Oman Population 2023
- The current population of Oman is estimated at 5,414,791 people as of March, 2023, according to the latest population growth rate and projections.
- Population of Oman represent 0.07% of the total world population.
- The population density of Oman is 38.9 inhabitants per km2.
- Oman is located in Asia.
- Oman ranks number 120 in the list of countries ordered by population.
- The latitudinal point of Oman is 23.6251° N. The longitudinal coordinate of the country is 58.5373° E.
- The median age in Oman is 30.6 years.
- Minimum Wages in Oman is 325 OMR per month, around USD $844.06 per month, in 2022.
- The countries that Oman shares its land boundary with are Yemen to southwest, the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, and Saudi Arabia to the west. The Arabian Sea lies to the south and east, and Gulf of Oman to the north.
Oman
| Official name | Sultanate of Oman |
|---|---|
| Location | Asia |
| Capital | Muscat |
| Population | 5,309,911 (as of June, 2022) |
| Population density | 38.9/km2 |
| Population growth rate | 2.7% (in 2023) |
| Area | 309,500 km2 (119,498.57 sq mi) |
| Official language | Arabic |
| Currency | Omani rial (OMR) |
| Life expectancy | 78.37 years |
| Internet TLD | .om |
| Call code | +968 |
Oman Population Graph
Oman Population History (1960-2020)
| Year | Population | Male Population | Female Population | Male (%) | Female (%) | Urban Population | Urban (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,110,707 | 3,373,067 | 1,737,640 | 66% | 34% | 4,409,518 | 86.28% |
| 2019 | 4,978,972 | 3,287,117 | 1,691,855 | 66.02% | 33.98% | 4,254,034 | 85.44% |
| 2018 | 4,833,340 | 3,189,521 | 1,643,819 | 65.99% | 34.01% | 4,086,106 | 84.54% |
| 2017 | 4,669,659 | 3,075,904 | 1,593,755 | 65.87% | 34.13% | 3,901,967 | 83.56% |
| 2016 | 4,482,800 | 2,941,613 | 1,541,187 | 65.62% | 34.38% | 3,698,310 | 82.5% |
| 2015 | 4,270,755 | 2,784,959 | 1,485,796 | 65.21% | 34.79% | 3,474,259 | 81.35% |
| 2014 | 4,030,477 | 2,603,285 | 1,427,192 | 64.59% | 35.41% | 3,230,427 | 80.15% |
| 2013 | 3,767,817 | 2,401,607 | 1,366,210 | 63.74% | 36.26% | 2,972,054 | 78.88% |
| 2012 | 3,500,829 | 2,193,970 | 1,306,859 | 62.67% | 37.33% | 2,715,243 | 77.56% |
| 2011 | 3,253,703 | 2,000,702 | 1,253,001 | 61.49% | 38.51% | 2,478,671 | 76.18% |
| 2010 | 3,043,868 | 1,836,061 | 1,207,807 | 60.32% | 39.68% | 2,287,771 | 75.16% |
| 2009 | 2,878,775 | 1,705,962 | 1,172,813 | 59.26% | 40.74% | 2,148,142 | 74.62% |
| 2008 | 2,753,432 | 1,606,903 | 1,146,529 | 58.36% | 41.64% | 2,039,742 | 74.08% |
| 2007 | 2,659,553 | 1,532,700 | 1,126,853 | 57.63% | 42.37% | 1,955,569 | 73.53% |
| 2006 | 2,583,076 | 1,473,645 | 1,109,431 | 57.05% | 42.95% | 1,884,871 | 72.97% |
| 2005 | 2,513,514 | 1,421,644 | 1,091,870 | 56.56% | 43.44% | 1,819,784 | 72.4% |
