Muscat مسقط
Muscat Governorate · 283 km²
45,167
people in Muscat at the end of 2025, 29th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
21,886 Omani23,281 expatriate
Location in Muscat
- Omani share
- 48.5%Muscat 38.9% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 165Muscat 383 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 2.3%Muscat 1.4% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- −73.0%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
- Muscat2.3%
- Muscat1.4%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Muscat63.8%
- 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
- 12
- Private schools
- 2
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 1.5Muscat 2.0 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 0
Bordering wilayats
3 wilayats share a land border with Muscat.
Possible source errors
These figures differ sharply from the adjacent years. They are shown as published, without correction.
- SeriesTotal populationYear2023
Published value: 69,0082022: 37,8652024: 36,272
- SeriesExpatriate populationYear2023
Published value: 48,4532022: 17,7202024: 14,265