Rural population in Oman
Oman: Rural population was 20.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Oman, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population in Oman stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Oman peaked at 83.6% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2021.
Oman ranks 155th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 77.0% | 68.9% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.8% | 46.8% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.8% | 30.5% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.7% | 25.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 20.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
- Rural population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Rural population 1.13 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.08 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7,724 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 29,147 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 225,134 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 301.46 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Oman?
- Rural population in Oman was 20.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for rural population?
- Oman ranks 155th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.