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