Population density in Oman

Oman: Population density was 39.08 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
39.08 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
180th
of 235 countries
All-time high
39.08 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.6462 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Oman, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Oman is 39.08 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Oman peaked at 39.08 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.6462 people per km², in 1000.

That places Oman 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Oman, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Oman, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.6462 people per km²
1100 0.6462 people per km² +0.0%
1200 0.6462 people per km² +0.0%
1300 0.6462 people per km² +0.0%
1400 0.6462 people per km² +0.0%
1500 0.6462 people per km² +0.0%
1600 0.7593 people per km² +17.5%
1700 0.8724 people per km² +14.9%
1710 0.8853 people per km² +1.5%
1720 0.8982 people per km² +1.5%
1730 0.9111 people per km² +1.4%
1740 0.9241 people per km² +1.4%
1750 0.937 people per km² +1.4%
1760 0.9499 people per km² +1.4%
1770 0.9628 people per km² +1.4%
1780 0.9758 people per km² +1.3%
1790 0.9887 people per km² +1.3%
1800 0.9693 people per km² -2.0%
1801 0.9721 people per km² +0.3%
1802 0.975 people per km² +0.3%
1803 0.9778 people per km² +0.3%
1804 0.9807 people per km² +0.3%
1805 0.9835 people per km² +0.3%
1806 0.9864 people per km² +0.3%
1807 0.9893 people per km² +0.3%
1808 0.9922 people per km² +0.3%
1809 0.9951 people per km² +0.3%
1810 0.998 people per km² +0.3%
1811 1 people per km² +0.3%
1812 1 people per km² +0.3%
1813 1.01 people per km² +0.3%
1814 1.01 people per km² +0.3%
1815 1.01 people per km² +0.3%
1816 1.02 people per km² +0.3%
1817 1.02 people per km² +0.3%
1818 1.02 people per km² +0.3%
1819 1.02 people per km² +0.3%
1820 1.03 people per km² +0.3%
1821 1.03 people per km² +0.3%
1822 1.03 people per km² +0.3%
1823 1.04 people per km² +0.3%
1824 1.04 people per km² +0.3%
1825 1.04 people per km² +0.3%
1826 1.05 people per km² +0.3%
1827 1.05 people per km² +0.3%
1828 1.05 people per km² +0.3%
1829 1.05 people per km² +0.3%
1830 1.06 people per km² +0.3%
1831 1.06 people per km² +0.3%
1832 1.06 people per km² +0.3%
1833 1.07 people per km² +0.3%
1834 1.07 people per km² +0.3%
1835 1.07 people per km² +0.3%
1836 1.08 people per km² +0.3%
1837 1.08 people per km² +0.3%
1838 1.08 people per km² +0.3%
1839 1.08 people per km² +0.3%
1840 1.09 people per km² +0.3%
1841 1.09 people per km² +0.3%
1842 1.09 people per km² +0.3%
1843 1.1 people per km² +0.3%
1844 1.1 people per km² +0.3%
1845 1.1 people per km² +0.3%
1846 1.11 people per km² +0.3%
1847 1.11 people per km² +0.3%
1848 1.11 people per km² +0.3%
1849 1.12 people per km² +0.3%
1850 1.12 people per km² +0.3%
1851 1.12 people per km² +0.2%
1852 1.12 people per km² +0.2%
1853 1.13 people per km² +0.2%
1854 1.13 people per km² +0.2%
1855 1.13 people per km² +0.2%
1856 1.13 people per km² +0.2%
1857 1.13 people per km² +0.2%
1858 1.14 people per km² +0.2%
1859 1.14 people per km² +0.2%
1860 1.14 people per km² +0.2%
1861 1.14 people per km² +0.2%
1862 1.14 people per km² +0.2%
1863 1.15 people per km² +0.2%
1864 1.15 people per km² +0.2%
1865 1.15 people per km² +0.2%
1866 1.15 people per km² +0.2%
1867 1.15 people per km² +0.2%
1868 1.16 people per km² +0.2%
1869 1.16 people per km² +0.2%
1870 1.16 people per km² +0.2%
1871 1.16 people per km² +0.2%
1872 1.16 people per km² +0.2%
1873 1.17 people per km² +0.2%
1874 1.17 people per km² +0.2%
1875 1.17 people per km² +0.2%
1876 1.17 people per km² +0.2%
1877 1.17 people per km² +0.2%
1878 1.18 people per km² +0.2%
1879 1.18 people per km² +0.2%
1880 1.18 people per km² +0.2%
