Dank ضنك
Ad Dhahirah Governorate · 1,938 km²
27,330
people in Dank at the end of 2025, 39th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
20,879 Omani6,451 expatriate
Location in Ad Dhahirah
- Omani share
- 76.4%Ad Dhahirah 73.1% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 14Ad Dhahirah 6.9 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 6.5%Ad Dhahirah 5.6% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +31.8%Ad Dhahirah +28.6% · 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
- Dank6.5%
- Ad Dhahirah5.6%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Dank59.1%
- Ad Dhahirah60.8%
- 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
- 13
- Private schools
- 5
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 2.6Ad Dhahirah 1.2 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 0
Bordering wilayats
4 wilayats share a land border with Dank.