Oman vs Qatar: Population growth
Oman
4.0%
in 2025
Qatar
3.9%
in 2025
Oman rank
3rd
Qatar rank
4th
Population growth over time
- Oman
- Qatar
How they compare
Oman currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Qatar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Qatar ahead.
Oman ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 11.7% | 9.5% | Qatar |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 9.2% | 5.3% | Qatar |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Oman |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 9.7% | 7.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.9% | 0.4% | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Oman or Qatar?
- Oman, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Oman and Qatar?
- 0.1%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Qatar?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Oman and Qatar rank globally for population growth?
- Oman ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 4th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.