1881 1.18 people per km² +0.2%
1882 1.18 people per km² +0.2%
1883 1.19 people per km² +0.2%
1884 1.19 people per km² +0.2%
1885 1.19 people per km² +0.2%
1886 1.19 people per km² +0.2%
1887 1.19 people per km² +0.2%
1888 1.2 people per km² +0.2%
1889 1.2 people per km² +0.2%
1890 1.2 people per km² +0.2%
1891 1.2 people per km² +0.2%
1892 1.2 people per km² +0.2%
1893 1.21 people per km² +0.2%
1894 1.21 people per km² +0.2%
1895 1.21 people per km² +0.2%
1896 1.21 people per km² +0.2%
1897 1.21 people per km² +0.2%
1898 1.22 people per km² +0.2%
1899 1.22 people per km² +0.3%
1900 1.23 people per km² +0.5%
1901 1.23 people per km² +0.6%
1902 1.24 people per km² +0.8%
1903 1.26 people per km² +0.9%
1904 1.27 people per km² +0.9%
1905 1.28 people per km² +0.9%
1906 1.29 people per km² +0.9%
1907 1.3 people per km² +0.9%
1908 1.31 people per km² +0.9%
1909 1.32 people per km² +0.8%
1910 1.33 people per km² +0.6%
1911 1.34 people per km² +0.4%
1912 1.34 people per km² +0.3%
1913 1.34 people per km² +0.1%
1914 1.35 people per km² +0.1%
1915 1.35 people per km² +0.1%
1916 1.35 people per km² +0.1%
1917 1.35 people per km² +0.1%
1918 1.35 people per km² +0.2%
1919 1.36 people per km² +0.2%
1920 1.36 people per km² +0.2%
1921 1.36 people per km² +0.2%
1922 1.37 people per km² +0.2%
1923 1.37 people per km² +0.2%
1924 1.37 people per km² +0.2%
1925 1.38 people per km² +0.2%
1926 1.38 people per km² +0.2%
1927 1.38 people per km² +0.2%
1928 1.39 people per km² +0.2%
1929 1.39 people per km² +0.2%
1930 1.39 people per km² +0.2%
1931 1.4 people per km² +0.2%
1932 1.4 people per km² +0.2%
1933 1.4 people per km² +0.2%
1934 1.41 people per km² +0.2%
1935 1.41 people per km² +0.2%
1936 1.41 people per km² +0.2%
1937 1.42 people per km² +0.2%
1938 1.42 people per km² +0.2%
1939 1.42 people per km² +0.2%
1940 1.43 people per km² +0.2%
1941 1.43 people per km² +0.2%
1942 1.43 people per km² +0.2%
1943 1.44 people per km² +0.2%
1944 1.44 people per km² +0.2%
1945 1.44 people per km² +0.2%
1946 1.45 people per km² +0.2%
1947 1.45 people per km² +0.2%
1948 1.45 people per km² +0.2%
1949 1.46 people per km² +0.6%
1950 1.48 people per km² +0.9%
1951 1.5 people per km² +1.3%
1952 1.51 people per km² +1.3%
1953 1.54 people per km² +1.4%
1954 1.56 people per km² +1.4%
1955 1.58 people per km² +1.4%
1956 1.6 people per km² +1.5%
1957 1.63 people per km² +1.6%
1958 1.66 people per km² +1.7%
1959 1.68 people per km² +1.8%
1960 1.71 people per km² +1.8%
1961 1.74 people per km² +1.8%
1962 1.78 people per km² +1.9%
1963 1.81 people per km² +2.0%
1964 1.85 people per km² +2.1%
1965 1.89 people per km² +2.2%
1966 1.93 people per km² +2.3%
1967 1.98 people per km² +2.4%
1968 2.03 people per km² +2.5%
1969 2.08 people per km² +2.6%
1970 2.14 people per km² +2.7%
1971 2.2 people per km² +2.8%
1972 2.26 people per km² +2.9%
1973 2.33 people per km² +2.9%
1974 2.41 people per km² +3.6%
1975 2.52 people per km² +4.3%
1976 2.63 people per km² +4.6%
1977 2.76 people per km² +5.0%
1978 2.91 people per km² +5.3%
1979 3.07 people per km² +5.4%
1980 3.24 people per km² +5.5%
1981 3.42 people per km² +5.6%
1982 3.61 people per km² +5.7%
1983 3.82 people per km² +5.7%
1984 4.03 people per km² +5.6%
1985 4.28 people per km² +6.2%
1986 4.57 people per km² +6.6%
1987 4.85 people per km² +6.2%
1988 5.13 people per km² +5.8%
1989 5.42 people per km² +5.5%
1990 5.7 people per km² +5.2%
1991 5.98 people per km² +5.0%
1992 6.26 people per km² +4.7%
1993 6.53 people per km² +4.3%
1994 6.73 people per km² +3.0%
1995 6.85 people per km² +1.9%
1996 6.97 people per km² +1.7%
1997 7.08 people per km² +1.6%
1998 7.18 people per km² +1.5%
1999 7.28 people per km² +1.4%
2000 7.37 people per km² +1.3%
2001 7.46 people per km² +1.2%
2002 7.55 people per km² +1.2%
2003 7.64 people per km² +1.1%
