Barka بركاء
Al Batinah South Governorate · 615 km²
249,479
people in Barka at the end of 2025, 5th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
132,952 Omani116,527 expatriate
Location in Al Batinah South
- Omani share
- 53.3%Al Batinah South 66.4% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 357Al Batinah South 110 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 2.3%Al Batinah South 3.9% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +99.1%Al Batinah South +55.7% · 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
- Barka2.3%
- Al Batinah South3.9%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Barka72.3%
- Al Batinah South64.9%
- 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
- 46
- Private schools
- 47
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 1.7Al Batinah South 0.8 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 0
Bordering wilayats
4 wilayats share a land border with Barka.