IDA total vs Oman: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
IDA total
15.5%
in 2025
Oman
31.0%
in 2025
IDA total rank
32nd
Oman rank
35th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- IDA total
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 31.0% against 15.5% in IDA total, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Oman's figure about 2.0 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 32nd and Oman ranks 35th of 37 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, IDA total averaged higher in 1 and Oman in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 4.0% | 2.2% | IDA total |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.7% | 0.6% | Oman |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 15.2% | 5.4% | Oman |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 23.6% | 12.2% | Oman |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 25.3% | 12.8% | Oman |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 28.0% | 14.3% | Oman |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 33.2% | 18.2% | Oman |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, IDA total or Oman?
- Oman, at 31.0% against 15.5% in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between IDA total and Oman?
- 15.5%, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Oman rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- IDA total ranks 32nd and Oman ranks 35th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.