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Oman - Population Density 1990

Name: Oman Population Density 1990
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People per sq. km of land area · World Bank

5.7 +0.3 from 1989 Global rank: 16th

Oman's population density was 5.7 in 1990, increased +0.3 from 5.4 in 1989. This was the 16th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾

Population Density by Country - 1990
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Greenland	0.2	0.5%
2nd	Mongolia	1.4	-1.2%
3rd	Namibia	1.7	6.2%
4th	Mauritania	1.9	2.6%
5th	Australia	2.2	1.5%
6th	Botswana	2.3	2.8%
7th	Libya	2.5	2.4%
8th	Iceland	2.5	0.8%
9th	Suriname	2.6	1.0%
10th	Canada	3.1	1.5%
11th	Guyana	3.8	-0.7%
12th	Gabon	3.8	2.8%
13th	Central African Republic	4.6	3.2%
14th	Chad	4.8	2.8%
15th	Saudi Arabia	4.9	5.1%
16th	Oman	5.7	5.2%
17th	Niger	6.5	3.1%
18th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.6	2.1%
19th	Congo, Republic of	7.0	2.9%
20th	Mali	7.5	2.0%
21st	Belize	8.0	2.2%
22nd	Papua New Guinea	8.6	2.6%
23rd	Angola	9.3	3.5%
24th	New Caledonia	9.7	2.6%
25th	Paraguay	10.2	2.7%
26th	Zambia	10.5	2.6%
27th	Algeria	10.7	2.5%
28th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	11.3	-0.4%
29th	Norway	11.6	0.3%
30th	Solomon Islands	11.8	3.2%
31st	Argentina	12.0	1.5%
32nd	Vanuatu	12.1	2.5%
33rd	Turks and Caicos Islands	12.3	4.4%
34th	Bhutan	12.6	2.7%
35th	New Zealand	12.6	0.9%
36th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	16.2	3.4%
37th	Finland	16.4	0.4%
38th	Mozambique	16.7	1.5%
39th	Equatorial Guinea	16.9	3.8%
40th	Peru	17.2	2.2%
41st	Uruguay	17.7	0.6%
42nd	Brazil	17.8	1.8%
43rd	Chile	18.1	1.7%
44th	Afghanistan	18.5	1.4%
45th	Lao PDR	18.7	2.9%
46th	Madagascar	20.7	3.0%
47th	Sweden	21.0	0.8%
48th	Liberia	23.1	-11.7%
49th	Cameroon	24.0	3.0%
50th	Djibouti	25.0	10.7%
51st	Guinea	26.2	3.5%
52nd	Zimbabwe	26.2	2.8%
53rd	Yemen, Republic of	26.3	3.9%
54th	United Arab Emirates	26.7	6.1%
55th	United States	27.3	1.1%
56th	Bahamas, The	27.6	1.8%
57th	Colombia	29.2	2.1%
58th	Tanzania	29.5	2.6%
59th	Panama	33.0	2.2%
60th	Burkina Faso	33.5	2.7%
61st	South Africa	33.6	2.8%
62nd	Faroe Islands	34.2	-0.5%
63rd	Nicaragua	34.6	2.4%
64th	Guinea-Bissau	34.6	1.7%
65th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	35.8	3.0%
66th	Ecuador	37.8	2.3%
67th	Qatar	37.9	3.4%
68th	Côte d'Ivoire	38.3	4.0%
69th	Senegal	40.1	2.9%
70th	Iraq	40.2	1.2%
71st	Kenya	40.2	3.5%
72nd	Jordan	41.0	8.1%
73rd	Cambodia	41.8	4.3%
74th	Fiji	42.3	0.9%
75th	Mexico	42.6	1.9%
76th	Honduras	44.5	2.9%
77th	Benin	46.8	3.1%
78th	Brunei Darussalam	48.4	2.9%
79th	Eswatini	50.7	4.1%
80th	Ireland	51.0	0.1%
81st	Timor-Leste	51.1	2.1%
82nd	Tunisia	53.6	2.1%
83rd	Malaysia	54.3	3.0%
84th	Morocco	54.6	1.8%
85th	French Polynesia	55.7	2.1%
86th	Sierra Leone	58.1	4.0%
87th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	58.7	3.0%
88th	Lesotho	59.6	1.9%
89th	Samoa	59.7	0.2%
90th	Myanmar	60.9	1.5%
91st	Costa Rica	61.1	2.6%
92nd	Ghana	67.7	2.6%
93rd	Syrian Arab Republic	68.4	3.3%
94th	Türkiye	72.8	1.9%
95th	Togo	73.5	3.0%
96th	Spain	77.8	0.1%
97th	Bulgaria	78.8	-1.8%
98th	Greece	79.1	1.1%
99th	Guatemala	84.2	2.8%
100th	Cyprus	85.3	1.4%
101st	Uganda	87.9	3.3%
