Language details — Oman

This table lists languages spoken in Oman, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

7 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Arabic
Official Working
81% · ≈ 4.6 m
Baluchi
National
4.9% · ≈ 278 k
Cutchi-Swahili
Minority
—
English
No special status —
Hindi
No special status —
Swahili (individual language)
Minority
—
Swahili (macrolanguage)
Minority
—
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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