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Oman — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Oman, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
3.96%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · +126.0% since 1961
Population growth for Oman was 3.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 14.23% in 2012. The lowest was -1.51% in 2020 (about -2.6× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.28% per year.
Oman ranks 3 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 1%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 1.56%, so Oman sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 72% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 11%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
3.96%
First (1961)
1.75%
Change
+126.0%
Highest
14.23%
in 2012
Lowest
-1.51%
in 2020
Average
3.60%
Annual growth (CAGR)
1.28%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.96% |
| 2024 | 4.5% |
| 2023 | 6.53% |
| 2022 | 4.98% |
| 2021 | -0.49% |
| 2020 | -1.51% |
| 2019 | -0.14% |
| 2018 | 1.32% |
| 2017 | 3.28% |
| 2016 | 4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.46% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.