Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman
Oman: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.7948 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.7948 people per person
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
57th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.8012 people per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.164 people per person
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman stood at 0.7948 people per person.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman peaked at 0.8012 people per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.164 people per person, in 1960.
Oman ranks 57th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.164 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1748 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1873 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2013 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2167 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2334 people per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2513 people per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2701 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2899 people per person | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3105 people per person | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3317 people per person | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3535 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3757 people per person | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3981 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4208 people per person | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4434 people per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.466 people per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4884 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.5104 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.532 people per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.553 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5733 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5928 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6113 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6287 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6449 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.6598 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6733 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.6851 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6953 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7036 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.71 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7144 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.7164 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7167 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7166 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7164 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7162 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7159 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7157 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7154 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7152 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.715 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7149 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7154 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7186 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7239 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7307 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7381 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7453 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7516 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7566 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7609 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7649 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7689 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.773 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7775 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7831 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7897 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7958 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8002 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8012 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8001 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7957 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7944 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7948 people per person | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.7948 people per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8051 people per person, 99% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.7948 people per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.791 people per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2299 people per person | 0.164 people per person | 0.3105 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.432 people per person | 0.3317 people per person | 0.532 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6317 people per person | 0.553 people per person | 0.6953 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7142 people per person | 0.7036 people per person | 0.7167 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7233 people per person | 0.7149 people per person | 0.7453 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7722 people per person | 0.7516 people per person | 0.7958 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7977 people per person | 0.7944 people per person | 0.8012 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 54 Mexico 0.8004 people per person compare
- 55 Canada 0.7984 people per person compare
- 56 Costa Rica 0.7973 people per person compare
- 58 Palau 0.7928 people per person compare
- 59 Marshall Islands 0.7911 people per person compare
- 60 Saudi Arabia 0.791 people per person compare
More population data for Oman
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -21.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2094 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,329 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.19 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.4397 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.7% (2100)
- Population density 39.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 701,526 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Oman was 0.7948 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8012 people per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.164 people per person in 1960.
- How does Oman rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Oman ranks 57th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.