Oman Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Oman urban population for 2021 was 3,934,799, a 0.38% increase from 2020.
  • Oman urban population for 2020 was 3,919,863, a 0.33% decline from 2019.
  • Oman urban population for 2019 was 3,932,743, a 1.1% increase from 2018.
  • Oman urban population for 2018 was 3,889,772, a 2.49% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Urban Population
United States 275,050,303
Japan 115,459,909
Germany 64,513,567
United Kingdom 56,656,654
France 55,041,156
Argentina 42,248,949
Italy 42,172,384
South Korea 42,127,573
Spain 38,433,310
Canada 31,229,095
Saudi Arabia 30,380,961
Poland 22,676,585
Australia 22,184,739
Chile 17,118,329
Netherlands 16,230,689
Belgium 11,374,657
Sweden 9,190,703
Israel 8,677,993
Greece 8,517,020
UAE 8,175,678
Czech Republic 7,796,754
Hong Kong 7,413,100
Hungary 7,014,911
Portugal 6,902,258
Switzerland 6,440,172
Singapore 5,453,566
Austria 5,283,472
Denmark 5,167,981
Finland 4,742,889
Norway 4,506,374
New Zealand 4,445,853
Kuwait 4,250,114
Oman 3,934,799
Uruguay 3,275,607
Ireland 3,216,796
Puerto Rico 3,054,454
Panama 2,992,584
Slovak Republic 2,931,708
Qatar 2,668,826
Croatia 2,256,663
Lithuania 1,911,545
Bahrain 1,311,407
Latvia 1,289,387
Slovenia 1,168,445
Estonia 923,866
Cyprus 831,814
Trinidad and Tobago 812,644
Macao 686,607
Luxembourg 586,759
Malta 491,624
Iceland 349,960
Brunei 349,858
Bahamas 340,051
New Caledonia 194,938
French Polynesia 188,701
Guam 162,033
Curacao 135,666
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 101,678
Barbados 87,864
Andorra 69,438
Cayman Islands 68,136
Bermuda 63,867
Seychelles 57,542
Channel Islands 53,552
Greenland 49,575
Aruba 46,734
Northern Mariana Islands 45,468
Isle of Man 44,723
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,846
Turks and Caicos Islands 42,332
Monaco 36,686
San Marino 32,942
Gibraltar 32,669
Antigua and Barbuda 22,727
Faroe Islands 22,522
British Virgin Islands 15,225
St. Kitts and Nevis 14,713
Palau 14,686
Liechtenstein 5,649
Oman Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 3,934,799 87.04 0.38%
2020 3,919,863 86.28 -0.33%
2019 3,932,743 85.44 1.10%
2018 3,889,772 84.54 2.46%
2017 3,795,173 83.56 4.49%
2016 3,628,408 82.50 6.21%
2015 3,410,010 81.35 5.94%
2014 3,213,227 80.15 6.51%
2013 3,010,674 78.88 9.34%
2012 2,742,336 77.56 11.55%
2011 2,443,090 76.18 12.03%
2010 2,166,075 75.16 7.33%
2009 2,013,010 74.62 2.47%
2008 1,963,882 74.08 2.47%
2007 1,915,893 73.53 2.51%
2006 1,868,429 72.97 2.57%
2005 1,820,999 72.40 2.65%
2004 1,773,304 71.83 1.96%
2003 1,738,813 71.51 1.13%
2002 1,719,313 71.53 1.19%
2001 1,699,040 71.55 1.26%
2000 1,677,758 71.57 1.33%
1999 1,655,567 71.59 1.40%
1998 1,632,490 71.61 1.48%
1997 1,608,492 71.63 1.57%
1996 1,583,413 71.65 1.67%
1995 1,557,132 71.67 1.78%
1994 1,529,589 71.69 3.84%
1993 1,471,938 71.04 6.55%
1992 1,378,681 69.45 7.05%
1991 1,284,861 67.80 7.43%
1990 1,192,826 66.10 7.82%
1989 1,103,129 64.37 8.21%
1988 1,016,172 62.59 8.64%
1987 932,017 60.78 9.11%
1986 850,825 58.94 9.66%
1985 772,444 57.08 9.44%
1984 702,827 55.20 9.05%
1983 641,993 53.29 9.31%
1982 584,916 51.39 9.46%
1981 532,122 49.47 9.49%
1980 483,925 47.56 9.56%
1979 439,808 45.65 9.63%
1978 399,438 43.76 9.62%
1977 362,802 41.89 9.49%
1976 329,954 40.04 9.25%
1975 300,810 38.21 9.02%
1974 274,876 36.42 8.45%
1973 252,597 34.67 7.92%
1972 233,357 32.96 7.96%
1971 215,506 31.29 7.99%
1970 198,961 29.67 8.03%
1969 183,614 28.09 8.07%
1968 169,383 26.58 8.12%
1967 156,170 25.11 8.15%
1966 143,950 23.69 8.18%
1965 132,645 22.34 8.20%
1964 122,205 21.04 8.23%
1963 112,549 19.79 8.22%
1962 103,667 18.61 8.22%
1961 95,491 17.48 8.18%
1960 87,995 16.40 %