Oman vs Rwanda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Oman
4.37 million people
in 2025
Rwanda
4.50 million people
in 2025
Oman rank
108th
Rwanda rank
106th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Oman
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.50 million people against 4.37 million people in Oman, a difference of 136,800 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Oman ahead.
Oman ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Oman has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57,725 people | 55,488 people | 2,237 people | Oman |
| 1960s | 135,679 people | 97,995 people | 37,684 people | Oman |
| 1970s | 343,253 people | 186,323 people | 156,930 people | Oman |
| 1980s | 838,083 people | 312,549 people | 525,533 people | Oman |
| 1990s | 1.47 million people | 662,833 people | 808,964 people | Oman |
| 2000s | 1.78 million people | 1.51 million people | 266,600 people | Oman |
| 2010s | 3.06 million people | 2.17 million people | 884,890 people | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.93 million people | 3.88 million people | 53,128 people | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Oman or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.50 million people against 4.37 million people in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Oman and Rwanda?
- 136,800 people, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Rwanda?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Rwanda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Oman ranks 108th and Rwanda ranks 106th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban 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
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.