Oman Rural Population 1960-2022
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
- Oman rural population for 2020 was 700,833, a 3.23% decline from 2019.
- Oman rural population for 2019 was 724,210, a 3.01% decline from 2018.
- Oman rural population for 2018 was 746,685, a 2.66% decline from 2017.
- Oman rural population for 2017 was 767,078, a 2.14% decline from 2016.
| Oman Rural Population - Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | % of Total | Change |
| 2020 | 700,833 | 13.72 | -3.28% |
| 2019 | 724,210 | 14.56 | -3.06% |
| 2018 | 746,685 | 15.46 | -2.69% |
| 2017 | 767,078 | 16.44 | -2.16% |
| 2016 | 783,863 | 17.50 | -1.52% |
| 2015 | 795,859 | 18.65 | -0.47% |
| 2014 | 799,611 | 19.86 | 0.57% |
| 2013 | 795,052 | 21.12 | 1.30% |
| 2012 | 784,818 | 22.44 | 1.35% |
| 2011 | 774,315 | 23.82 | 2.46% |
| 2010 | 755,462 | 24.84 | 3.45% |
| 2009 | 729,861 | 25.38 | 2.33% |
| 2008 | 713,048 | 25.92 | 1.36% |
| 2007 | 703,430 | 26.47 | 0.82% |
| 2006 | 697,655 | 27.03 | 0.65% |
| 2005 | 693,106 | 27.60 | 0.60% |
| 2004 | 688,977 | 28.17 | 1.33% |
| 2003 | 679,842 | 28.49 | 2.24% |
| 2002 | 664,758 | 28.47 | 1.79% |
| 2001 | 652,939 | 28.45 | 1.25% |
| 2000 | 644,807 | 28.43 | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 640,639 | 28.41 | 0.21% |
| 1998 | 639,325 | 28.39 | 0.16% |
| 1997 | 638,279 | 28.37 | 0.65% |
| 1996 | 634,113 | 28.35 | 1.53% |
| 1995 | 624,491 | 28.33 | 2.63% |
| 1994 | 608,260 | 28.31 | 1.37% |
| 1993 | 599,999 | 28.96 | -0.99% |
| 1992 | 605,949 | 30.55 | -0.64% |
| 1991 | 609,867 | 32.20 | -0.72% |
| 1990 | 614,285 | 33.90 | -1.00% |
| 1989 | 620,443 | 35.63 | -1.17% |
| 1988 | 627,717 | 37.41 | -1.20% |
| 1987 | 635,265 | 39.22 | -0.89% |
| 1986 | 640,958 | 41.06 | -0.34% |
| 1985 | 643,134 | 42.92 | 0.31% |
| 1984 | 641,160 | 44.80 | 0.85% |
| 1983 | 635,708 | 46.71 | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 627,192 | 48.62 | 1.68% |
| 1981 | 616,746 | 50.53 | 1.87% |
| 1980 | 605,330 | 52.44 | 1.99% |
| 1979 | 593,381 | 54.35 | 2.14% |
| 1978 | 580,824 | 56.24 | 2.19% |
| 1977 | 568,221 | 58.11 | 2.16% |
| 1976 | 556,099 | 59.96 | 2.02% |
| 1975 | 544,985 | 61.79 | 1.80% |
| 1974 | 535,288 | 63.58 | 1.52% |
| 1973 | 527,211 | 65.33 | 1.28% |
| 1972 | 520,504 | 67.04 | 1.13% |
| 1971 | 514,638 | 68.71 | 1.08% |
| 1970 | 509,114 | 70.34 | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 503,870 | 71.91 | 0.97% |
| 1968 | 498,990 | 73.43 | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 494,388 | 74.89 | 0.91% |
| 1966 | 489,890 | 76.31 | 0.92% |
| 1965 | 485,392 | 77.66 | 0.95% |
| 1964 | 480,780 | 78.96 | 0.99% |
| 1963 | 476,021 | 80.21 | 1.03% |
| 1962 | 471,125 | 81.39 | 1.06% |
| 1961 | 466,176 | 82.53 | 1.06% |
| 1960 | 461,250 | 83.60 | % |
