Urban population share in Oman
79.5% of people in Oman lived in urban areas in 2025.
Oman, 2025
79.5%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
61st of 217
Urban population share in Oman over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Oman | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.5% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 79.6% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 76.9% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 71.5% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 71.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 71.5% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 79.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 77.3%, the figure has changed by +2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Oman has the 61st highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
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Population estimates and projections
5,049,269 people
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Median age estimates and projections
29.3 years
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Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.53 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
4.59%
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5,494,691 people
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Population growth
3.96%
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