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The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
Capital city · Oman · Asia

Muscat

Muscat · Oman
City population
797,000
#1
in Oman
#1
in Muscat
#697
worldwide
Muscat
23.584, 58.408
City population
797,000
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Oman
#1
of 26 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#697
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Oman
14.5%
of the national population

About Muscat

Muscat's nearest city, Bawshar, sits just 1 km away with a population of 383,257, while Seeb lies 24 km distant at 470,878 residents. The national capital holds 797,000 people in its city proper and accounts for 14.5% of Oman's national population, ranking first among 26 listed cities in the country.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Oman
#1of 26
LargestSmallest
Position in Muscat
#1of 4
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Oman
Region
Muscat
Rank in region
#1of 4
Capital
National capital
Elevation
14 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Muscat
Coordinates
23.584, 58.408
Record updated
2019-09-05
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 26 in Oman

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

1KMBawshar383K people24KMSeeb471K people35KMBidbid21K people50KMSufālat Samā’il48K people56KMSamā’il81K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Muscat797K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Muscat compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Muscat797K

Muscat Population FAQ

What is the population of Muscat?

Muscat has a city population of 797,000. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Muscat?

Muscat is in Muscat, Oman. Its coordinates are 23.584, 58.408.

How big is Muscat compared with other cities in Oman?

It is the 1st largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Oman, holding 14.5% of the national population.

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