962,612 32,706,059
2071 9,877,378 32,445,747
2070 9,791,853 32,181,119
2069 9,705,815 31,906,793
2068 9,619,166 31,631,000
2067 9,531,936 31,345,338
2066 9,443,967 31,062,884
2065 9,355,538 30,766,830
2064 9,266,470 30,479,939
2063 9,176,798 30,176,104
2062 9,086,390 29,867,679
2061 8,995,287 29,557,068
2060 8,903,536 29,252,423
2059 8,810,958 28,945,088
2058 8,717,538 28,631,679
2057 8,623,514 28,307,305
2056 8,528,891 27,990,713
2055 8,433,708 27,658,887
2054 8,338,102 27,331,920
2053 8,242,274 26,986,935
2052 8,146,407 26,643,553
2051 8,050,917 26,287,592
2050 7,955,842 25,934,893
2049 7,861,436 25,585,239
2048 7,767,655 25,228,082
2047 7,674,619 24,874,649
2046 7,582,158 24,513,443
2045 7,490,461 24,147,637
2044 7,399,381 23,783,088
2043 7,309,208 23,401,965
2042 7,219,941 23,035,288
2041 7,131,715 22,647,950
2040 7,044,649 22,273,520
2039 6,958,711 21,902,980
2038 6,873,682 21,530,130
2037 6,789,514 21,159,664
2036 6,706,116 20,791,034
2035 6,623,241 20,413,656
2034 6,540,718 20,048,019
2033 6,458,252 19,676,339
2032 6,375,523 19,311,985
2031 6,292,383 18,959,300
2030 6,208,520 18,613,738
2029 6,115,428 18,270,049
2028 6,010,434 17,933,466
2027 5,881,073 17,600,984
2026 5,717,450 17,273,208
2025 5,519,571 16,949,303
2024 5,281,538 16,634,373
2023 5,049,269 16,340,822
2022 4,730,226 16,069,056
2021 4,500,424 15,797,210
2020 4,522,497 15,526,888
2019 4,591,241 15,271,368
2018 4,597,877 15,034,452
2017 4,537,396 14,812,482
2016 4,390,877 14,600,294
2015 4,184,895 14,399,013
2014 4,002,439 14,207,359
2013 3,833,913 14,013,808
2012 3,547,106 13,817,887
2011 3,076,763 13,595,424
2010 2,757,446 13,356,548
2009 2,684,659 13,142,790
2008 2,626,529 12,959,149
2007 2,570,174 12,804,058
2006 2,514,795 12,636,445
2005 2,459,802 12,483,432
2004 2,404,821 12,365,896
2003 2,363,796 12,232,323
2002 2,337,140 12,087,653
2001 2,310,217 11,971,901
2000 2,282,131 11,892,055
1999 2,252,909 11,783,458
1998 2,222,489 11,594,297
1997 2,190,720 11,369,827
1996 2,156,926 11,158,360
1995 2,120,528 10,974,599
1994 2,081,834 10,873,148
1993 2,021,675 10,860,288
1992 1,938,238 10,702,700
1991 1,851,473 10,404,816
1990 1,763,954 10,137,281
1989 1,676,228 9,864,798
1988 1,588,568 9,583,094
1987 1,500,996 9,284,644
1986 1,413,419 8,982,578
1985 1,325,480 8,686,813
1984 1,247,716 8,391,488
1983 1,181,459 8,098,404
1982 1,117,678 7,796,496
1981 1,057,320 7,498,635
1980 1,001,248 7,041,303
1979 949,116 6,647,556
1978 900,304 6,543,575
1977 855,314 6,449,512
1976 814,701 6,287,105
1975 778,864 6,098,658
1974 746,988 5,908,328
1973 721,179 5,720,404
1972 700,593 5,542,445
1971 681,119 5,374,712
1970 662,680 5,215,918
1969 645,255 5,058,181
1968 628,798 4,900,440
1967 613,318 4,748,307
1966 598,804 4,601,217
1965 585,236 4,458,462
1964 572,577 4,320,006
1963 560,827 4,185,877
1962 549,941 4,055,959
1961 539,854 3,930,401
1960 530,485 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Oman increased by 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Oman gained 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Oman was ranked 138th most populous country in 2006 and is 117th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Oman
