Saham: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Saham: The unemployment rate in Al Batinah North Governorate, which contains Saham, was 4.5% in 2025 (2.7% for men and 10.9% for women), against 3.1% for Oman. The National Centre for Statistics publishes this by governorate only. That is joint 2nd highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
- Health in Saham: Al Batinah North Governorate, which contains Saham, had 5 government hospitals with 560 beds and 6 private hospitals with 245 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).
- Education in Saham: Al Batinah North Governorate, which contains Saham, had 458 schools, 7,361 classes, 202,291 students and 14,944 teachers in 2025/2026 (government, private and international schools, including kindergartens).
What is the population of Saham?
The Wilayat of Saham (Al Batinah North Governorate) had 177,024 registered residents at the end of December 2025, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information: 127,387 Omanis and 49,637 expatriates. That is 3.3% of the 5,359,557 people in Oman. That is 9th highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow many expats live in Saham?
In the Wilayat of Saham, 72.0% of registered residents were Omani and 28.0% expatriates at the end of 2025; across Oman the split was 56.7% Omani and 43.3% expatriate. That is 6th most Omani of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyIs the population of Saham growing?
The registered population of the Wilayat of Saham was +0.3% on a year earlier (176,566 at end-2024) and +2.3% on two years earlier (173,055 at end-2023); Oman as a whole was +3.8% over the two years. That is 5th slowest-growing of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow crowded is Saham?
Al Batinah North Governorate had 939,746 people at the end of 2025 on 8,000 square kilometres, a density of 117.5 people per square kilometre against 17.3 for Oman. The Wilayat of Saham accounts for 19% of the governorate's population.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow big is Saham compared with other wilayats?
The registered population of the Wilayat of Saham (177,024) was 4.4% 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
- Al Amrat 156,507
- Nizwa 148,746
- 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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