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Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Oman

Oman: Urban and rural population projected to 2050 was 349,150 people in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
349,150 people
Change on year
down 22.0%
World rank
152nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
1.21 million people
in 2030
All-time low
199,809 people
in 1500
Years of data
133
1000–2050

Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Oman, 1000–2050

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Oman recorded 349,150 people for urban and rural population projected to 2050 in 2050.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.0% on the previous year and down 66.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Oman peaked at 1.21 million people in 2030 and was at its lowest, 199,809 people, in 1500.

Oman ranks 152nd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 133 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 199,999 people 199,999 people 199,999 people 1
1100s 199,998 people 199,998 people 199,998 people 1
1200s 199,993 people 199,993 people 199,993 people 1
1300s 199,979 people 199,979 people 199,979 people 1
1400s 199,936 people 199,936 people 199,936 people 1
1500s 199,809 people 199,809 people 199,809 people 1
1600s 234,326 people 234,326 people 234,326 people 1
1700s 267,678 people 267,678 people 267,678 people 1
1710s 271,345 people 271,345 people 271,345 people 1
1720s 275,050 people 275,050 people 275,050 people 1
1730s 278,722 people 278,722 people 278,722 people 1
1740s 282,359 people 282,359 people 282,359 people 1
1750s 285,957 people 285,957 people 285,957 people 1
1760s 289,511 people 289,511 people 289,511 people 1
1770s 293,016 people 293,016 people 293,016 people 1
1780s 296,468 people 296,468 people 296,468 people 1
1790s 299,861 people 299,861 people 299,861 people 1
1800s 303,189 people 303,189 people 303,189 people 1
1810s 306,444 people 306,444 people 306,444 people 1
1820s 309,619 people 309,619 people 309,619 people 1
1830s 317,386 people 317,386 people 317,386 people 1
1840s 325,796 people 325,796 people 325,796 people 1
1850s 334,336 people 334,336 people 334,336 people 1
1860s 342,994 people 342,994 people 342,994 people 1
1870s 351,756 people 351,756 people 351,756 people 1
1880s 360,083 people 360,083 people 360,083 people 1
1890s 377,314 people 377,314 people 377,314 people 1
1900s 395,190 people 395,190 people 395,190 people 1
1910s 413,702 people 413,702 people 413,702 people 1
1920s 413,873 people 413,873 people 413,873 people 1
1930s 415,265 people 415,265 people 415,265 people 1
1940s 416,374 people 416,374 people 416,374 people 1
1950s 429,090 people 417,687 people 440,892 people 10
1960s 446,831 people 443,485 people 448,633 people 10
1970s 437,833 people 432,674 people 444,174 people 10
1980s 472,929 people 447,548 people 510,751 people 10
1990s 588,277 people 522,760 people 640,602 people 10
2000s 678,210 people 649,493 people 694,284 people 10
2010s 892,387 people 685,006 people 983,969 people 10
2020s 1.07 million people 894,504 people 1.21 million people 10
2030s 1.16 million people 1.07 million people 1.21 million people 10
2040s 776,470 people 447,529 people 1.03 million people 10
2050s 349,150 people 349,150 people 349,150 people 1

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 149 Denmark 430,511 people compare
  2. 151 North Macedonia 378,611 people compare
  3. 153 Estonia 341,410 people compare
  4. 154 Vanuatu 333,655 people compare
  5. 155 Latvia 322,050 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Oman?
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 in Oman was 349,150 people in 2050, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1.21 million people in 2030.
What is the lowest urban and rural population projected to 2050 recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 199,809 people in 1500.
How does Oman rank for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
Oman ranks 152nd out of 238 countries with data for 2050.
Is urban and rural population projected to 2050 rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oman data come from?
The figures 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 part of Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Unit
people
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, 30,401 data points, 1000–2050
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Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modelled historical data.