| 2004 | 2,447,725 | 1,374,398 | 1,073,327 | 56.15% | 43.85% | 1,758,201 | 71.83% |
| 2003 | 2,388,312 | 1,334,350 | 1,053,962 | 55.87% | 44.13% | 1,707,882 | 71.51% |
| 2002 | 2,336,961 | 1,302,388 | 1,034,573 | 55.73% | 44.27% | 1,671,628 | 71.53% |
| 2001 | 2,297,024 | 1,281,969 | 1,015,055 | 55.81% | 44.19% | 1,643,521 | 71.55% |
| 2000 | 2,270,014 | 1,274,386 | 995,628 | 56.14% | 43.86% | 1,624,649 | 71.57% |
| 1999 | 2,256,927 | 1,280,580 | 976,347 | 56.74% | 43.26% | 1,615,734 | 71.59% |
| 1998 | 2,253,886 | 1,297,337 | 956,549 | 57.56% | 42.44% | 1,614,008 | 71.61% |
| 1997 | 2,251,784 | 1,315,267 | 936,517 | 58.41% | 41.59% | 1,612,953 | 71.63% |
| 1996 | 2,238,665 | 1,321,708 | 916,957 | 59.04% | 40.96% | 1,604,003 | 71.65% |
| 1995 | 2,206,251 | 1,308,527 | 897,724 | 59.31% | 40.69% | 1,581,220 | 71.67% |
| 1994 | 2,150,350 | 1,271,072 | 879,278 | 59.11% | 40.89% | 1,541,586 | 71.69% |
| 1993 | 2,073,971 | 1,212,858 | 861,113 | 58.48% | 41.52% | 1,473,349 | 71.04% |
| 1992 | 1,985,057 | 1,142,202 | 842,855 | 57.54% | 42.46% | 1,378,622 | 69.45% |
| 1991 | 1,895,465 | 1,071,506 | 823,959 | 56.53% | 43.47% | 1,285,125 | 67.8% |
| 1990 | 1,813,789 | 1,009,555 | 804,234 | 55.66% | 44.34% | 1,198,915 | 66.1% |
| 1989 | 1,742,722 | 959,194 | 783,528 | 55.04% | 44.96% | 1,121,790 | 64.37% |
| 1988 | 1,679,629 | 917,749 | 761,880 | 54.64% | 45.36% | 1,051,280 | 62.59% |
| 1987 | 1,621,329 | 882,165 | 739,164 | 54.41% | 45.59% | 985,444 | 60.78% |
| 1986 | 1,562,585 | 847,546 | 715,039 | 54.24% | 45.76% | 920,988 | 58.94% |
| 1985 | 1,499,762 | 810,621 | 689,141 | 54.05% | 45.95% | 856,064 | 57.08% |
| 1984 | 1,432,354 | 770,893 | 661,461 | 53.82% | 46.18% | 790,659 | 55.2% |
| 1983 | 1,362,310 | 729,926 | 632,384 | 53.58% | 46.42% | 725,975 | 53.29% |
| 1982 | 1,291,282 | 688,512 | 602,770 | 53.32% | 46.68% | 663,590 | 51.39% |
| 1981 | 1,221,677 | 647,855 | 573,822 | 53.03% | 46.97% | 604,364 | 49.47% |
| 1980 | 1,155,412 | 608,902 | 546,510 | 52.7% | 47.3% | 549,514 | 47.56% |
| 1979 | 1,092,841 | 571,665 | 521,176 | 52.31% | 47.69% | 498,882 | 45.65% |
| 1978 | 1,033,727 | 536,091 | 497,636 | 51.86% | 48.14% | 452,359 | 43.76% |
| 1977 | 978,782 | 502,702 | 476,080 | 51.36% | 48.64% | 410,012 | 41.89% |
| 1976 | 928,361 | 472,164 | 456,197 | 50.86% | 49.14% | 371,716 | 40.04% |
| 1975 | 882,920 | 445,080 | 437,840 | 50.41% | 49.59% | 337,364 | 38.21% |
| 1974 | 842,794 | 421,566 | 421,228 | 50.02% | 49.98% | 306,946 | 36.42% |
| 1973 | 807,792 | 401,473 | 406,319 | 49.7% | 50.3% | 280,061 | 34.67% |
| 1972 | 777,161 | 384,384 | 392,777 | 49.46% | 50.54% | 256,152 | 32.96% |
| 1971 | 749,717 | 369,386 | 380,331 | 49.27% | 50.73% | 234,586 | 31.29% |
| 1970 | 724,566 | 355,979 | 368,587 | 49.13% | 50.87% | 214,979 | 29.67% |
