Rural population as a share of total population fell 5.60% to 13.0% in Oman in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Oman reached an all time high of 83.6% in 1960 and an all time low of 13.0% in 2021. When compared to Oman's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Iran amounted to 23.7%, 15.5% in Saudi Arabia, 12.7% in United Arab Emirates and 61.5% in Yemen in 2021.
Oman has been ranked 150th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 20 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 11.0% | 10.9% | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.2% | 22.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 61.8% | 61.2% | 60.5% | 59.9% | 59.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 26.6% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 25.1% | 24.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 9.74% | 9.49% | 9.25% | 9.02% | 8.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 18.7% | 17.5% | 16.4% | 15.5% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 64.0% | 63.8% | 63.6% | 63.3% | 63.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 1.06% | 0.985% | 0.922% | 0.865% | 0.812% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 16.8% | 16.6% | 16.4% | 16.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | % | 49.7% | 49.3% | 48.8% | 48.4% | 48.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 14.3% | 14.0% | 13.8% | 13.5% | 13.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 65.2% | 64.6% | 64.0% | 63.4% | 62.7% |
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