Oman Cities by Population 2026

5 Most Populated Oman Cities

City
2026 Pop.
Annual Change
Greater Muscat1,451,287-0.1%
As Seeb600,5853.39%
Salalah449,0532.43%
Bawshar377,634-2.92%
Sohar309,1293.27%
Barka254,9335.13%
As Suwayq229,4202.92%
Ibri190,7721.26%
Mutrah189,371-4.88%
Saham188,0132.8%
Al Amrat170,6375.13%
Nizwa160,9712.8%
Ar Rustaq140,8561.6%
Jaalan Bani Bu Ali136,1763.53%
Al Musanaah131,5864.89%
Sur129,7940.82%
Al Buraymi124,3861.75%
Al Khaburah110,1034.96%
Bahla105,1951.92%
Shinas102,8473.79%
Samail96,1131.92%
Al Mudaybi80,957-4.88%
Liwa76,9185.13%
Izki74,2952.51%
Qurayyat64,3880.37%
Jaalan Bani Bu Hasan62,8065.1%
Bidiyah60,6464.93%
Muscat59,396-4.88%
Ibra53,634-0.93%
Al Kamil Wa Al Wafi53,5615.13%
Bidbid49,1994.15%
Khasab42,6365.13%
Nakhal38,0914.73%
Al Hamra35,6183.74%
Sinaw34,625-1.5%
Adam34,6022.48%
Manah32,8795.13%
Taqah32,0205.12%
Yanqul31,9162.41%
Al Qabil31,1703.1%
Dama Wa At Taiyin30,8251.37%
Dank30,2213.71%
Wadi Al Maawil27,6385.13%
Ad Duqm27,2975.13%
Al Awabi23,6624.44%
Thumrayt21,7153.02%
Mirbat21,5702.85%
Mahawt21,3392.84%
Masirah17,2850.68%
Wadi Bani Khalid15,6702.61%
Al Jabal Al Akhdar14,5055.12%
Mahadah12,9385.13%
Al Mazyunah12,2852.83%
Daba12,0622.49%
Hayma11,2230.94%
Shalim Wa Juzor Al Hallaniyat9,7505.12%
Sadah6,6530.88%
Al Jazir6,6181.21%
Rakhyut5,7370.95%
Bukha5,1113.8%
Madha4,9564.62%
Dalkut3,9182.75%
As Sunaynah1,5855.18%
Muqshin660-4.9%

Oman Overview

The largest city in Oman is Greater Muscat, with a population of 1,451,287 people.

Oman has about 5.67 million people, making it the 120th-most populous country in the world. Oman has several large cities. Its most populous city is Muscat, which is also the nation’s capital. Muscat’s population is 59.4K. As Seeb is the second-largest city in Oman, with about 600.6K people. Salalah, the capital of Dhofar, has about 449.1K people. Several other cities have populations of over 100,000.

About 85.44% of Oman’s population lives in cities or urban areas. This is a growth of over 10% from 2009, when the urban population was 74.62%. The urbanization rate is relatively high in Oman at 5.25% annually.

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