Nizwa: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Nizwa: The unemployment rate in Ad Dakhliyah Governorate, which contains Nizwa, was 4.1% in 2025 (2.6% for men and 9.1% for women), against 3.1% for Oman. The National Centre for Statistics publishes this by governorate only. That is joint 5th highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
- Health in Nizwa: Ad Dakhliyah Governorate, which contains Nizwa, had 6 government hospitals with 599 beds and 1 private hospitals with 35 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).
- Education in Nizwa: Ad Dakhliyah Governorate, which contains Nizwa, had 340 schools, 5,283 classes, 140,423 students and 10,795 teachers in 2025/2026 (government, private and international schools, including kindergartens).
What is the population of Nizwa?
The Wilayat of Nizwa (Ad Dakhliyah Governorate) had 148,746 registered residents at the end of December 2025, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information: 91,785 Omanis and 56,961 expatriates. That is 2.8% of the 5,359,557 people in Oman. That is 9th lowest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow many expats live in Nizwa?
In the Wilayat of Nizwa, 61.7% of registered residents were Omani and 38.3% expatriates at the end of 2025; across Oman the split was 56.7% Omani and 43.3% expatriate. That is 9th least Omani of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyIs the population of Nizwa growing?
The registered population of the Wilayat of Nizwa was +1.1% on a year earlier (147,185 at end-2024) and +0.4% on two years earlier (148,182 at end-2023); Oman as a whole was +3.8% over the two years. That is 2nd slowest-growing of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow crowded is Nizwa?
Ad Dakhliyah Governorate had 570,269 people at the end of 2025 on 32,000 square kilometres, a density of 17.8 people per square kilometre against 17.3 for Oman. The Wilayat of Nizwa accounts for 26% of the governorate's population.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow big is Nizwa compared with other wilayats?
The registered population of the Wilayat of Nizwa (148,746) was 3.7% 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 copyCities of a similar size in Oman
- As Seeb 594,155
- 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
- Al Rustaq 141,249
- Sur 129,511
- Jaalan Bani Bu Ali 125,828
- Al Buraymi 123,459
- Al Mussanah 117,335
- Bahla 103,066
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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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