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Oman
Urban population

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.

Global rank#107out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

4.4 M3.3 M2.2 M1.2 M87 K196019932025Oman · 2025: 4.37MOman

Analytical takeaways

  • Oman records 4.37M for Urban population in 2025, ranking #107 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 87,000 in 1960 to 4.37M in 2025, a gain of 4.28M.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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