🌆 Largest Cities in Oman
Cities of Oman with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Muscat24%
Seeb14%
Bawshar12%
‘Ibrī5%
Şalālah5%
Şaḩam4.3%
Rustaq3.6%
Sohar3.3%
As Suwayq3.3%
Barkā’2.5%
Samā’il2.4%
Al Buraymī2.2%
Nizwá2.2%
Sur2.2%
Qurayyāt
Bahlā’
Al Khābūrah
Shināş
Sufālat Samā’il
Izkī
Bidbid
Khasab
Adam
1
MuscatMuscat
797,000
2
SeebMuscat
470,878
3
BawsharMuscat
383,257
4
‘IbrīAd Dhahirah
163,473
5
ŞalālahDhofar
163,140
6
ŞaḩamAl Batinah North
140,000
7
RustaqAl Batinah South
120,000
8
SoharAl Batinah North
108,274
9
As SuwayqAl Batinah North
107,143
10
Barkā’Al Batinah South
81,647
11
Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah
80,538
12
Al BuraymīAl Buraimi
73,670
13
NizwáAd Dakhiliyah
72,076
14
SurSoutheastern Governorate
71,152
15
QurayyātMuscat
63,133
16
Bahlā’Ad Dakhiliyah
54,338
17
Al KhābūrahAl Batinah North
50,223
18
ShināşAl Batinah North
48,009
19
Sufālat Samā’ilAd Dakhiliyah
47,718
20
IzkīAd Dakhiliyah
36,203
21
LiwáAl Batinah North
26,372
22
Ibrā’Northeastern Governorate
25,265
23
BidbidAd Dakhiliyah
21,188
24
BadīyahNortheastern Governorate
18,479
25
KhasabMusandam Governorate
17,904
26
AdamAd Dakhiliyah
17,283
27
YanqulAd Dhahirah
16,599
28
MaşīrahSoutheastern Governorate
15,059
Highlights
Within Oman, Muscat ranks first in 2026 with 797,000, followed by Seeb (470,878) and Bawshar (383,257).
Muscat is 1.7 times higher than Seeb, the runner-up.
Across 28 entries, values run from 797,000 (Muscat) to 15,059 (Maşīrah), with a median of 67,143.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.