Oman — Population
Population, Total for Oman, 1960–2025.
Population for Oman was 5.49 million in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 530,485 in 1960 (about 10.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.66% per year.
Oman ranks 120 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 55%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 11.52 million, so Oman sits below it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 31%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 17 of 23 economies; West Bank and Gaza (5.41 million) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 15% in 2012. That is 17% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1982; grown tenfold by 2025. Doubling roughly every 19 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 149th of 216 in 1960 → 148th of 216 in 1970 → 146th of 216 in 1980 → 144th of 217 in 1990 → 139th of 217 in 2000 → 138th of 217 in 2010 → 126th of 217 in 2020 → 120th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,494,691 | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 5,281,538 | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 5,049,269 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 4,730,226 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 4,500,424 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 4,522,497 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,591,241 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 4,597,877 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,537,396 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 4,390,877 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 4,184,895 | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 4,002,439 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 3,833,913 | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 3,547,106 | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 3,076,763 | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 2,757,446 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,684,659 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2,626,529 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,570,174 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,514,795 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,459,802 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,404,821 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 2,363,796 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,337,140 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 2,310,217 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 2,282,131 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2,252,909 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,222,489 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,190,720 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,156,926 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2,120,528 | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,081,834 | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 2,021,675 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 1,938,238 | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 1,851,473 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 1,763,954 | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 1,676,228 | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 1,588,568 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 1,500,996 | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 1,413,419 | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 1,325,480 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,247,716 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,181,459 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 1,117,678 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 1,057,320 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1,001,248 | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 949,116 | +5.4% |
| 1978 | 900,304 | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 855,314 | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 814,701 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 778,864 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 746,988 | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 721,179 | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 700,593 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 681,119 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 662,680 | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 645,255 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 628,798 | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 613,318 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 598,804 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 585,236 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 572,577 | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 560,827 | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 549,941 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 539,854 | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 530,485 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Oman’s Population in 1961?
539,854 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Oman’s Population figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — people — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Oman’s Population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +935.8% in total — about 3.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.TOTL. 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: 5,494,691; 2024: 5,281,538; 2023: 5,049,269; 2022: 4,730,226; 2021: 4,500,424. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.TOTL — Population, Total. 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.