Oman — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Oman, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan it ranks 12 of 23 economies; Iran, Islamic Rep. (77.38%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 8% in 1965.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1970. Doubling roughly every 29 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 165th of 217 in 1960 → 132nd of 217 in 1970 → 85th of 217 in 1980 → 61st of 217 in 1990 → 65th of 217 in 2000 → 63rd of 217 in 2010 → 56th of 217 in 2020 → 61st of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.48% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 79.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 79.57% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 80.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 80.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 80.02% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 79.58% | +0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 78.97% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 78.31% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 77.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 77.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 76.89% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 76.49% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 76.09% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 75.66% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 75.16% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 74.53% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 73.81% | +0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 73.07% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 72.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 71.86% | +0.3 pp |
| 2004 | 71.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 71.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 71.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 71.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 71.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 71.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 71.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 71.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 71.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 71.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 71.67% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 71.64% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 71.44% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 71% | +0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 70.36% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 69.53% | +1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 68.51% | +1.2 pp |
| 1987 | 67.33% | +1.3 pp |
| 1986 | 65.98% | +1.5 pp |
| 1985 | 64.49% | +1.6 pp |
| 1984 | 62.87% | +1.7 pp |
| 1983 | 61.13% | +1.9 pp |
| 1982 | 59.28% | +1.9 pp |
| 1981 | 57.33% | +2.0 pp |
| 1980 | 55.3% | +2.1 pp |
| 1979 | 53.2% | +2.2 pp |
| 1978 | 51.04% | +2.2 pp |
| 1977 | 48.84% | +2.2 pp |
| 1976 | 46.6% | +2.3 pp |
| 1975 | 44.34% | +2.3 pp |
| 1974 | 42.08% | +2.3 pp |
| 1973 | 39.81% | +2.2 pp |
| 1972 | 37.57% | +2.2 pp |
| 1971 | 35.35% | +2.2 pp |
| 1970 | 33.17% | +2.1 pp |
| 1969 | 31.05% | +2.1 pp |
| 1968 | 28.99% | +2.0 pp |
| 1967 | 27.01% | +1.9 pp |
| 1966 | 25.13% | +1.8 pp |
| 1965 | 23.34% | +1.7 pp |
| 1964 | 21.67% | +1.5 pp |
| 1963 | 20.13% | +1.4 pp |
| 1962 | 18.73% | +1.2 pp |
| 1961 | 17.48% | +1.1 pp |
| 1960 | 16.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Oman’s Urban population in 1961?
17.48% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Oman’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +384.6% in total — about 2.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 79.48%; 2024: 79.44%; 2023: 79.57%; 2022: 80.01%; 2021: 80.12%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.