Which has higher rural population, Jamaica or Oman?

Jamaica, at 1.15 million against 1.13 million in Oman as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Oman?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Jamaica vs Oman: Rural population

Jamaica

1.15 million

in 2025

Oman

1.13 million

in 2025

Jamaica rank

123rd

Oman rank

124th

Rural population over time

Jamaica
Oman

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.15 million against 1.13 million in Oman, a difference of 23,520.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 124th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.14 million	446,831	688,469	Jamaica
1970s	1.11 million	437,833	675,490	Jamaica
1980s	1.17 million	472,929	697,412	Jamaica
1990s	1.23 million	588,277	643,002	Jamaica
2000s	1.27 million	678,210	588,768	Jamaica
2010s	1.25 million	892,387	361,383	Jamaica
2020s	1.18 million	998,088	186,710	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Jamaica or Oman?: Jamaica, at 1.15 million against 1.13 million in Oman as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Jamaica and Oman?: 23,520, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Oman?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Oman rank globally for rural population?: Jamaica ranks 123rd and Oman ranks 124th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Rural population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.