Oman — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Oman had an estimated population of 2,396,545 in 2005, with 26 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Oman today — population now 5,671,458, against 2,396,545 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,396,545 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 2,459,802 | 5,671,458 | +131% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masqat | 871,166 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | as-Sīb | Muscat | 182,261 | — |
| 2 | Şalālah | Z̨ufār | 178,447 | 163,140 now |
| 3 | Şuh̨ār | al-Bāţinah | 138,832 | — |
| 4 | Bawšar | Muscat | 126,416 | — |
| 5 | ʿIbrī | az̨-Z̨āhirah | 88,599 | 163,473 now |
| 6 | Nizwa | ad-Dāẖīliyah | 86,615 | 72,076 now |
| 7 | as-Suwayq | al-Bāţinah | 86,268 | 107,143 now |
| 8 | Ruwī | Muscat | 85,601 | — |
| 9 | Şūr | aš-Šarqīyah | 77,414 | 71,152 now |
| 10 | Şah̨am | al-Bāţinah | 76,022 | 140,000 now |
| 11 | Muscat | Muscat | 67,442 | — |
| 12 | al-Buraymi | az̨-Z̨āhirah | 62,325 | 73,670 now |
| 13 | ar-Rustāq | al-Bāţinah | 60,196 | — |
| 14 | Matruh | Muscat | 57,604 | — |
| 15 | Barka | al-Bāţinah | 57,535 | — |
| 16 | al-Mud̨aybī | aš-Šarqīyah | 45,170 | — |
| 17 | Bahlāʿ | ad-Dāẖīliyah | 44,024 | 54,338 now |
| 18 | Šināş | al-Bāţinah | 43,312 | — |
| 19 | Qābūs | Muscat | 37,739 | — |
| 20 | al-H̱abūrah | al-Bāţinah | 36,563 | — |
| 21 | al-Maşnaʿah | al-Bāţinah | 36,143 | — |
| 22 | Sumaʿil | ad-Dāẖīliyah | 36,088 | — |
| 23 | Qurayyāt | Muscat | 29,615 | 63,133 now |
| 24 | al-Qurm | Muscat | 23,597 | — |
| 25 | Ibra | aš-Šarqīyah | 21,388 | 25,265 now |
| 26 | H̱aşab | Musandam | 17,081 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | al-Bāţinah | 668,618 |
| 2 | Muscat | 646,027 |
| 3 | aš-Šarqīyah | 323,915 |
| 4 | ad-Dāẖīliyah | 273,657 |
| 5 | Z̨ufār | 220,520 |
| 6 | az̨-Z̨āhirah | 211,394 |
| 7 | Musandam | 28,218 |
| 8 | al-Wusta | 24,196 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.