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Oman Zimbabwe
2100 0.67% 0.19%
2099 0.68% 0.23%
2098 0.69% 0.25%
2097 0.7% 0.25%
2096 0.71% 0.3%
2095 0.72% 0.32%
2094 0.72% 0.28%
2093 0.73% 0.33%
2092 0.74% 0.33%
2091 0.75% 0.39%
2090 0.75% 0.4%
2089 0.76% 0.39%
2088 0.76% 0.46%
2087 0.76% 0.47%
2086 0.77% 0.48%
2085 0.77% 0.51%
2084 0.78% 0.53%
2083 0.78% 0.54%
2082 0.79% 0.59%
2081 0.79% 0.62%
2080 0.8% 0.64%
2079 0.8% 0.65%
2078 0.81% 0.69%
2077 0.81% 0.72%
2076 0.82% 0.73%
2075 0.83% 0.76%
2074 0.84% 0.81%
2073 0.85% 0.83%
2072 0.86% 0.8%
2071 0.87% 0.82%
2070 0.89% 0.86%
2069 0.9% 0.87%
2068 0.92% 0.91%
2067 0.93% 0.91%
2066 0.95% 0.96%
2065 0.96% 0.94%
2064 0.98% 1.01%
2063 0.99% 1.03%
2062 1.01% 1.05%
2061 1.03% 1.04%
2060 1.05% 1.06%
2059 1.07% 1.09%
2058 1.09% 1.15%
2057 1.11% 1.13%
2056 1.13% 1.2%
2055 1.15% 1.2%
2054 1.16% 1.28%
2053 1.18% 1.29%
2052 1.19% 1.35%
2051 1.2% 1.36%
2050 1.2% 1.37%
2049 1.21% 1.42%
2048 1.21% 1.42%
2047 1.22% 1.47%
2046 1.22% 1.51%
2045 1.23% 1.53%
2044 1.23% 1.63%
2043 1.24% 1.59%
2042 1.24% 1.71%
2041 1.24% 1.68%
2040 1.23% 1.69%
2039 1.24% 1.73%
2038 1.24% 1.75%
2037 1.24% 1.77%
2036 1.25% 1.85%
2035 1.26% 1.82%
2034 1.28% 1.89%
2033 1.3% 1.89%
2032 1.32% 1.86%
2031 1.35% 1.86%
2030 1.52% 1.88%
2029 1.75% 1.88%
2028 2.2% 1.89%
2027 2.86% 1.9%
2026 3.59% 1.91%
2025 4.51% 1.89%
2024 4.6% 1.8%
2023 6.74% 1.69%
2022 5.11% 1.72%
2021 -0.49% 1.74%
2020 -1.5% 1.67%
2019 -0.14% 1.58%
2018 1.33% 1.5%
2017 3.34% 1.45%
2016 4.92% 1.4%
2015 4.56% 1.35%
2014 4.4% 1.38%
2013 8.09% 1.42%
2012 15.3% 1.64%
2011 11.6% 1.79%
2010 2.71% 1.63%
2009 2.21% 1.42%
2008 2.19% 1.21%
2007 2.2% 1.33%
2006 2.24% 1.23%
2005 2.29% 0.95%
2004 1.74% 1.09%
2003 1.14% 1.2%
2002 1.17% 0.97%
2001 1.23% 0.67%
2000 1.3% 0.92%
1999 1.37% 1.63%
1998 1.45% 1.97%
1997 1.57% 1.9%
1996 1.72% 1.67%
1995 1.86% 0.93%
1994 2.98% 0.12%
1993 4.3% 1.47%
1992 4.69% 2.86%
1991 4.96% 2.64%
1990 5.23% 2.76%
1989 5.52% 2.94%
1988 5.83% 3.21%
1987 6.2% 3.36%
1986 6.63% 3.4%
1985 6.23% 3.52%
1984 5.61% 3.62%
1983 5.71% 3.87%
1982 5.71% 3.97%
1981 5.6% 6.49%
1980 5.49% 5.92%
1979 5.42% 1.59%
1978 5.26% 1.46%
1977 4.99% 2.58%
1976 4.6% 3.09%
1975 4.27% 3.22%
1974 3.58% 3.29%
1973 2.94% 3.21%
1972 2.86% 3.12%
1971 2.78% 3.04%
1970 2.7% 3.12%
1969 2.62% 3.22%
1968 2.52% 3.2%
1967 2.42% 3.2%
1966 2.32% 3.2%
1965 2.21% 3.2%
1964 2.1% 3.2%
1963 1.98% 3.2%
1962 1.87% 3.19%
1961 1.77% 3.18%

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Oman grew by 4.6%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Oman Zimbabwe
Current population
5761708
17361868
Population rank 117/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.07% 0.21%
One net population change
2.26 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
6.18 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
54.8 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +636 +804
Annual growth/decline +232,269 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +4.6% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 5/197 60/197
One migration net change every
4.63 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +113,734 -54,555
