Malaysia vs Oman: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Malaysia
77.4%
in 2025
Oman
78.4%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
62nd
Oman rank
61st
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Malaysia
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 78.4% against 77.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 62nd and Oman ranks 61st of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 34 and Oman in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1400s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Malaysia |
| 1500s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 1600s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Malaysia |
| 1700s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | Malaysia |
| 1710s | 2.3% | 1.0% | 1.3% | Malaysia |
| 1720s | 2.5% | 1.1% | 1.5% | Malaysia |
| 1730s | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1.6% | Malaysia |
| 1740s | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1.7% | Malaysia |
| 1750s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1.9% | Malaysia |
| 1760s | 3.6% | 1.5% | 2.1% | Malaysia |
| 1770s | 4.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | Malaysia |
| 1780s | 4.3% | 1.8% | 2.5% | Malaysia |
| 1790s | 4.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | Malaysia |
| 1800s | 5.2% | 2.2% | 3.0% | Malaysia |
| 1810s | 5.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% | Malaysia |
| 1820s | 6.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | Malaysia |
| 1830s | 6.8% | 2.9% | 3.9% | Malaysia |
| 1840s | 7.5% | 3.2% | 4.3% | Malaysia |
| 1850s | 8.2% | 3.5% | 4.7% | Malaysia |
| 1860s | 9.0% | 3.8% | 5.2% | Malaysia |
| 1870s | 9.8% | 4.2% | 5.7% | Malaysia |
| 1880s | 10.8% | 4.5% | 6.2% | Malaysia |
| 1890s | 11.8% | 5.0% | 6.8% | Malaysia |
| 1900s | 12.9% | 5.5% | 7.5% | Malaysia |
| 1910s | 14.2% | 6.0% | 8.2% | Malaysia |
| 1920s | 15.5% | 6.5% | 9.0% | Malaysia |
| 1930s | 17.0% | 7.2% | 9.8% | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 18.6% | 7.9% | 10.7% | Malaysia |
| 1950s | 23.0% | 11.9% | 11.1% | Malaysia |
| 1960s | 29.6% | 22.5% | 7.1% | Malaysia |
| 1970s | 37.1% | 37.9% | 0.7% | Oman |
| 1980s | 45.2% | 55.7% | 10.6% | Oman |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 70.2% | 15.5% | Oman |
| 2000s | 66.4% | 75.9% | 9.6% | Oman |
| 2010s | 73.8% | 76.3% | 2.5% | Oman |
| 2020s | 76.6% | 77.5% | 0.9% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Malaysia or Oman?
- Oman, at 78.4% against 77.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Malaysia and Oman?
- 1.0%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Oman?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Oman rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Malaysia ranks 62nd and Oman ranks 61st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urbanized areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Share of population living in urban areas in a country over time.