Rural population, per square kilometre in Oman
Oman: Rural population, per square kilometre was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Oman, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Oman recorded 3.33 units per square kilometre for rural population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Oman peaked at 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4 units per square kilometre, in 1974.
Oman ranks 179th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 1.4 units per square kilometre | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 1.65 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 units per square kilometre | 1.69 units per square kilometre | 2.07 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 units per square kilometre | 2.1 units per square kilometre | 2.24 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.88 units per square kilometre | 2.21 units per square kilometre | 3.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 2.89 units per square kilometre | 3.33 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 176 Central African Republic 4.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 177 Peru 4.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 178 Venezuela 3.45 units per square kilometre compare
- 180 Bolivia 3.29 units per square kilometre compare
- 181 New Zealand 3.18 units per square kilometre compare
- 182 Brazil 3.13 units per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 560.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2052 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 2.81 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 2.81 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Oman?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Oman was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 units per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Oman rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Oman ranks 179th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.