Masirah مصيرة
Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate · 656 km²
17,215
people in Masirah at the end of 2025, 48th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
9,741 Omani7,474 expatriate
Location in Ash Sharqiyah South
- Omani share
- 56.6%Ash Sharqiyah South 67.2% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 26Ash Sharqiyah South 31 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 2.3%Ash Sharqiyah South 3.8% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +33.6%Ash Sharqiyah South +35.9% · 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
- Masirah2.3%
- Ash Sharqiyah South3.8%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Masirah74.9%
- Ash Sharqiyah South64.2%
- 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
- 4
- Private schools
- 3
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 2.0Ash Sharqiyah South 0.9 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 1
Bordering wilayats
None: this wilayat borders no other wilayat by land.
Possible source errors
These figures differ sharply from the adjacent years. They are shown as published, without correction.
- SeriesExpatriate populationYear2020
Published value: 69,3132019: 6,5442021: 5,010