What share of workers in Dhofar are women?

Women made up 16.3% of workers in Dhofar in 2025 (48,085 of 294,369), 3rd lowest of 11 governorates by female share; the national figure is 20.4%.

What share of workers in Dhofar are expatriates?

Expatriates were 73.4% of workers in Dhofar in 2025 (216,155 people), 3rd highest of 11 governorates; across Oman the share is 67.1%.

Economy, jobs and prices in Dhofar, Oman: official figures

Dhofar had 294,369 people at work in 2025 (Omanis and expatriates together), 3rd highest of 11 governorates by number of workers. Oman as a whole had 2,706,215 workers.

What is the unemployment rate in Dhofar?

The unemployment rate in Dhofar was 2.6% in 2025, 3rd lowest of 11 governorates; the rate for women was 9.2%. The national rate was 3.1%, and 7.8% for women.

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How many government employees are there in Dhofar?

40,283 people worked for the government in Dhofar in 2025, which is 13.7% of all workers there (Oman: 16.2%); 3rd lowest of 11 governorates by government share of jobs.

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How many businesses are there in Dhofar?

39,160 enterprises with 187,333 workers were registered in Dhofar in 2025, 2nd highest of 11 governorates by number of enterprises (Oman: 270,919 enterprises, 2,271,014 workers).

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How many businesses per 1,000 people are there in Dhofar?

Dhofar had 73.5 registered enterprises for every 1,000 registered residents in 2025, 2nd highest of 11 governorates; the national figure is 50.5.

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What is the inflation rate in Dhofar?

Consumer prices in Dhofar rose 0.6% in 2025 compared with 2024, 4th lowest of 11 governorates for inflation.

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What is the consumer price index in Dhofar?

The consumer price index for Dhofar stood at 107.9 in 2025 (2018 = 100), up from 107.3 in 2024; 5th highest of 11 governorates on the index.

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How many electricity connections are there in Dhofar?

There were about 159,300 electricity connections in Dhofar in 2025 (the source reports thousands to one decimal), 5th highest of 11 governorates (Oman: about 1,544,000), or 299 per 1,000 registered residents.

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How many water connections are there in Dhofar?

Dhofar had 93,106 water connections in 2025, 3rd highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 856,086), or 175 per 1,000 registered residents.

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How many building permits were issued in Dhofar?

2,831 building permits (new and renewed) were issued in Dhofar in 2025, against 2,610 in 2024; 5th lowest of 11 governorates in 2025. Oman issued 40,340 in total.

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How much property was traded in Dhofar?

Property worth 565.5 million Omani rials was traded in Dhofar in 2025, 3rd highest of 11 governorates (Oman: 3,367.8 million rials).

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What is the hotel occupancy rate in Dhofar?

Hotels in Dhofar were 40.9% occupied on average in 2025 (provisional), 4th highest of 11 governorates; the national occupancy rate was 38.6%.

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How Dhofar compares with other governorates

Workers (Omani and expatriate), 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 3 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Workers (Omani and expatriate), 2025
1	Muscat	883,984
2	Al Batinah North	442,545
3	Dhofar	294,369
4	Al Batinah South	275,915
5	Ad Dakhliyah	246,142
6	Ash Sharqiyah South	172,669
7	Ash Sharqiyah North	152,814

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Unemployment rate, 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 9 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate, 2025
5	Al Buraymi	3.9%
6	Al Batinah South	3.9%
7	Ash Sharqiyah South	3.8%
8	Ash Sharqiyah North	3.4%
9	Dhofar	2.6%
10	Al Wusta	1.5%
11	Muscat	1.4%

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Female unemployment rate, 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 6 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Female unemployment rate, 2025
3	Al Buraymi	11.0%
4	Al Batinah North	10.9%
5	Al Batinah South	9.5%
6	Dhofar	9.2%
7	Ad Dakhliyah	9.1%
8	Ash Sharqiyah South	8.2%
9	Ash Sharqiyah North	7.7%

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Registered enterprises per 1,000 residents, 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 2 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Registered enterprises per 1,000 residents, 2025
1	Muscat	75.1
2	Dhofar	73.5
3	Al Wusta	63.3
4	Al Buraymi	54.9
5	Ash Sharqiyah North	40.3
6	Al Batinah North	37.1
7	Ash Sharqiyah South	35.9

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Consumer price inflation, 2025 against 2024 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 8 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Consumer price inflation, 2025 against 2024
5	Muscat	1.0%
6	Ash Sharqiyah South	1.0%
7	Al Wusta	0.8%
8	Dhofar	0.6%
9	Al Batinah North	0.5%
10	Al Batinah South	0.5%
11	Ash Sharqiyah North	0.3%

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Consumer price index, 2025 (2018 = 100) (2025)

Dhofar ranks 5 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Consumer price index, 2025 (2018 = 100)
2	Al Wusta	108.9
3	Musandam	108.4
4	Adh Dhahirah	108.0
5	Dhofar	107.9
6	Al Buraymi	107.4
7	Al Batinah North	107.2
8	Al Batinah South	107.2

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Electricity connections per 1,000 registered residents, 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 6 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Electricity connections per 1,000 registered residents, 2025
3	Al Buraymi	318
4	Al Wusta	312
5	Muscat	311
6	Dhofar	299
7	Ash Sharqiyah North	298
8	Adh Dhahirah	296
9	Ad Dakhliyah	283

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Building permits issued, 2025 (2025)

Dhofar ranks 7 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Building permits issued, 2025
4	Muscat	5,854
5	Ash Sharqiyah South	3,201
6	Ash Sharqiyah North	3,039
7	Dhofar	2,831
8	Adh Dhahirah	2,345
9	Al Buraymi	749
10	Musandam	610

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Hotel occupancy rate, 2025 (provisional) (2025)

Dhofar ranks 4 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Hotel occupancy rate, 2025 (provisional)
1	Muscat	55.1%
2	Al Batinah South	49.8%
3	Al Batinah North	44.4%
4	Dhofar	40.9%
5	Ash Sharqiyah South	39.3%
6	Al Buraymi	33.9%
7	Al Wusta	22.2%

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Value of property traded, 2025 (million Omani rials) (2025)

Dhofar ranks 3 of 11, highest first.

Rank	Region	Value of property traded, 2025 (million Omani rials)
1	Muscat	1,093.2
2	Al Batinah North	662.6
3	Dhofar	565.5
4	Al Batinah South	539.6
5	Ad Dakhliyah	214.5
6	Adh Dhahirah	76.6
7	Ash Sharqiyah North	71.8

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Sources

National Centre for Statistics and Information, Sultanate of Oman: Statistical Year Book 2026 (issue 54, data for 2025), Table 3-16: consumer price index by governorate (base year 2018), 2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4e64f3cac6c9…)

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