Growth of urban population in Oman 2009-2023

The annual urban population growth in Oman increased by 0.2 percentage points (+9.8 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. While the urban population growth increased significantly in the first phase of the observed period, the increase slowed down in the last years. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significantly lower urban population growth than the preceding years.
Urban population growth is the annual change in the share of people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. Urban population growth is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.

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