| 1969 | 701,426 | 344,049 | 357,377 | 49.05% | 50.95% | 197,031 | 28.09% |
| 1968 | 680,272 | 333,469 | 346,803 | 49.02% | 50.98% | 180,816 | 26.58% |
| 1967 | 660,777 | 323,979 | 336,798 | 49.03% | 50.97% | 165,921 | 25.11% |
| 1966 | 642,649 | 315,348 | 327,301 | 49.07% | 50.93% | 152,244 | 23.69% |
| 1965 | 625,631 | 307,373 | 318,258 | 49.13% | 50.87% | 139,766 | 22.34% |
| 1964 | 609,499 | 299,874 | 309,625 | 49.2% | 50.8% | 128,239 | 21.04% |
| 1963 | 594,091 | 292,709 | 301,382 | 49.27% | 50.73% | 117,571 | 19.79% |
| 1962 | 579,406 | 285,937 | 293,469 | 49.35% | 50.65% | 107,827 | 18.61% |
| 1961 | 565,456 | 279,561 | 285,895 | 49.44% | 50.56% | 98,842 | 17.48% |
| 1960 | 552,287 | 273,548 | 278,739 | 49.53% | 50.47% | 90,575 | 16.4% |
Cities in Oman ordered by Population
The list offered below features the biggest cities of Oman. Besides, in the table you will find information regarding the population size in these cities. Cities are ordered by population (largest to smallest).
Oman
| # | City | Population 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | 798,036 |
| 2 | Seeb | 239,195 |
| 3 | Salalah | 164,494 |
| 4 | Bawshar | 160,572 |
| 5 | Sohar | 109,129 |
| 6 | As Suwayq | 107,743 |
| 7 | Ibri | 102,463 |
| 8 | Saham | 90,033 |
| 9 | Barka | 82,276 |
| 10 | Rustaq | 80,137 |
| 11 | Al Buraymi | 74,451 |
| 12 | Nizwa | 72,818 |
| 13 | Sur | 71,799 |
| 14 | Bahla | 54,865 |
| 15 | Al Khaburah | 50,675 |
| 16 | Shinas | 48,374 |
| 17 | Sufalat Sama'il | 48,195 |
| 18 | Izki | 36,464 |
| 19 | Liwa | 26,609 |
| 20 | Ibra | 25,482 |
| 21 | Oman Smart Future City | 25,198 |
| 22 | Bidbid | 21,336 |
| 23 | Badiyah | 18,642 |
| 24 | Khasab | 18,088 |
| 25 | Adam | 17,432 |
| 26 | Yanqul | 16,770 |
| 27 | Al Qabil | 14,151 |
| 28 | Bayt al Awabi | 10,792 |
| 29 | Dib Dibba | 5,064 |
| 30 | Madha al Jadidah | 2,299 |
Other Countries from Asia Ranked by Population
| Country Name | Population 2023 | Population density |
|---|---|---|
| China | 1,450,158,659 | 145/km2 |
| India | 1,383,820,649 | 417/km2 |
| Indonesia | 276,736,832 | 142/km2 |
| Pakistan | 231,611,059 | 243/km2 |
| Bangladesh | 167,903,853 | 1,108/km2 |
| Japan | 125,553,305 | 332/km2 |
| Philippines | 112,540,861 | 337/km2 |
| Turkey | 86,336,104 | 116/km2 |
| Iran | 85,971,815 | 49/km2 |
| Thailand | 70,176,879 | 136.1/km2 |
| Myanmar | 55,086,917 | 76/km2 |
| South Korea | 51,912,141 | 507/km2 |
| Iraq | 42,001,087 | 83/km2 |
| Afghanistan | 40,697,213 | 48.57/km2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 35,909,711 | 15/km2 |
| Malaysia | 33,170,971 | 98/km2 |
| Nepal | 30,151,786 | 180/km2 |
| North Korea | 25,807,433 | 213/km2 |
| Taiwan | 23,898,113 | 650/km2 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,815,213 | 337/km2 |