Ad Duqm الدقم
Al Wusta Governorate · 9,411 km²
23,566
people in Ad Duqm at the end of 2025, 42nd of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
5,662 Omani17,904 expatriate
Location in Al Wusta
- Omani share
- 24.0%Al Wusta 42.8% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 2.5Al Wusta 0.8 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 0.7%Al Wusta 1.4% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +180.5%Al Wusta +55.9% · Oman +28.9%
Population, 2010–2025
Omanis and expatriates, end of each year. The white line is the total.
Source: NCSI, population estimates (data.gov.om)
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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)
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Work
Unemployment and employment rates in 2025, compared with the governorate and Oman.
Source: NCSI, labour market (data.gov.om)
Unemployment
- Ad Duqm0.7%
- Al Wusta1.4%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Ad Duqm87.4%
- Al Wusta81.1%
- Oman67.1%
Schools and hospitals
Government and private schools in the wilayat for the 2025–26 school year.
Sources: Ministry of Education school locations (2025–2026) and NCSI population estimates
- Government schools
- 7
- Private schools
- 1
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 3.1Al Wusta 1.5 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 1
Bordering wilayats
3 wilayats share a land border with Ad Duqm.
Possible source errors
These figures differ sharply from the adjacent years. They are shown as published, without correction.
- SeriesExpatriate populationYear2011
Published value: 2,0812010: 7,3972012: 4,062