Oman — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Oman, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 3 of 23 economies; Qatar (3.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1118% in 2022. That is 37% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1974. Doubling roughly every 54 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 144th of 216 in 1961 → 68th of 216 in 1970 → 11th of 216 in 1980 → 7th of 216 in 1990 → 114th of 217 in 2000 → 38th of 217 in 2010 → 211th of 217 in 2020 → 3rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -2.0 pp |
| 2023 | 6.53% | +1.5 pp |
| 2022 | 4.98% | +5.5 pp |
| 2021 | -0.49% | +1.0 pp |
| 2020 | -1.51% | -1.4 pp |
| 2019 | -0.14% | -1.5 pp |
| 2018 | 1.32% | -2.0 pp |
| 2017 | 3.28% | -1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +0.3 pp |
| 2015 | 4.46% | +0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -3.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.78% | -6.5 pp |
| 2012 | 14.23% | +3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 10.96% | +8.3 pp |
| 2010 | 2.68% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 2.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 2.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 2.26% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 1.72% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 1.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 1.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 1.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 1.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.84% | -1.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2.93% | -1.3 pp |
| 1993 | 4.21% | -0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 4.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 4.84% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 5.1% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 5.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 5.67% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 6.01% | -0.4 pp |
| 1986 | 6.42% | +0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 6.05% | +0.6 pp |
| 1984 | 5.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 5.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 5.55% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 5.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 5.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 5.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 1978 | 5.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 4.86% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 4.18% | +0.7 pp |
| 1974 | 3.52% | +0.6 pp |
| 1973 | 2.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 2.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 2.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.49% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 2.07% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 1.96% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 1.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 1.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Oman’s Population growth in 1962?
1.85% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Oman’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +126.0% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.96%; 2024: 4.5%; 2023: 6.53%; 2022: 4.98%; 2021: -0.49%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.