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Oman — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Oman, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
79.48%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +384.6% since 1960
Urban population for Oman was 79.48% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 80.12% in 2021. The lowest was 16.40% in 1960 (about 4.8× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.46% per year.
Oman ranks 61 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 28%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 79.48%, so Oman sits level with it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 3%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
79.48%
First (1960)
16.40%
Change
+384.6%
Highest
80.12%
in 2021
Lowest
16.40%
in 1960
Average
60.33%
Annual growth (CAGR)
2.46%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.48% |
| 2024 | 79.44% |
| 2023 | 79.57% |
| 2022 | 80.01% |
| 2021 | 80.12% |
| 2020 | 80.02% |
| 2019 | 79.58% |
| 2018 | 78.97% |
| 2017 | 78.31% |
| 2016 | 77.75% |
| 2015 | 77.3% |
| 2014 | 76.89% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. 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.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of 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.