102nd	Kiribati	92.4	2.3%
103rd	Dominica	92.8	-0.7%
104th	Austria	93.0	0.8%
105th	Cabo Verde	93.2	2.1%
106th	Kuwait	94.5	-24.0%
107th	Cuba	99.0	0.9%
108th	Romania	101.2	0.2%
109th	Malawi	101.3	4.0%
110th	Indonesia	101.3	1.8%
111th	Gambia, The	104.2	4.3%
112th	British Virgin Islands	104.7	3.5%
113th	Nigeria	106.6	2.7%
114th	Thailand	107.1	1.7%
115th	France	108.1	0.5%
116th	Cayman Islands	108.3	4.5%
117th	Portugal	109.1	-0.2%
118th	Andorra	111.9	3.9%
119th	Hungary	115.4	-1.0%
120th	European Union	117.0	0.3%
121st	Albania	119.9	1.8%
122nd	Isle of Man	120.9	1.7%
123rd	China	120.9	1.5%
124th	Poland	124.4	0.4%
125th	São Tomé and Principe	128.1	2.5%
126th	Denmark	128.5	0.2%
127th	Nepal	136.5	2.4%
128th	Tonga	138.5	0.3%
129th	Antigua and Barbuda	143.3	-0.4%
130th	Dominican Republic	148.0	2.1%
131st	Pakistan	150.7	3.4%
132nd	Seychelles	151.1	0.5%
133rd	St. Kitts and Nevis	155.5	-0.8%
134th	Switzerland	169.9	1.0%
135th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	175.3	1.5%
136th	Liechtenstein	179.6	1.5%
137th	Italy	192.9	0.1%
138th	Viet Nam	201.2	2.1%
139th	Philippines	210.8	2.6%
140th	Israel	215.3	3.1%
141st	Burundi	217.6	2.1%
142nd	Jamaica	219.7	0.8%
143rd	St. Lucia	226.0	1.0%
144th	Germany	227.5	0.9%
145th	American Samoa	233.2	3.2%
146th	United Kingdom	236.6	0.3%
147th	Comoros	238.9	2.7%
148th	Trinidad and Tobago	244.1	0.9%
149th	Haiti	248.7	2.1%
150th	Guam	256.7	2.1%
151st	El Salvador	260.6	1.9%
152nd	Sri Lanka	260.8	0.6%
153rd	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	286.7	0.5%
154th	India	290.9	2.2%
155th	Tuvalu	293.3	1.6%
156th	Grenada	294.0	0.8%
157th	Virgin Islands (US)	297.0	2.9%
158th	Rwanda	299.0	2.7%
159th	West Bank and Gaza	328.6	-
160th	Japan	338.7	0.3%
161st	Aruba	348.6	3.8%
162nd	Lebanon	351.4	2.0%
163rd	San Marino	391.3	1.4%
164th	Puerto Rico (US)	398.8	0.9%
165th	Netherlands	442.9	0.7%
166th	Korea	444.4	1.0%
167th	Nauru	481.1	2.5%
168th	Mauritius	521.6	0.7%
169th	Barbados	601.4	0.2%
170th	Channel Islands	722.7	1.1%
171st	Bahrain	746.1	3.5%
172nd	Maldives	749.2	3.2%
173rd	Bangladesh	857.6	2.0%
174th	Bermuda	1,065.9	0.8%
175th	Malta	1,106.8	1.0%
176th	Gibraltar	2,720.0	-1.2%
177th	Singapore	4,548.0	4.0%
178th	Hong Kong SAR, China	5,762.1	0.3%
179th	Monaco	14,976.8	0.9%
180th	Macao SAR, China	16,747.5	3.0%

FAQ

What was Oman's population density in 1990?▾

Oman's population density in 1990 was 5.7. This ranked 16th globally.

How did Oman's population density change in 1990?▾

Oman's population density increased by 5.2% in 1990 compared to 1989.

Which country had the highest population density in 1990?▾

Macao SAR, China had the highest population density in 1990 at 16,747.5.

What is the population density of Oman in 1990?▾

The population density of Oman in 1990 was 5.7. This ranked 16th globally.

How does 1990 compare to 1989 for Oman's population density?▾

Oman's population density went from 5.4 in 1989 to 5.7 in 1990, a 5.2% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Oman matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 1990. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 1.0%. View full analysis →

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