Health in Bawshar, Oman: official figures
Muscat Governorate, which contains Bawshar, 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).
How many hospital beds does Bawshar have?
Muscat Governorate has 31.0 hospital beds per 10,000 people (government and private, 2025), against 16.4 for Oman. That is joint highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Bawshar?
Muscat Governorate had 460 private pharmacies, 305 private medical centres and 117 government health centres in 2025 (3.0 pharmacies per 10,000 people, against 2.4 for Oman). That is joint 2nd highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyWhat clinics are there in Bawshar?
Muscat Governorate had 189 extended health centres and 7 government extended health units in 2025 alongside its 15 government hospitals, against 378 and 25 across Oman.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow Bawshar compares with other cities in Oman
Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)
Bawshar ranks 4 of 19, highest first. Government plus private hospital beds in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muscat | 31.0 |
| 2 | Mutrah | 31.0 |
| 3 | Al Amrat | 31.0 |
| 4 | Bawshar | 31.0 |
| 5 | As Seeb | 31.0 |
| 6 | Salalah | 15.3 |
| 7 | Al Buraymi | 12.0 |
Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)
Bawshar ranks 5 of 19, highest first. Private pharmacies in the governorate per 10,000 residents; wilayats in the same governorate share a figure.
| Rank | City | Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Muscat | 3.0 |
| 3 | Mutrah | 3.0 |
| 4 | Al Amrat | 3.0 |
| 5 | Bawshar | 3.0 |
| 6 | As Seeb | 3.0 |
| 7 | Salalah | 2.6 |
| 8 | Al Mudaybi | 2.5 |
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Sources
- National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman): Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025): Table 17-2, Government and Private Sector Hospitals and Health Units by Governorate and Number of Beds, 2025 (page 341), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 67371bf3473d…)
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