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Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate محافظة الداخلية

9 wilayats · 31,968 km²

570,269

people in Ad Dakhiliyah at the end of 2025, ⁦10.6%⁩ of Oman's population.

Its largest wilayat, Nizwa, holds ⁦26.1%⁩ of them.

410,815 Omani159,454 expatriate

Shaded by population in 2025, on the same scale as all of Oman's wilayats.
Omani share
⁦72.0%⁩Oman ⁦56.7%⁩
Unemployment
⁦4.1%⁩Oman ⁦3.1%⁩
Growth since 2015
⁦+36.8%⁩Oman ⁦+28.9%⁩
Rank by population
4of 11 governorates

The wilayats in figures

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Source: NCSI, population estimates and labour market (data.gov.om)

Wilayat figures for 2025 unless stated otherwise. Select a column heading to sort.
Nizwaنزوى148,746⁦61.7%⁩102⁦2.9%⁩⁦+34.9%⁩
Bahlaبهلاء103,066⁦77.2%⁩23⁦4.1%⁩⁦+33.4%⁩
Samailسمائل95,795⁦74.8%⁩57⁦4.2%⁩⁦+32.7%⁩
Izkiإزكي72,291⁦74.0%⁩47⁦4.6%⁩⁦+32.0%⁩
Bidbidبدبد45,051⁦73.2%⁩70⁦6.3%⁩⁦+40.4%⁩
Adamأدم33,098⁦65.8%⁩1.6⁦4.1%⁩⁦+34.2%⁩
Al Hamraالحمراء32,869⁦84.4%⁩55⁦3.1%⁩⁦+31.5%⁩
Manahمنح26,772⁦77.3%⁩57⁦6.4%⁩⁦+29.6%⁩
Al Jabal Al Akhdarالجبل الأخضر12,581⁦88.3%⁩24⁦4.8%⁩⁦+6.8%⁩

Growth compares 2025 with 2015, or with 2022 for Al Jabal Al Akhdar and Sinaw.

Population, 2010–2025

Omanis and expatriates, end of each year.

Source: NCSI, population estimates (data.gov.om)

0300k600k20102015202020250300k600k2010201520202025
Omanis 410,815Expatriates 159,454

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Age and sex, 2025

5-year age bands. The inner bars show Omanis and the outer bars show expatriates.

Source: NCSI, population estimates (data.gov.om)

MaleFemale80+75-7970-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4MaleFemale80+75-7970-7465-6960-6455-5950-5445-4940-4435-3930-3425-2920-2415-1910-145-90-4
OmanisExpatriates

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Work

Unemployment and employment rates, 2025.

Source: NCSI, labour market (data.gov.om)

Unemployment

  • Ad Dakhiliyah⁦4.1%⁩
  • Oman⁦3.1%⁩

Employment

  • Ad Dakhiliyah⁦61.1%⁩
  • Oman⁦67.1%⁩

Schools and hospitals

Sources: Ministry of Education school locations (2025–2026) and NCSI population estimates. Source: NCSI, health statistics.

Government schools
171
Private schools
169
MOH hospitals (2023)
6