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Oman: Employed population by nationality (Omani/ expatriate) and sector of employment (public, private, domestic) (2005-2023)

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Omanis

Expatriates

total workforce

 

public sector

private sector

domestic sector

Total employed Omanis

public sector

private sector

domestic sector

Total employed expatriates

2005

109,424

98,537

0

207,961

22,990

424,788

n.a.

447,778

655,739

2006

116,054

114,311

0

230,365

22,752

510,713

n.a.

533,465

763,830

2007

124,405

131,775

0

256,180

22,503

638,447

n.a.

660,950

917,130

2008

131,209

147,194

0

278,403

22,319

698,489

96,446

817,254

1,095,657

2009

136,622

158,315

0

294,937

22,916

779,653

94,592

897,161

1,192,098

2010

140,370

177,716

0

318,086

23,612

862,209

93,421

979,242

1,297,328

2011

159,258

174,441

0

333,699

25,182

1,006,928

107,662

1,139,772

1,473,471

2012

166,804

172,066

0

338,870

27,522

1,190,300

125,882

1,343,704

1,682,574

2013

180,737

181,860

0

362,597

30,392

1,332,431

138,705

1,501,528

1,864,125

2014

192,222

197,510

0

389,732

33,611

1,270,213

240,180

1,544,004

1,933,736

2015

193,965

209,620

0

403,585

35,502

1,373,842

262,196

1,671,540

2,075,125

2016

195,937

223,083

0

419,020

37,624

1,504,936

283,043

1,825,603

2,244,623

2017

195,680

238,688

0

434,368

36,383

1,502,808

292,881

1,832,072

2,266,440

2018

195,481

252,132

0

447,613

35,418

1,435,153

294,560

1,765,131

2,212,744

2019

202,893

262,333

0

465,226

34,470

1,363,955

294,156

1,692,581

2,157,807

2020

349,272

352,735

50,717

752,724

43,912

1,115,322

252,042

1,411,276

2,164,000

2021

351,231

374,606

47,949

773,786

41,641

1,107,574

235,618

1,384,833

2,158,619

2022

363,438

383,179

55,198

801,815

44,056

1,359,776

303,476

1,707,308

2,509,123

2023

376,856

399,803

76,545

853,204

44,178

1,454,170

328,900

1,827,248

2,680,452

Source: NCSI. Statistical Yearbooks, 2009 to 2024

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Data for the governmental sector exclude Security and Defence personnels.

https://cbo.gov.om/sites/assets/Documents/English/Publications/AnnualReports/AnnualReport2017eng.pdf

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://www.ncsi.gov.om/Elibrary/LibraryContentDoc/bar_bar_Statistical%20Year%20Book%202024%20Issue%2052_a0f3084d-42a7-4183-83c0-3c9e603f89b5.pdf

https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Pages/Publications.aspx

Last date of access: September 2024.

GLMM and GRC cannot guarantee that the link to access the source will not change; that the information will not be removed from the website it was obtained from; that no geo-blockages will be imposed; or that the information will not be available for any another reason.

Keywords: Oman, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Employment, Female Employment, Labour Market, National & Foreign Labour, Domestic Workers

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