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Population in Oman

Oman: Population was 5.05 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.05 million people
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
126th
of 238 countries
All-time high
5.05 million people
in 2023
All-time low
200,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Oman, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for population in Oman is 5.05 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Oman peaked at 5.05 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 200,000 people, in 1000.

Oman ranks 126th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1100s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1200s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1300s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1400s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1500s 200,000 people 200,000 people 200,000 people 1
1600s 235,000 people 235,000 people 235,000 people 1
1700s 270,000 people 270,000 people 270,000 people 1
1710s 274,000 people 274,000 people 274,000 people 1
1720s 278,000 people 278,000 people 278,000 people 1
1730s 282,000 people 282,000 people 282,000 people 1
1740s 286,000 people 286,000 people 286,000 people 1
1750s 290,000 people 290,000 people 290,000 people 1
1760s 294,000 people 294,000 people 294,000 people 1
1770s 298,000 people 298,000 people 298,000 people 1
1780s 302,000 people 302,000 people 302,000 people 1
1790s 306,000 people 306,000 people 306,000 people 1
1800s 303,970 people 300,000 people 307,970 people 10
1810s 312,958 people 308,872 people 317,075 people 10
1820s 322,140 people 317,994 people 326,312 people 10
1830s 331,509 people 327,249 people 335,801 people 10
1840s 341,148 people 336,764 people 345,565 people 10
1850s 349,308 people 346,557 people 352,067 people 10
1860s 355,463 people 352,683 people 358,251 people 10
1870s 361,687 people 358,873 people 364,509 people 10
1880s 367,980 people 365,138 people 370,829 people 10
1890s 374,390 people 371,464 people 377,784 people 10
1900s 394,263 people 379,583 people 410,047 people 10
1910s 416,629 people 412,514 people 419,997 people 10
1920s 425,570 people 421,003 people 430,166 people 10
1930s 435,874 people 431,196 people 440,581 people 10
1940s 446,592 people 441,636 people 452,898 people 10
1950s 486,821 people 456,997 people 521,320 people 10
1960s 582,516 people 530,489 people 645,262 people 10
1970s 781,091 people 662,691 people 949,122 people 10
1980s 1.31 million people 1.00 million people 1.68 million people 10
1990s 2.06 million people 1.76 million people 2.25 million people 10
2000s 2.46 million people 2.28 million people 2.68 million people 10
2010s 3.95 million people 2.76 million people 4.60 million people 10
2020s 4.70 million people 4.50 million people 5.05 million people 4

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 123 New Zealand 5.17 million people compare
  2. 124 Central African Republic 5.15 million people compare
  3. 125 Costa Rica 5.11 million people compare
  4. 127 Mauritania 5.02 million people compare
  5. 128 Kuwait 4.84 million people compare
  6. 129 Panama 4.46 million people compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Oman?
Population in Oman was 5.05 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 5.05 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 200,000 people in 1000.
How does Oman rank for population?
Oman ranks 126th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.