2004 7.77 people per km² +1.7%
2005 7.95 people per km² +2.3%
2006 8.13 people per km² +2.2%
2007 8.3 people per km² +2.2%
2008 8.49 people per km² +2.2%
2009 8.67 people per km² +2.2%
2010 8.91 people per km² +2.7%
2011 9.94 people per km² +11.6%
2012 11.46 people per km² +15.3%
2013 12.39 people per km² +8.1%
2014 12.93 people per km² +4.4%
2015 13.52 people per km² +4.6%
2016 14.19 people per km² +4.9%
2017 14.66 people per km² +3.3%
2018 14.86 people per km² +1.3%
2019 14.83 people per km² -0.1%
2020 14.61 people per km² -1.5%
2021 14.54 people per km² -0.5%
2022 15.28 people per km² +5.1%
2023 16.31 people per km² +6.7%
2024 17.06 people per km² +4.6%
2025 17.75 people per km² +4.0%
2026 18.32 people per km² +3.2%
2027 18.79 people per km² +2.5%
2028 19.16 people per km² +2.0%
2029 19.47 people per km² +1.6%
2030 19.75 people per km² +1.4%
2031 20.01 people per km² +1.3%
2032 20.28 people per km² +1.3%
2033 20.54 people per km² +1.3%
2034 20.8 people per km² +1.3%
2035 21.06 people per km² +1.3%
2036 21.32 people per km² +1.2%
2037 21.59 people per km² +1.2%
2038 21.85 people per km² +1.2%
2039 22.12 people per km² +1.2%
2040 22.4 people per km² +1.2%
2041 22.67 people per km² +1.2%
2042 22.95 people per km² +1.2%
2043 23.24 people per km² +1.2%
2044 23.52 people per km² +1.2%
2045 23.81 people per km² +1.2%
2046 24.1 people per km² +1.2%
2047 24.4 people per km² +1.2%
2048 24.69 people per km² +1.2%
2049 24.99 people per km² +1.2%
2050 25.29 people per km² +1.2%
2051 25.59 people per km² +1.2%
2052 25.89 people per km² +1.2%
2053 26.2 people per km² +1.2%
2054 26.5 people per km² +1.2%
2055 26.8 people per km² +1.1%
2056 27.1 people per km² +1.1%
2057 27.4 people per km² +1.1%
2058 27.69 people per km² +1.1%
2059 27.99 people per km² +1.1%
2060 28.28 people per km² +1.0%
2061 28.57 people per km² +1.0%
2062 28.85 people per km² +1.0%
2063 29.14 people per km² +1.0%
2064 29.42 people per km² +1.0%
2065 29.7 people per km² +1.0%
2066 29.98 people per km² +0.9%
2067 30.26 people per km² +0.9%
2068 30.53 people per km² +0.9%
2069 30.8 people per km² +0.9%
2070 31.08 people per km² +0.9%
2071 31.35 people per km² +0.9%
2072 31.61 people per km² +0.9%
2073 31.88 people per km² +0.8%
2074 32.15 people per km² +0.8%
2075 32.41 people per km² +0.8%
2076 32.68 people per km² +0.8%
2077 32.94 people per km² +0.8%
2078 33.21 people per km² +0.8%
2079 33.47 people per km² +0.8%
2080 33.74 people per km² +0.8%
2081 34 people per km² +0.8%
2082 34.27 people per km² +0.8%
2083 34.54 people per km² +0.8%
2084 34.8 people per km² +0.8%
2085 35.07 people per km² +0.8%
2086 35.34 people per km² +0.8%
2087 35.61 people per km² +0.8%
2088 35.88 people per km² +0.8%
2089 36.15 people per km² +0.8%
2090 36.42 people per km² +0.7%
2091 36.69 people per km² +0.7%
2092 36.96 people per km² +0.7%
2093 37.23 people per km² +0.7%
2094 37.5 people per km² +0.7%
2095 37.77 people per km² +0.7%
2096 38.03 people per km² +0.7%
2097 38.3 people per km² +0.7%
2098 38.56 people per km² +0.7%
2099 38.82 people per km² +0.7%
2100 39.08 people per km² +0.7%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 39.08 people per km² is below the median for high income countries, which is 106.6 people per km², 37% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 39.08 people per km² is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 231.84 people per km², 17% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1100s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1200s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1300s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1400s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1500s 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 0.6462 people per km² 1
1600s 0.7593 people per km² 0.7593 people per km² 0.7593 people per km² 1
