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Oman: Administrative Division

Contents: Governorates and Districts

The registered population (Omani and foreigners) of governorates (muhafazah) and districts (wilayat).

The Details icon links to further information about a selected division including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, citizenship).

NameStatusNativePopulation
Census
2003-12-07		Population
Census
2010-12-12		Population
Census
2020-12-12
Ad-Dākhilīyah [Ad Dakhiliyah]Governorateالداخلية267,140326,651478,501
ĀdamDistrictأدم16,87127,32128,163
Al-Ḥamrā'Districtالحمراء17,22119,50928,228
Bahlā'Districtبهلا51,27858,23488,286
BidbidDistrictبدبد20,68324,70537,434
IzkīDistrictإزكي35,17341,40258,905
ManaḥDistrictمنح12,56815,05625,320
NizwāDistrictنزوى68,78584,528131,763
Samā'ilDistrictسمائل44,56155,89680,402
Al-Buraymī [Al Buraimi]Governorateالبريمي76,83872,917121,802
Al-BuraymīDistrictالبريمي67,96363,159110,171
As-Sunaynah [← Al-Buraymī]Districtالسنينة...1,3851,471
MaḥḍahDistrictمحضة8,8758,37310,160
Al-Wusṭa [Al Wusta]Governorateالوسطى23,30742,11152,344
Ad-DuqmDistrictالدقم4,26911,21719,221
Al-JāzerDistrictالجازر5,8207,9335,645
Haymā [Haima]Districtهيما3,20710,47310,093
Maḥūt [Mahout]Districtمحوت10,01112,48817,385
Aẓ-Ẓāhirah [Ad Dhahirah]Governorateالظاهرة130,177151,664213,043
Ḍank [Dhank]Districtضنك16,49317,19123,436
'IbrīDistrictعبري97,429116,416163,179
YanqulDistrictينقل16,25518,05726,428
Janūb al-Bāṭinah [Al Batinah South]Governorateجنوب الباطنة244,542289,008465,550
Al-'AwābīDistrictالعوابي10,46913,32618,802
Al-Maṣna'ah [Musannah]Districtالمصنعة56,65968,57199,008
Ar-RustāqDistrictالرستاق74,22479,720117,899
Barka'Districtبركاء75,50196,407181,630
Nakhal [Nakhal]Districtنخل16,37218,11828,037
Wādī al-M'āwil [Wadi al Maawil]Districtوادي المعاول11,31712,86620,174
Janūb ash-Sharqīyah [Ash Sharqiyah South]Governorateجنوب الشرقية173,670188,032315,445
Al-Kāmil & Al-Wāfī [Al Kamil w'al Wafi]Districtالكامل والوافي20,17622,81638,456
Ja'alan Banī Bū 'Alī [Jalan Bani Bu Ali]Districtجعلان بني بو علي51,44461,356107,637
Ja'alan Banī Bū Ḥassan [Jalan Bani Bu Hassan]Districtجعلان بني بو حسن25,97330,14644,503
Maṣīrah [Masirah]Districtمصيرة9,2928,72613,874
ṢūrDistrictصور66,78564,988110,975
Masqaṭ [Muscat]Governorateمسقط632,073775,8781,302,440
Al-'Āmrāt [Amarat]Districtالعامرات41,13858,400121,103
As-Sīb [Seeb]Districtالسيب223,449302,992478,517
BawsharDistrictبوشر150,420192,235382,184
Masqaṭ [Muscat]Districtمسقط24,89327,21631,317
Maṭraḥ [Muttrah]Districtمطرح153,526150,124230,881
QurayyātDistrictقريات38,64744,91158,438
MusandamGovernorateمسندم28,37831,42549,062
BukhāDistrictبخا2,8353,0254,466
Dibā al-Bay'ah [Dibba Al-Baya]Districtدبا البيعة5,5536,99110,416
KhaṣabDistrictخصب17,73018,15129,688
MadḥāDistrictمدحاء2,2603,2584,492
Shamāl al-Bāṭinah [Al Batinah North]Governorateشمال الباطنة408,963483,582784,681
Al-Khābūrah [Al Khaboura]Districtالخابورة46,65252,29478,775
As-SuwaīqDistrictالسويق101,122111,711184,561
LiwaDistrictلوى25,77734,00155,698
ṢaḥamDistrictصحم85,01093,438150,057
ShināṣDistrictشناص46,09152,13282,741
Ṣuḥār [Sohar]Districtصحار104,311140,006232,849
Shamāl ash-Sharqīyah [Ash Sharqiyah North]Governorateشمال الشرقية139,767162,482271,822
Al-Muḍaībī [Al Mudhaibi]Districtالمضيبي58,60569,377114,806
Al-Qābil [Al Kabil]Districtالقابل13,56916,03324,824
Bidiyah [Bidiya]Districtبدية17,90020,94642,530
Dimā' & Aṭ-Ṭā'yīn [Dima W'aattayeen]Districtدماء والطائيين17,22219,44226,493
IbraDistrictإبراء24,47327,21650,189
Wādī Banī KhālidDistrictوادي بني خالد7,9989,46812,980
Ẓufār [Dhofar]Governorateظفار215,960249,729416,458
Al-Mazyūnah [← Muqshin]Districtالمزيونة...8,0398,399
Ḍalkūt [Dhalkut]Districtضلكوت2,9522,8093,179
MirbāṭDistrictمرباط14,98713,91916,364
MuqshinDistrictمقشن5291,069627
RakhyūtDistrictرخيوت4,4884,5014,985
SadaḥDistrictسدح5,4636,3846,016
ṢalālahDistrictصلالة156,530172,570331,949
Shalīm & Juzur al-Ḥallāniyyāt [Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands]Districtشليم وجزر الحلانيات5,1238,6976,339
ṬāqahDistrictطاقة17,45818,21821,487
Ṭumrayt [Thumrait]Districtثمريت8,43013,52317,113
ʻUmān [Oman]Sultanateعمان‎2,340,8152,773,4794,617,927

Source: Sultanate of Oman, National Centre for Statistics and Information (web).

Explanation: The 2020 census was organized as an electronic census.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males2,739,954
Females1,731,194
Age Groups (C 2020)
0-14 years1,186,008
15-64 years3,169,523
65+ years115,617
Age Distribution (C 2020)
0-9 years863,490
10-19 years574,973
20-29 years837,321
30-39 years1,126,691
40-49 years609,327
50-59 years267,425
60-69 years119,642
70-79 years49,482
80+ years22,797
Citizenship (C 2020)
Omani2,731,456
Foreign Citizenship1,739,692