| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Oman is 5,449,027 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Oman is projected at 5,223,375 or 5.223 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Oman is projected at 5,106,626 or 5.107 million people for the year 2020. Oman ranks number 120th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Oman is ranked 38th among 51 countries in Asia.
Oman's population peak will be 2075 with 7.48 mn people after Oman's population will be decreased year by year. The Omann population is projected to reach 5.94 million in 2030 and increase further to 6.92 million in 2050 and 7.27 million by 2100. Oman accounts for 0.066 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.071% in 2069 and is projected to decline at 0.067% by 2100.
Oman was at 150th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 114th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 5,106,626 | 131,640 | 2.65 | 0.066 |
| 2021 | 5,223,375 | 116,749 | 2.29 | 0.066 |
| 2022 | 5,323,993 | 100,618 | 1.93 | 0.067 |
| 2023 | 5,412,491 | 88,498 | 1.66 | 0.067 |
| 2024 | 5,494,166 | 81,675 | 1.51 | 0.068 |
| 2025 | 5,573,005 | 78,839 | 1.43 | 0.068 |
| 2026 | 5,650,933 | 77,928 | 1.40 | 0.068 |
| 2027 | 5,727,617 | 76,684 | 1.36 | 0.069 |
| 2028 | 5,801,975 | 74,358 | 1.30 | 0.069 |
| 2029 | 5,871,921 | 69,946 | 1.21 | 0.069 |
| 2030 | 5,936,081 | 64,160 | 1.09 | 0.069 |
| 2031 | 5,994,523 | 58,442 | 0.98 | 0.070 |
| 2032 | 6,048,507 | 53,984 | 0.90 | 0.070 |
| 2033 | 6,099,216 | 50,709 | 0.84 | 0.070 |
| 2034 | 6,148,204 | 48,988 | 0.80 | 0.070 |
| 2035 | 6,196,675 | 48,471 | 0.79 | 0.070 |
| 2036 | 6,245,181 | 48,506 | 0.78 | 0.070 |
| 2037 | 6,293,662 | 48,481 | 0.78 | 0.070 |
| 2038 | 6,342,055 | 48,393 | 0.77 | 0.070 |
| 2039 | 6,390,041 | 47,986 | 0.76 | 0.070 |
| 2040 | 6,437,418 | 47,377 | 0.74 | 0.070 |
| 2041 | 6,484,206 | 46,788 | 0.73 | 0.070 |
| 2042 | 6,530,678 | 46,472 | 0.72 | 0.070 |
| 2043 | 6,577,184 | 46,506 | 0.71 | 0.070 |
| 2044 | 6,624,172 | 46,988 | 0.71 | 0.070 |
| 2045 | 6,671,916 | 47,744 | 0.72 | 0.070 |
| 2046 | 6,720,506 | 48,590 | 0.73 | 0.070 |
| 2047 | 6,769,719 | 49,213 | 0.73 | 0.071 |
| 2048 | 6,819,064 | 49,345 | 0.73 | 0.071 |
| 2049 | 6,867,823 | 48,759 | 0.72 | 0.071 |
| 2050 | 6,915,444 | 47,621 | 0.69 | 0.071 |
| 2051 | 6,961,714 | 46,270 | 0.67 | 0.071 |
| 2052 | 7,006,598 | 44,884 | 0.64 | 0.071 |
| 2053 | 7,049,912 | 43,314 | 0.62 | 0.071 |
| 2054 | 7,091,499 | 41,587 | 0.59 | 0.072 |
| 2055 | 7,131,229 | 39,730 | 0.56 | 0.072 |
| 2056 | 7,168,963 | 37,734 | 0.53 | 0.072 |