1700s 0.8724 people per km² 0.8724 people per km² 0.8724 people per km² 1
1710s 0.8853 people per km² 0.8853 people per km² 0.8853 people per km² 1
1720s 0.8982 people per km² 0.8982 people per km² 0.8982 people per km² 1
1730s 0.9111 people per km² 0.9111 people per km² 0.9111 people per km² 1
1740s 0.9241 people per km² 0.9241 people per km² 0.9241 people per km² 1
1750s 0.937 people per km² 0.937 people per km² 0.937 people per km² 1
1760s 0.9499 people per km² 0.9499 people per km² 0.9499 people per km² 1
1770s 0.9628 people per km² 0.9628 people per km² 0.9628 people per km² 1
1780s 0.9758 people per km² 0.9758 people per km² 0.9758 people per km² 1
1790s 0.9887 people per km² 0.9887 people per km² 0.9887 people per km² 1
1800s 0.9821 people per km² 0.9693 people per km² 0.9951 people per km² 10
1810s 1.01 people per km² 0.998 people per km² 1.02 people per km² 10
1820s 1.04 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1.05 people per km² 10
1830s 1.07 people per km² 1.06 people per km² 1.08 people per km² 10
1840s 1.1 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 10
1850s 1.13 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 10
1860s 1.15 people per km² 1.14 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 10
1870s 1.17 people per km² 1.16 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 10
1880s 1.19 people per km² 1.18 people per km² 1.2 people per km² 10
1890s 1.21 people per km² 1.2 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 10
1900s 1.27 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.32 people per km² 10
1910s 1.35 people per km² 1.33 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 10
1920s 1.38 people per km² 1.36 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 10
1930s 1.41 people per km² 1.39 people per km² 1.42 people per km² 10
1940s 1.44 people per km² 1.43 people per km² 1.46 people per km² 10
1950s 1.57 people per km² 1.48 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 10
1960s 1.88 people per km² 1.71 people per km² 2.08 people per km² 10
1970s 2.52 people per km² 2.14 people per km² 3.07 people per km² 10
1980s 4.24 people per km² 3.24 people per km² 5.42 people per km² 10
1990s 6.66 people per km² 5.7 people per km² 7.28 people per km² 10
2000s 7.93 people per km² 7.37 people per km² 8.67 people per km² 10
2010s 12.77 people per km² 8.91 people per km² 14.86 people per km² 10
2020s 17.13 people per km² 14.54 people per km² 19.47 people per km² 10
2030s 20.93 people per km² 19.75 people per km² 22.12 people per km² 10
2040s 23.68 people per km² 22.4 people per km² 24.99 people per km² 10
2050s 26.64 people per km² 25.29 people per km² 27.99 people per km² 10
2060s 29.55 people per km² 28.28 people per km² 30.8 people per km² 10
2070s 32.28 people per km² 31.08 people per km² 33.47 people per km² 10
2080s 34.94 people per km² 33.74 people per km² 36.15 people per km² 10
2090s 37.63 people per km² 36.42 people per km² 38.82 people per km² 10
2100s 39.08 people per km² 39.08 people per km² 39.08 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Oman

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  2. 178 Turks and Caicos Islands 40.72 people per km² compare
  3. 179 Laos 40.11 people per km² compare
  4. 181 Bahamas 38.46 people per km² compare
  5. 182 Croatia 38.27 people per km² compare
  6. 183 South Sudan 37.73 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Oman?
Population density in Oman was 39.08 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 39.08 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6462 people per km² in 1000.
How does Oman rank for population density?
Oman ranks 180th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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