Al Amerat العامرات
Muscat Governorate · 1,312 km²
156,507
people in Al Amerat at the end of 2025, 10th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
97,661 Omani58,846 expatriate
Location in Muscat
- Omani share
- 62.4%Muscat 38.9% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 147Muscat 383 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 2.5%Muscat 1.4% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +123.0%Muscat +19.6% · 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
- Al Amerat2.5%
- Muscat1.4%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Al Amerat67.4%
- Muscat72.0%
- 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
- 36
- Private schools
- 64
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 2.5Muscat 2.0 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 1
Bordering wilayats
6 wilayats share a land border with Al Amerat.
Possible source errors
These figures differ sharply from the adjacent years. They are shown as published, without correction.
- SeriesExpatriate populationYear2020
Published value: 228,9102019: 28,1652021: 32,189