Oman: cities by population
Oman has a population of 5,671,458 (UN estimate, 2026), with Muscat as its capital. The 34 largest of its 34 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+149%
since 2000 (2,282,131)
+38%
projected by 2050 (7,827,002)
18
people per km²
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 UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Oman
| # | 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.
Common questions
What is the population of Oman?
Oman has a population of 5,671,458, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 7,827,002 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Oman?
Muscat.