| 2057 | 7,204,599 | 35,636 | 0.50 | 0.072 |
| 2058 | 7,238,033 | 33,434 | 0.46 | 0.072 |
| 2059 | 7,269,194 | 31,161 | 0.43 | 0.072 |
| 2060 | 7,298,032 | 28,838 | 0.40 | 0.072 |
| 2061 | 7,324,501 | 26,469 | 0.36 | 0.072 |
| 2062 | 7,348,599 | 24,098 | 0.33 | 0.072 |
| 2063 | 7,370,371 | 21,772 | 0.30 | 0.072 |
| 2064 | 7,389,878 | 19,507 | 0.26 | 0.072 |
| 2065 | 7,407,201 | 17,323 | 0.23 | 0.072 |
| 2066 | 7,422,380 | 15,179 | 0.20 | 0.072 |
| 2067 | 7,435,473 | 13,093 | 0.18 | 0.072 |
| 2068 | 7,446,593 | 11,120 | 0.15 | 0.072 |
| 2069 | 7,455,890 | 9,297 | 0.12 | 0.071 |
| 2070 | 7,463,493 | 7,603 | 0.10 | 0.071 |
| 2071 | 7,469,482 | 5,989 | 0.08 | 0.071 |
| 2072 | 7,473,941 | 4,459 | 0.06 | 0.071 |
| 2073 | 7,476,990 | 3,049 | 0.04 | 0.071 |
| 2074 | 7,478,743 | 1,753 | 0.02 | 0.071 |
| 2075 | 7,479,334 | 591 | 0.01 | 0.071 |
| 2076 | 7,478,842 | -492 | -0.01 | 0.071 |
| 2077 | 7,477,331 | -1,511 | -0.02 | 0.070 |
| 2078 | 7,474,860 | -2,471 | -0.03 | 0.070 |
| 2079 | 7,471,497 | -3,363 | -0.04 | 0.070 |
| 2080 | 7,467,285 | -4,212 | -0.06 | 0.070 |
| 2081 | 7,462,292 | -4,993 | -0.07 | 0.070 |
| 2082 | 7,456,581 | -5,711 | -0.08 | 0.070 |
| 2083 | 7,450,172 | -6,409 | -0.09 | 0.069 |
| 2084 | 7,443,096 | -7,076 | -0.09 | 0.069 |
| 2085 | 7,435,389 | -7,707 | -0.10 | 0.069 |
| 2086 | 7,427,067 | -8,322 | -0.11 | 0.069 |
| 2087 | 7,418,182 | -8,885 | -0.12 | 0.069 |
| 2088 | 7,408,813 | -9,369 | -0.13 | 0.069 |
| 2089 | 7,399,036 | -9,777 | -0.13 | 0.069 |
| 2090 | 7,388,918 | -10,118 | -0.14 | 0.068 |
| 2091 | 7,378,492 | -10,426 | -0.14 | 0.068 |
| 2092 | 7,367,757 | -10,735 | -0.15 | 0.068 |
| 2093 | 7,356,689 | -11,068 | -0.15 | 0.068 |
| 2094 | 7,345,264 | -11,425 | -0.16 | 0.068 |
| 2095 | 7,333,448 | -11,816 | -0.16 | 0.068 |
| 2096 | 7,321,214 | -12,234 | -0.17 | 0.067 |
| 2097 | 7,308,545 | -12,669 | -0.17 | 0.067 |
| 2098 | 7,295,445 | -13,100 | -0.18 | 0.067 |
| 2099 | 7,281,890 | -13,555 | -0.19 | 0.067 |
| 2100 | 7,267,900 | -13,990 | -0.19 | 0.067 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 456,419 | - | - | 0.018 |
| 1951 | 462,251 | 5,832 | 1.28 | 0.018 |
| 1952 | 469,351 | 7,100 | 1.54 | 0.018 |
| 1953 | 477,440 | 8,089 | 1.72 | 0.018 |
| 1954 | 486,312 | 8,872 | 1.86 | 0.018 |
| 1955 | 495,818 | 9,506 | 1.95 | 0.018 |
| 1956 | 505,894 | 10,076 | 2.03 | 0.018 |
| 1957 | 516,472 | 10,578 | 2.09 | 0.018 |
| 1958 | 527,601 | 11,129 | 2.15 | 0.018 |
| 1959 | 539,331 | 11,730 | 2.22 | 0.018 |
| 1960 | 551,740 | 12,409 | 2.30 | 0.018 |
| 1961 | 564,893 | 13,153 | 2.38 | 0.018 |
