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Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/ non-Omani) and sex (2000-2021)

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  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 1,225,390 1,202,435 2,427,825 1,660,693 325,533 1,986,226 2,886,083 1,527,968 4,414,051
2017 1,263,764 1,241,605 2,505,369 1,720,640 333,954 2,054,594 2,984,404 1,575,559 4,559,963
2018 1,299,741 1,279,495 2,579,236 1,690,362 332,108 2,022,470 2,990,103 1,611,603 4,601,706
2019 1,337,021 1,318,123 2,655,144 1,608,233 354,550 1,962,783 2,945,254 1,672,673 4,617,927
2020* 1,378,561 1,357,405 2,735,966 1,366,662 378,414 1,745,076 2,745,223 1,735,819 4,481,042
2021* 1,412,508 1,391,609 2,804,117 1,348,646 374,683 1,723,329 2,761,154 1,766,292 4,527,446

Source: National Centre for Statistics and Information 

               

ANNEXED NOTE               

 

  1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

Period of reference: mid-year, except census years 2003* and 2010*: end of year.

2020*-2021*: 31/12.

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 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 less 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 relative/ friend visit visa.

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Figures for 2000 to 2021 were uploaded from NCSI Oman Data portal (annual data):

https://data.gov.om/OMPOP2016/population

No monthly data disaggregated by sex. 2021 data last available data as of date of access.

 

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

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