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Urban population share in Oman

Urban population share in Oman was 79.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 61st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202579.5%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank61st of 215Countries ranked
Series high80.12021
Series low16.41960

Urban population share in Oman, 1960 to 2025

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020406080100196019701980199020002010202020251960: 16.4 %1961: 17.5 %1962: 18.7 %1963: 20.1 %1964: 21.7 %1965: 23.3 %1966: 25.1 %1967: 27 %1968: 29 %1969: 31.1 %1970: 33.2 %1971: 35.4 %1972: 37.6 %1973: 39.8 %1974: 42.1 %1975: 44.3 %1976: 46.6 %1977: 48.8 %1978: 51 %1979: 53.2 %1980: 55.3 %1981: 57.3 %1982: 59.3 %1983: 61.1 %1984: 62.9 %1985: 64.5 %1986: 66 %1987: 67.3 %1988: 68.5 %1989: 69.5 %1990: 70.4 %1991: 71 %1992: 71.4 %1993: 71.6 %1994: 71.7 %1995: 71.7 %1996: 71.6 %1997: 71.6 %1998: 71.6 %1999: 71.6 %2000: 71.5 %2001: 71.5 %2002: 71.5 %2003: 71.5 %2004: 71.5 %2005: 71.9 %2006: 72.4 %2007: 73.1 %2008: 73.8 %2009: 74.5 %2010: 75.2 %2011: 75.7 %2012: 76.1 %2013: 76.5 %2014: 76.9 %2015: 77.3 %2016: 77.8 %2017: 78.3 %2018: 79 %2019: 79.6 %2020: 80 %2021: 80.1 %2022: 80 %2023: 79.6 %2024: 79.4 %2025: 79.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202579.5
202479.4
202379.6
202280
202180.1
202080
201979.6
201879
201778.3
201677.8
201577.3
201476.9
201376.5
201276.1
201175.7
201075.2
200974.5
200873.8
200773.1
200672.4
200571.9
200471.5
200371.5
200271.5
200171.5
200071.5
199971.6
199871.6
199771.6
199671.6
199571.7
199471.7
199371.6
199271.4
199171
199070.4
198969.5
198868.5
198767.3
198666
198564.5
198462.9
198361.1
198259.3
198157.3
198055.3
197953.2
197851
197748.8
197646.6
197544.3
197442.1
197339.8
197237.6
197135.4
197033.2
196931.1
196829
196727
196625.1
196523.3
196421.7
196320.1
196218.7
196117.5
196016.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Oman?

Urban population share in Oman was 79.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 61st highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Oman?

80.1% in 2021, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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