Oman vs United Arab Emirates: Population growth
Oman
4.0%
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
4.7%
in 2025
Oman rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
1st
Population growth over time
- Oman
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 4.7% against 4.0% in Oman, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times Oman's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Oman ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oman | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 6.7% | 4.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 13.4% | 9.5% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 6.7% | 1.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 6.0% | 3.1% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 7.2% | 5.4% | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Oman |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Oman or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 4.7% against 4.0% in Oman as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Oman and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.7%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and United Arab Emirates?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Oman and United Arab Emirates rank globally for population growth?
- Oman ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 1st of 218 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.