Oman: Employed non-Omani population by sex and sector of employment (public, private, domestic) (2010-2024)
| Non-Omanis | ||||||||||||
| Government Sector | Private Sector | Domestic Sector | All sectors | |||||||||
| Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | |
| 2010 | 15,842 | 7,770 | 23,612 | 842,149 | 20,060 | 862,209 | 20,739 | 72,682 | 93,421 | 878,730 | 100,512 | 979,242 |
| 2011 | 17,050 | 8,132 | 25,182 | 985,006 | 21,922 | 1,006,928 | 21,245 | 86,417 | 107,662 | 1,023,301 | 116,471 | 1,139,772 |
| 2012 | 18,495 | 9,027 | 27,522 | 1,165,357 | 24,943 | 1,190,300 | 22,322 | 103,560 | 125,882 | 1,206,174 | 137,530 | 1,343,704 |
| 2013 | 19,392 | 11,000 | 30,392 | 1,297,092 | 35,339 | 1,332,431 | 24,078 | 114,627 | 138,705 | 1,340,562 | 160,966 | 1,501,528 |
| 2014 | 20,536 | 13,075 | 33,611 | 1,240,426 | 29,787 | 1,270,213 | 109,017 | 131,163 | 240,180 | 1,369,979 | 174,025 | 1,544,004 |
| 2015 | 21,354 | 14,148 | 35,502 | 1,342,408 | 31,434 | 1,373,842 | 120,433 | 141,763 | 262,196 | 1,484,195 | 187,345 | 1,671,540 |
| 2016 | 23,914 | 13,710 | 37,624 | 1,469,483 | 35,453 | 1,504,936 | 134,296 | 148,747 | 283,043 | 1,627,693 | 197,910 | 1,825,603 |
| 2017 | 23,048 | 13,335 | 36,383 | 1,464,340 | 38,468 | 1,502,808 | 137,355 | 155,526 | 292,881 | 1,624,743 | 207,329 | 1,832,072 |
| 2018 | 22,607 | 12,811 | 35,418 | 1,395,278 | 39,875 | 1,435,153 | 136,431 | 158,129 | 294,560 | 1,554,316 | 210,815 | 1,765,131 |
| 2019 | 21,921 | 12,549 | 34,470 | 1,322,240 | 41,715 | 1,363,955 | 135,256 | 158,900 | 294,156 | 1,479,417 | 213,164 | 1,692,581 |
| 2020 | 30,461 | 13,451 | 43,912 | 1,078,982 | 36,340 | 1,115,322 | 123,178 | 128,864 | 252,042 | 1,232,621 | 178,655 | 1,411,276 |
| 2021 | 27,864 | 13,777 | 41,641 | 1,067,974 | 39,600 | 1,107,574 | 119,351 | 116,267 | 235,618 | 1,215,189 | 169,644 | 1,384,833 |
| 2022 | 28,158 | 15,898 | 44,056 | 1,314,124 | 45,652 | 1,359,776 | 147,520 | 155,956 | 303,476 | 1,489,802 | 217,506 | 1,707,308 |
| 2023 | 28,802 | 15,376 | 44,178 | 1,401,609 | 52,561 | 1,454,170 | 154,518 | 174,382 | 328,900 | 1,584,929 | 242,319 | 1,827,248 |
| 2024 | 27,985 | 14,783 | 42,768 | 1,374,759 | 58,365 | 1,433,124 | 147,610 | 185,424 | 333,034 | 1,550,354 | 258,572 | 1,808,926 |
Source: NCSI. Statistical Yearbooks, 2009 to 2025
ANNEXED NOTE
1. Technical Notes and Definitions
Data for the governmental sector exclude Security and Defense personnels.
Private sector includes Private, Communal and Other Sectors.
Omanis in the private sector are registered with the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI).
2020 and after: employment data is taken from National Registration system (includes insured and uninsured employees).
2. Institution which provides data
National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)
3. Data availability
The data on employment by sector and nationality is available in NCSI’s Statistical Yearbooks (chapter “Employment”)
https://api.ncsi.gov.om/uploads/pdfs/publicationpdf1763023139.pdf
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/publications?page=1&classification=2#
Last date of access: November 2025
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Keywords: Oman, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Employment, Female Employment, Labour Market, National & Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers
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