Nizwa نزوى
Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate · 919 km²
148,746
people in Nizwa at the end of 2025, 11th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
91,785 Omani56,961 expatriate
Location in Ad Dakhiliyah
- Omani share
- 61.7%Ad Dakhiliyah 72.0% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 102Ad Dakhiliyah 18 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 2.9%Ad Dakhiliyah 4.1% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +34.9%Ad Dakhiliyah +36.8% · 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
- Nizwa2.9%
- Ad Dakhiliyah4.1%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Nizwa63.9%
- Ad Dakhiliyah61.1%
- 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
- 35
- Private schools
- 31
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 1.7Ad Dakhiliyah 1.1 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 2
Bordering wilayats
5 wilayats share a land border with Nizwa.