As Seeb: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in As Seeb: The unemployment rate in Muscat Governorate, which contains As Seeb, was 1.4% in 2025 (0.7% for men and 3.6% for women), against 3.1% for Oman. The National Centre for Statistics publishes this by governorate only. That is joint lowest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
- Health in As Seeb: Muscat Governorate, which contains As Seeb, had 15 government hospitals with 3,467 beds and 21 private hospitals with 1,278 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).
- Education in As Seeb: Muscat Governorate, which contains As Seeb, had 594 schools, 11,034 classes, 274,679 students and 21,636 teachers in 2025/2026 (government, private and international schools, including kindergartens).
What is the population of As Seeb?
The Wilayat of As Seeb (Muscat Governorate) had 594,155 registered residents at the end of December 2025, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information: 284,345 Omanis and 309,810 expatriates. That is 11.1% of the 5,359,557 people in Oman. That is the highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow many expats live in As Seeb?
In the Wilayat of As Seeb, 47.9% of registered residents were Omani and 52.1% expatriates at the end of 2025; across Oman the split was 56.7% Omani and 43.3% expatriate. That is 4th least Omani of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyIs the population of As Seeb growing?
The registered population of the Wilayat of As Seeb was +3.5% on a year earlier (574,097 at end-2024) and +9.3% on two years earlier (543,423 at end-2023); Oman as a whole was +3.8% over the two years. That is 2nd fastest-growing of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow crowded is As Seeb?
Muscat Governorate had 1,532,486 people at the end of 2025 on 4,000 square kilometres, a density of 383.1 people per square kilometre against 17.3 for Oman. The Wilayat of As Seeb accounts for 39% of the governorate's population.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow big is As Seeb compared with other wilayats?
The registered population of the Wilayat of As Seeb (594,155) was 14.8% of the combined population of the 19 Omani wilayats covered on this site, which together hold 75% of Oman.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyThe UN marks this figure as an estimate of lower reliability.
Cities of a similar size in Oman
- Bawshar 445,240
- Salalah 430,294
- Sohar 293,446
- Barka 249,479
- Mutrah 225,926
- As Suwayq 214,198
- Ibri 188,862
- Saham 177,024
- Al Amrat 156,507
- Nizwa 148,746
- Al Rustaq 141,249
- Sur 129,511
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Sources
- National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman): Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025): Table 18-2, Schools, Classrooms, Students and Teachers by Governorate, 2025/2026 (pages 361-362), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67371bf3473d…)
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