Belarus vs Oman: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050

Belarus
79.5%
in 2025
Oman
79.5%
in 2025
Belarus rank
72nd
Oman rank
73rd

Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time

  • Belarus
  • Oman
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 79.5% against 79.5% in Oman, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Oman ahead.

Belarus ranks 72nd and Oman ranks 73rd of 238 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 8 and Oman in 32.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belarus Oman Difference Ahead
1000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oman
1100s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oman
1200s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oman
1300s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oman
1400s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% Oman
1500s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Oman
1600s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Oman
1700s 0.5% 0.9% 0.4% Oman
1710s 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% Oman
1720s 0.5% 1.1% 0.6% Oman
1730s 0.5% 1.2% 0.7% Oman
1740s 0.5% 1.3% 0.8% Oman
1750s 0.5% 1.4% 0.9% Oman
1760s 0.5% 1.5% 1.1% Oman
1770s 0.5% 1.7% 1.2% Oman
1780s 0.5% 1.8% 1.4% Oman
1790s 0.5% 2.0% 1.5% Oman
1800s 0.5% 2.2% 1.7% Oman
1810s 0.5% 2.4% 1.9% Oman
1820s 0.6% 2.6% 2.0% Oman
1830s 0.8% 2.9% 2.1% Oman
1840s 1.1% 3.2% 2.1% Oman
1850s 1.5% 3.5% 2.0% Oman
1860s 2.0% 3.8% 1.8% Oman
1870s 2.6% 4.2% 1.5% Oman
1880s 3.5% 4.5% 1.0% Oman
1890s 4.7% 5.0% 0.3% Oman
1900s 6.2% 5.5% 0.8% Belarus
1910s 8.3% 6.0% 2.3% Belarus
1920s 11.1% 6.5% 4.5% Belarus
1930s 14.8% 7.2% 7.6% Belarus
1940s 19.7% 7.9% 11.8% Belarus
1950s 26.4% 11.8% 14.6% Belarus
1960s 37.6% 23.0% 14.6% Belarus
1970s 49.9% 43.2% 6.7% Belarus
1980s 61.3% 63.2% 1.9% Oman
1990s 67.9% 71.4% 3.5% Oman
2000s 72.0% 72.3% 0.4% Oman
2010s 76.3% 77.2% 1.0% Oman
2020s 78.6% 79.8% 1.1% Oman

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Belarus or Oman?
Belarus, at 79.5% against 79.5% in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Belarus and Oman?
0.0%, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Oman?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Oman rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
Belarus ranks 72nd and Oman ranks 73rd of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed

Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.