Health in Salalah, Oman: official figures
Dhofar Governorate, which contains Salalah, had 11 government hospitals with 711 beds and 3 private hospitals with 102 beds in 2025; Oman had 62 government hospitals (6,962 beds) and 36 private hospitals (1,854 beds).
How many hospital beds does Salalah have?
Dhofar Governorate has 15.3 hospital beds per 10,000 people (government and private, 2025), against 16.4 for Oman. That is 6th highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow many pharmacies are there in Salalah?
Dhofar Governorate had 137 private pharmacies, 30 private medical centres and 34 government health centres in 2025 (2.6 pharmacies per 10,000 people, against 2.4 for Oman). That is 7th highest of 19 wilayats covered on this site.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyWhat clinics are there in Salalah?
Dhofar Governorate had 25 extended health centres and 0 government extended health units in 2025 alongside its 11 government hospitals, against 378 and 25 across Oman.
Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (Oman) · saved copyHow Salalah compares with other cities in Oman
Hospital beds per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)
Salalah ranks 6 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Al Amrat | 31.0 |
| 4 | Bawshar | 31.0 |
| 5 | As Seeb | 31.0 |
| 6 | Salalah | 15.3 |
| 7 | Al Buraymi | 12.0 |
| 8 | Ibri | 11.5 |
| 9 | Al Mudaybi | 11.4 |
Pharmacies per 10,000 people (governorate) (2025)
Salalah ranks 7 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) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Al Amrat | 3.0 |
| 5 | Bawshar | 3.0 |
| 6 | As Seeb | 3.0 |
| 7 | Salalah | 2.6 |
| 8 | Al Mudaybi | 2.5 |
| 9 | Sohar | 2.4 |
| 10 | Saham | 2.4 |
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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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