Wadi Bani Khalid وادي بني خالد
Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate · 873 km²
14,603
people in Wadi Bani Khalid at the end of 2025, 49th of 63 of Oman's wilayats.
12,675 Omani1,928 expatriate
Location in Ash Sharqiyah North
- Omani share
- 86.8%Ash Sharqiyah North 67.3% · Oman 56.7%
- Density per km²
- 16Ash Sharqiyah North 15 · Oman 17
- Unemployment
- 5.8%Ash Sharqiyah North 3.4% · Oman 3.1%
- Growth, 2015 to 2025
- +25.4%Ash Sharqiyah North +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
- Wadi Bani Khalid5.8%
- Ash Sharqiyah North3.4%
- Oman3.1%
Employment
- Wadi Bani Khalid54.3%
- Ash Sharqiyah North65.9%
- 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
- 3
- Private schools
- 2
- Schools per 1,000 aged 5–19
- 1.1Ash Sharqiyah North 1.1 · Oman 2.0
- MOH hospitals (2023)
- 1
Bordering wilayats
6 wilayats share a land border with Wadi Bani Khalid.