Oman: Population aged 15 and above by nationality (Omanis/non-Omanis), sex and relation to labour force (2022)

  Employed Unemployed Inactive Total
  Omanis Expatriates Omanis Expatriates Omanis Expatriates Omanis Expatriates
  Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
15 – 19 4,089 1,442 402 307 2,098 258 N/A N/A 113,452 114,021 18,120 16,776 119,639 115,721 18,522 17,083
20 – 24 37,102 9,238 118,716 14,013 13,379 6,907 N/A N/A 59,496 90,712 7,833 15,474 109,977 106,857 126,549 29,487
25 – 29 89,756 30,093 254,437 30,770 6,612 19,577 N/A N/A 21,978 64,935 3,330 21,422 118,346 114,605 257,767 52,192
30 – 34 108,986 47,937 321,061 47,120 1,975 11,781 N/A N/A 12,233 60,476 2,809 24,423 123,194 120,194 323,870 71,543
35 – 39 102,140 52,495 303,673 47,741 1,097 4,805 N/A N/A 10,622 54,576 2,767 22,202 113,859 111,876 306,440 69,943
40 – 44 78,954 41,208 210,648 35,448 669 1,679 N/A N/A 9,291 45,259 2,357 16,645 88,914 88,146 213,005 52,093
45 – 49 53,152 22,393 126,911 22,540 307 571 N/A N/A 8,271 39,038 1,736 11,626 61,730 62,002 128,647 34,166
50 – 54 33,421 11,157 82,734 11,787 127 138 N/A N/A 7,924 28,821 1,368 8,002 41,472 40,116 84,102 19,789
55 – 59 22,139 6,721 43,348 5,308 46 46 N/A N/A 8,741 26,047 1,151 5,617 30,926 32,814 44,499 10,925
60 – 64 14,572 4,645 18,842 1,911 14 11 N/A N/A 11,287 25,136 1,299 4,294 25,873 29,792 20,141 6,205
65 – 69 8,448 2,637 7,229 430 N/A N/A N/A N/A 8,969 19,825 1,679 3,198 17,417 22,462 8,908 3,628
70 – 74 5,753 1,453 1,423 101 N/A N/A N/A N/A 6,995 14,259 1,351 1,993 12,748 15,712 2,774 2,094
75 – 79 3,556 911 275 21 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5,163 9,257 911 1,007 8,719 10,168 1,186 1,028
>= 80 3,813 802 64 11 N/A N/A N/A N/A 7,053 11,905 888 775 10,866 12,707 952 786
Total 565,881 233,132 1,489,763 217,508 26,324 45,773 N/A N/A 291,475 604,267 47,599 153,454 883,680 883,172 1,537,362 370,962

Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Period of reference: 01/01/2023.

Source of the data: data updated from e-census 2020; based on vital statistics (births and deaths) produced by the Ministry of Health (MOH), and the National Registration System (Royal Oman Police).

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.

e-census 2020:

Population data and statistics: methodology explained in publication “Electronic Census System for the E-Census for Population, Residences & Establishments 2020”, especially pp. 15-16; 19-20

https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal/indicators/83/viewer

Portal of e-census 2020 and data updates for December 2021 and 2022:

https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal/

 

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.

 

N/A: Not applicable                                                                                                                      

Unemployment benefit is not opened to non-nationals and to Omanis aged above 65.

 

No metadata or definitions of terms and categories used in the census are available in the e-portal of the census.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

  1. Institution which provides data

 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Data retrieved from e-census portal, datasets building tool:

https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/ecen-portal/indicators/261/viewer

 

Date of access: 5 June 2023.

 

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, Employment, Unemployment, National & Foreign Labour, Female Employment