Albania vs Oman: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Albania
921,964 people
in 2020
Oman
1.04 million people
in 2020
Albania rank
131st
Oman rank
128th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Albania
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.04 million people against 921,964 people in Albania, a difference of 113,996 people.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 131st and Oman ranks 128th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 971,388 people | 317,532 people | 653,856 people | Albania |
| 1960s | 1.16 million people | 364,333 people | 795,512 people | Albania |
| 1970s | 1.33 million people | 444,204 people | 881,266 people | Albania |
| 1980s | 1.53 million people | 532,509 people | 994,796 people | Albania |
| 1990s | 1.51 million people | 672,010 people | 838,510 people | Albania |
| 2000s | 1.30 million people | 738,234 people | 558,700 people | Albania |
| 2010s | 1.06 million people | 910,571 people | 150,714 people | Albania |
| 2020s | 921,964 people | 1.04 million people | 113,996 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Albania or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.04 million people against 921,964 people in Albania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Albania and Oman?
- 113,996 people, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Oman?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Albania and Oman rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Albania ranks 131st and Oman ranks 128th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.