Population estimates and projections in Oman

Oman had an estimated population of 5,049,269 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Oman, 2023 (latest estimate) 5,049,269 People
Change from 2022 +6.7% 2022: 4,730,226 people
Projection for 2030 6,112,706 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 7,827,002 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 12,094,996 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 125th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Oman over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Oman
2100 12,094,996 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 11,688,491 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 11,272,548 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 10,854,878 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 10,441,469 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 10,031,366 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 9,617,882 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 9,192,602 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 8,752,186 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 8,294,390 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 7,827,002 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 7,370,225 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 6,931,974 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 6,517,804 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 6,112,706 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 5,494,691 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 5,049,269 people
2022 4,730,226 people
2021 4,500,424 people
2020 4,522,496 people
2019 4,591,241 people
2018 4,597,877 people
2017 4,537,396 people
2016 4,390,877 people
2015 4,184,895 people
2014 4,002,439 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +6.7% from 4,730,226 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 3,833,913 people, the figure has changed by +31.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Oman has the 125th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Oman
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024