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Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate محافظة جنوب الشرقية

5 wilayats · 11,953 km²

374,962

people in Ash Sharqiyah South at the end of 2025, ⁦7.0%⁩ of Oman's population.

Its largest wilayat, Sur, holds ⁦34.5%⁩ of them.

251,943 Omani123,019 expatriate

Shaded by population in 2025, on the same scale as all of Oman's wilayats.
Omani share
⁦67.2%⁩Oman ⁦56.7%⁩
Unemployment
⁦3.8%⁩Oman ⁦3.1%⁩
Growth since 2015
⁦+35.9%⁩Oman ⁦+28.9%⁩
Rank by population
6of 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.
Surصور129,511⁦62.9%⁩68⁦4.6%⁩⁦+26.5%⁩
Jaalan Bani Bu Aliجعلان بني بو علي125,828⁦72.2%⁩42⁦3.3%⁩⁦+44.8%⁩
Jaalan Bani Bu Hasanجعلان بني بو حسن56,147⁦70.9%⁩10⁦4.1%⁩⁦+35.5%⁩
Al Kamil wal Wafiالكامل والوافي46,261⁦65.0%⁩44⁦3.3%⁩⁦+42.9%⁩
Masirahمصيرة17,215⁦56.6%⁩26⁦2.3%⁩⁦+33.6%⁩

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)

0200k400k20102015202020250200k400k2010201520202025
Omanis 251,943Expatriates 123,019

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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

  • Ash Sharqiyah South⁦3.8%⁩
  • Oman⁦3.1%⁩

Employment

  • Ash Sharqiyah South⁦64.2%⁩
  • Oman⁦67.1%⁩

Schools and hospitals

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

Government schools
105
Private schools
75
MOH hospitals (2023)
5