Oman: cities by population
Oman has a population of 4,829,483, with Muscat as its capital. The 34 largest of its 34 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are GeoNames country data. Sources & method.
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | Muscat | 797,000 |
| 2 | Seeb | Muscat | 470,878 |
| 3 | Bawshar | Muscat | 383,257 |
| 4 | ‘Ibrī | Ad Dhahirah | 163,473 |
| 5 | Şalālah | Dhofar | 163,140 |
| 6 | Şaḩam | Al Batinah North | 140,000 |
| 7 | Rustaq | Al Batinah South | 120,000 |
| 8 | Sohar | Al Batinah North | 108,274 |
| 9 | As Suwayq | Al Batinah North | 107,143 |
| 10 | Samā’il | Ad Dakhiliyah | 80,538 |
| 11 | Al Buraymī | Al Buraimi | 73,670 |
| 12 | Nizwá | Ad Dakhiliyah | 72,076 |
| 13 | Sur | Southeastern Governorate | 71,152 |
| 14 | Qurayyāt | Muscat | 63,133 |
| 15 | Bahlā’ | Ad Dakhiliyah | 54,338 |
| 16 | Al Khābūrah | Al Batinah North | 50,223 |
| 17 | Shināş | Al Batinah North | 48,009 |
| 18 | Sufālat Samā’il | Ad Dakhiliyah | 47,718 |
| 19 | Izkī | Ad Dakhiliyah | 36,203 |
| 20 | Liwá | Al Batinah North | 26,372 |
| 21 | Ibrā’ | Northeastern Governorate | 25,265 |
| 22 | Bidbid | Ad Dakhiliyah | 21,188 |
| 23 | Badīyah | Northeastern Governorate | 18,479 |
| 24 | Khasab | Musandam Governorate | 17,904 |
| 25 | Adam | Ad Dakhiliyah | 17,283 |
| 26 | Yanqul | Ad Dhahirah | 16,599 |
| 27 | Al Qābil | Northeastern Governorate | 14,008 |
| 28 | Thamarīt | Dhofar | 10,552 |
| 29 | Dib Dibba | Musandam Governorate | 5,000 |
| 30 | Madḩā’ | Musandam Governorate | 4,306 |
| 31 | Madḩā’ al Jadīdah | Musandam Governorate | 2,260 |
| 32 | Al Māzim | Ad Dhahirah | 1,318 |
| 33 | Haymā’ | Al Wusta Governorate | 1,294 |
| 34 | Al Wadan | Al Buraimi | 1,000 |
Twenty years earlier: Oman in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 2,396,545.