Oman: Employed population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani) (2010-2023)

 

Omanis

Expatriates

Total

2010

318,086

979,242

1,297,328

2011

333,699

1,139,772

1,473,471

2012

338,870

1,343,704

1,682,574

2013

362,597

1,501,528

1,864,125

2014

389,732

1,544,004

1,933,736

2015

403,585

1,671,540

2,075,125

2016

419,020

1,825,603

2,244,623

2017

434,368

1,832,072

2,266,440

2018

447,613

1,765,131

2,212,744

2019

465,226

1,692,581

2,157,807

2020

752,724

1,411,276

2,164,000

2021

773,786

1,384,833

2,158,619

2022

801,815

1,707,308

2,509,123

2023

853,204

1,827,248

2,680,452

Source: NCSI. Statistical Yearbooks, 2020 to 2024

ANNEXED NOTES

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Data refer to the total employed population, in the governmental, private and domestic sectors.

Data for the governmental sector exclude Security and Defence personnels.

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: 2 September 2024.

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Keywords: Oman, National Labour, Foreign Labour, Employment, Labour Market, National & Foreign Labour