Population in largest city rose 1.57% to 1.68 mil in Oman in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Oman reached an all time high of 1.68 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 0.014 mil in 1960. When compared to Oman's main peers, population in largest city in Iran amounted to 9.62 mil, 7.82 mil in Saudi Arabia, 3.05 mil in United Arab Emirates and 3.41 mil in Yemen in 2024.
Oman has been ranked 97th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 18 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | mil | 0.565 | 0.600 | 0.635 | 0.664 | 0.689 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.562 | 0.569 | 0.576 | 0.584 | 0.591 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 0.896 | 0.929 | 0.963 | 0.998 | 1.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 8.90 | 9.01 | 9.13 | 9.26 | 9.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 6.81 | 6.97 | 7.14 | 7.32 | 7.51 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.15 | 2.18 | 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.59 | 1.62 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 15.4 | 15.7 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 16.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | mil | 0.693 | 0.716 | 0.738 | 0.759 | 0.779 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 6.91 | 7.07 | 7.23 | 7.39 | 7.54 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 0.810 | 0.828 | 0.846 | 0.865 | 0.883 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | mil | 2.79 | 2.83 | 2.88 | 2.92 | 2.96 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 2.78 | 2.87 | 2.97 | 3.08 | 3.18 |
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