| 1962 | 578,823 | 13,930 | 2.47 | 0.018 |
| 1963 | 593,504 | 14,681 | 2.54 | 0.018 |
| 1964 | 608,889 | 15,385 | 2.59 | 0.019 |
| 1965 | 625,009 | 16,120 | 2.65 | 0.019 |
| 1966 | 642,001 | 16,992 | 2.72 | 0.019 |
| 1967 | 660,114 | 18,113 | 2.82 | 0.019 |
| 1968 | 679,595 | 19,481 | 2.95 | 0.019 |
| 1969 | 700,729 | 21,134 | 3.11 | 0.019 |
| 1970 | 723,851 | 23,122 | 3.30 | 0.020 |
| 1971 | 748,968 | 25,117 | 3.47 | 0.020 |
| 1972 | 776,380 | 27,412 | 3.66 | 0.020 |
| 1973 | 806,986 | 30,606 | 3.94 | 0.021 |
| 1974 | 841,950 | 34,964 | 4.33 | 0.021 |
| 1975 | 882,047 | 40,097 | 4.76 | 0.022 |
| 1976 | 927,436 | 45,389 | 5.15 | 0.022 |
| 1977 | 977,804 | 50,368 | 5.43 | 0.023 |
| 1978 | 1,032,799 | 54,995 | 5.62 | 0.024 |
| 1979 | 1,091,852 | 59,053 | 5.72 | 0.025 |
| 1980 | 1,154,377 | 62,525 | 5.73 | 0.026 |
| 1981 | 1,220,585 | 66,208 | 5.74 | 0.027 |
| 1982 | 1,290,111 | 69,526 | 5.70 | 0.028 |
| 1983 | 1,361,087 | 70,976 | 5.50 | 0.029 |
| 1984 | 1,431,070 | 69,983 | 5.14 | 0.030 |
| 1985 | 1,498,418 | 67,348 | 4.71 | 0.031 |
| 1986 | 1,561,185 | 62,767 | 4.19 | 0.031 |
| 1987 | 1,619,863 | 58,678 | 3.76 | 0.032 |
| 1988 | 1,678,110 | 58,247 | 3.60 | 0.033 |
| 1989 | 1,741,156 | 63,046 | 3.76 | 0.033 |
| 1990 | 1,812,161 | 71,005 | 4.08 | 0.034 |
| 1991 | 1,893,768 | 81,607 | 4.50 | 0.035 |
| 1992 | 1,983,275 | 89,507 | 4.73 | 0.036 |
| 1993 | 2,072,104 | 88,829 | 4.48 | 0.037 |
| 1994 | 2,148,419 | 76,315 | 3.68 | 0.038 |
| 1995 | 2,204,277 | 55,858 | 2.60 | 0.038 |
| 1996 | 2,236,654 | 32,377 | 1.47 | 0.038 |
| 1997 | 2,249,762 | 13,108 | 0.59 | 0.038 |
| 1998 | 2,251,864 | 2,102 | 0.09 | 0.038 |
| 1999 | 2,254,904 | 3,040 | 0.13 | 0.037 |
| 2000 | 2,267,973 | 13,069 | 0.58 | 0.037 |
| 2001 | 2,294,962 | 26,989 | 1.19 | 0.037 |
| 2002 | 2,334,858 | 39,896 | 1.74 | 0.037 |
| 2003 | 2,386,166 | 51,308 | 2.20 | 0.037 |
| 2004 | 2,445,517 | 59,351 | 2.49 | 0.038 |
| 2005 | 2,511,251 | 65,734 | 2.69 | 0.038 |
| 2006 | 2,580,758 | 69,507 | 2.77 | 0.039 |
| 2007 | 2,657,158 | 76,400 | 2.96 | 0.040 |
| 2008 | 2,750,963 | 93,805 | 3.53 | 0.041 |
| 2009 | 2,876,186 | 125,223 | 4.55 | 0.042 |
| 2010 | 3,041,434 | 165,248 | 5.75 | 0.044 |
| 2011 | 3,251,108 | 209,674 | 6.89 | 0.046 |
| 2012 | 3,498,029 | 246,921 | 7.59 | 0.049 |
| 2013 | 3,764,806 | 266,777 | 7.63 | 0.052 |
| 2014 | 4,027,260 | 262,454 | 6.97 | 0.055 |
| 2015 | 4,267,348 | 240,088 | 5.96 | 0.058 |
| 2016 | 4,479,219 | 211,871 | 4.96 | 0.060 |
| 2017 | 4,665,928 | 186,709 | 4.17 | 0.062 |
| 2018 | 4,829,473 | 163,545 | 3.51 | 0.063 |
| 2019 | 4,974,986 | 145,513 | 3.01 | 0.064 |