Oman: Mid-year population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani) and sex (2000-2024)

  Omanis Expatriates Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
2000     1,777,685     623,571     2,401,256
2001 928,747 897,377 1,826,124 522,294 129,269 651,563 1,451,041 1,026,646 2,477,687
2002 950,666 918,914 1,869,580 492,650 175,512 668,162 1,443,316 1,094,426 2,537,742
2003* 900,540 881,018 1,781,558 412,699 146,558 559,257 1,313,239 1,027,576 2,340,815
2004 911,135 891,796 1,802,931 449,756 162,889 612,645 1,360,891 1,054,685 2,415,576
2005 931,007 911,677 1,842,684 527,838 138,315 666,153 1,458,845 1,049,992 2,508,837
2006 951,440 932,136 1,883,576 546,703 146,783 693,486 1,498,143 1,078,919 2,577,062
2007 970,489 952,208 1,922,697 651,630 169,172 820,802 1,622,119 1,121,380 2,743,499
2008 994,120 973,060 1,967,180 693,294 206,954 900,248 1,687,414 1,180,014 2,867,428
2009 1,019,322 998,237 2,017,559 951,793 204,565 1,156,358 1,971,115 1,202,802 3,173,917
2010* 990,590 966,746 1,957,336 621,818 194,325 816,143 1,612,408 1,161,071 2,773,479
2011 1,024,923 988,235 2,013,158 1,065,960 216,180 1,530,437 2,090,883 1,204,415 3,295,298
2012 1,062,918 1,029,642 2,092,560 1,269,769 260,672 1,530,437 1,699,894 1,290,314 3,622,997
2013 1,100,614 1,071,388 2,172,002 1,401,621 281,583 1,683,204 2,502,235 1,352,971 3,855,206
2014 1,143,579 1,117,126 2,260,705 1,436,232 295,956 1,732,188 2,579,811 1,413,082 3,992,893
2015 1,184,430 1,160,516 2,344,646 1,500,414 313,742 1,814,156 2,684,844 1,474,258 4,159,102
2016 1,224,763 1,202,320 2,427,083 1,660,693 325,533 1,986,226 2,885,456 1,527,853 4,413,309
2017 1,262,760 1,241,493 2,504,253 1,720,640 333,954 2,054,594 2,983,400 1,575,447 4,558,847
2018 1,299,741 1,279,495 2,579,236 1,669,549 343,974 2,013,523 2,969,290 1,623,469 4,592,759
2019 1,337,179 1,318,274 2,655,453 1,608,245 354,570 1,962,815 2,945,424 1,672,844 4,618,268
2020 1,368,998 1,350,502 2,719,500 1,481,532 376,984 1,858,516 2,850,530 1,727,486 4,578,016
2021 1,393,942 1,372,866 2,766,808 1,338,967 373,598 1,712,565 2,732,909 1,746,464 4,479,373
2022 1,427,105 1,406,610 2,833,715 1,480,913 413,744 1,894,657 2,908,018 1,820,354 4,728,372
2023 1,457,815 1,437,732 2,895,547 1,704,228 479,739 2,183,967 3,162,043 1,917,471 5,079,514
2024 1,487,094 1,468,077 2,955,171 1,713,905 534,598 2,248,503 3,200,999 2,002,675 5,203,674

Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Period of reference: mid-year (30 June), except census years 2003* and 2010*: end of year.
Source of the data: censuses; vital statistics (births and deaths) produced by the Ministry of Health (MOH),
and data provided by the Royal Oman Police (ROP) on Omani and non-Omani residents.

1- Censuses were held in 1993; 2003, 2010, and 2020.
Censuses’ reference dates: 1993: n.a.; 2003: 7-8 December; 2010: 12-13 December; 2020: 12 December 2020.
2- National Registration System (2011- ) 
The civil registration records all Omani and expatriate residents. It is based on the civil status system and is maintained
by the General Directorate of Civil Status, a part of the Royal Oman Police.
Since 2004, registration of all vital events taking place in the Sultanate (births, death, marriages and divorces) in the civil register
is mandatory for Omanis and foreign residents of the Sultanate.

Characteristics of data: 
Figures refer to 1. Omanis holding an official valid document registered in the National Registration System, or expired for less than ten years
2. Foreign residents holding valid visas, or visas expired for lesss than two years; dependents holding valid visas, providing that they are in the country.
Residence visa for expatriates includes residence visa for a wife of an Omani, student resident, multiple entry visa, employment visa,
employment contracting visa, official visit visa, investor visa. The dependent visa includes Family Reunion visas and relat​ive/ friend visit visa.

2. Institution which provides data 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

3. Data availability 

Figures for 2000 to 2024 were uploaded from NCSI Oman Data portal (daily data- figures for 30 June):
https://data.gov.om/OMPOP2016/population

Date of access: 03 April 2025.
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, Foreign & National Population