Oman vs Peru: Share of population living in urbanized areas
Oman
78.4%
in 2025
Peru
79.2%
in 2025
Oman rank
61st
Peru rank
58th
Share of population living in urbanized areas over time
- Oman
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 79.2% against 78.4% in Oman, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Peru ahead.
Oman ranks 61st and Peru ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Peru in 37.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1100s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1200s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1300s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Peru |
| 1400s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Peru |
| 1500s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1600s | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% | Peru |
| 1700s | 0.9% | 4.0% | 3.1% | Peru |
| 1710s | 1.0% | 4.5% | 3.5% | Peru |
| 1720s | 1.1% | 4.9% | 3.9% | Peru |
| 1730s | 1.2% | 5.4% | 4.3% | Peru |
| 1740s | 1.3% | 5.9% | 4.7% | Peru |
| 1750s | 1.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | Peru |
| 1760s | 1.5% | 7.1% | 5.6% | Peru |
| 1770s | 1.7% | 7.8% | 6.1% | Peru |
| 1780s | 1.8% | 8.5% | 6.7% | Peru |
| 1790s | 2.0% | 9.3% | 7.3% | Peru |
| 1800s | 2.2% | 10.2% | 8.0% | Peru |
| 1810s | 2.4% | 11.2% | 8.8% | Peru |
| 1820s | 2.6% | 12.3% | 9.6% | Peru |
| 1830s | 2.9% | 13.4% | 10.6% | Peru |
| 1840s | 3.2% | 14.7% | 11.6% | Peru |
| 1850s | 3.5% | 16.1% | 12.7% | Peru |
| 1860s | 3.8% | 17.7% | 13.9% | Peru |
| 1870s | 4.2% | 19.4% | 15.2% | Peru |
| 1880s | 4.5% | 21.2% | 16.6% | Peru |
| 1890s | 5.0% | 23.2% | 18.2% | Peru |
| 1900s | 5.5% | 25.4% | 20.0% | Peru |
| 1910s | 6.0% | 27.8% | 21.8% | Peru |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 30.5% | 23.9% | Peru |
| 1930s | 7.2% | 33.4% | 26.2% | Peru |
| 1940s | 7.9% | 36.5% | 28.7% | Peru |
| 1950s | 11.9% | 42.2% | 30.3% | Peru |
| 1960s | 22.5% | 49.6% | 27.1% | Peru |
| 1970s | 37.9% | 59.4% | 21.5% | Peru |
| 1980s | 55.7% | 65.0% | 9.3% | Peru |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 68.3% | 1.9% | Oman |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 71.5% | 4.5% | Oman |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 76.0% | 0.2% | Oman |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 78.5% | 0.9% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urbanized areas, Oman or Peru?
- Peru, at 79.2% against 78.4% in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urbanized areas between Oman and Peru?
- 0.8%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Peru?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Peru rank globally for share of population living in urbanized areas?
- Oman ranks 61st and Peru ranks 58th 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.