Al Buraimi البريمي
Al Buraimi Governorate · 1,229 km²
123,459
people in Al Buraimi at the end of 2025, 15th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
68,172 Omani55,287 expatriate
Location in Al Buraimi
- Omani share
- 55.2%Al Buraimi 57.0% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 101Al Buraimi 17 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 3.8%Al Buraimi 3.8% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +28.8%Al Buraimi +31.6% · 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 Buraimi3.8%
- Al Buraimi3.8%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Al Buraimi61.3%
- Al Buraimi60.3%
- 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
- 21
- Private schools
- 20
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 1.4Al Buraimi 0.9 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 2
Bordering wilayats
5 wilayats share a land border with Al Buraimi.