New Zealand vs Oman: Population

New Zealand

5.17 million people

in 2023

Oman

5.05 million people

in 2023

New Zealand rank

123rd

Oman rank

126th

Population over time

New Zealand currently reports 5.17 million people against 5.05 million people in Oman, a difference of 123,570 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 239 shared years of data; in 1200 it was Oman ahead.

New Zealand ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 126th of 238 countries.

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.