Net migration rank 15/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 2,283,366 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 33/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 43.2% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 11/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Oman
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Oman Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 113,734 - -54,555
2024 - 154,219 - -60,528
2023 75,467 156,285 372,505 -97,380
2022 67,278 339,063 371,243 -102,828
2021 69,991 -16,726 349,908 -74,623
2020 74,224 -171,635 354,790 -89,440
2019 77,394 -117,480 348,798 -103,107
2018 79,438 -52,630 345,883 -117,758
2017 82,408 11,751 344,035 -128,241
2016 81,350 117,538 348,772 -140,181
2015 79,241 133,842 356,203 -162,220
2014 76,258 75,557 366,350 -177,029
2013 71,905 113,335 374,757 -176,972
2012 65,572 322,812 371,135 -177,061
2011 59,689 492,609 359,572 -108,714
2010 57,619 28,717 335,570 -108,671
2009 52,007 7,226 309,316 -108,689
2008 47,146 9,877 280,527 -113,858
2007 44,207 11,478 261,805 -118,299
2006 43,969 11,103 248,963 -57,257
2005 44,688 10,231 248,545 -134,212
2004 45,651 9,394 248,307 -127,550
2003 46,273 -19,265 243,057 -96,667
2002 46,397 -20,098 244,170 -101,212
2001 46,651 -19,103 227,909 -139,361
2000 47,208 -18,588 236,343 -165,181
1999 48,053 -18,235 232,393 -86,343
1998 48,654 -17,626 225,614 6,645
1997 49,510 -16,998 216,288 395
1996 50,362 -15,286 205,269 978
1995 51,139 -13,418 206,695 -45,428
1994 52,337 -12,665 216,343 -174,723
1993 53,439 27,204 228,045 -243,947
1992 54,471 31,756 255,291 75,788
1991 55,382 31,927 260,943 3,749
1990 56,000 31,722 265,444 4,948
1989 56,202 31,528 270,838 3,736
1988 56,142 31,456 277,498 11,327
1987 55,933 31,608 286,766 21,308
1986 55,324 32,289 289,894 6,154
1985 54,609 33,666 290,756 4,718
1984 52,253 14,993 290,052 5,124
1983 49,646 15,617 286,545 4,456
1982 46,939 15,359 279,934 32,899
1981 44,176 14,239 271,361 11,523
1980 41,109 12,626 241,179 390,593
1979 38,022 12,511 223,657 -67,937
1978 35,141 11,946 222,979 -170,727
1977 32,342 10,554 225,139 -89,270
1976 30,032 8,299 221,419 -32,495
1975 27,699 5,632 216,947 -28,988
1974 25,543 4,880 208,806 -16,105
1973 24,195 -2,996 201,885 -18,733
1972 22,968 -2,996 193,725 -20,959
1971 21,973 -2,996 185,427 -22,719
1970 20,893 -2,996 178,979 -24,102
1969 19,949 -2,996 172,626 -12,028
1968 18,962 -2,996 166,865 -11,997
1967 17,990 -2,996 161,205 -11,814
1966 17,030 -2,996 156,014 -11,211
1965 16,103 -2,996 151,164 -10,465
1964 15,205 -2,996 145,848 -9,631
1963 14,283 -2,996 140,984 -8,936
1962 13,485 -2,996 136,317 -8,529
1961 12,690 -2,996 131,531 -8,204
1960 12,034 -2,996 126,959 -8,260

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

GeoRank.org/population/oman/zimbabwe | 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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 2,283,366 residents or 43.2% of the population were not native-born in Oman, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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