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Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/non-Omani), sex and age group (2021)

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  Omanis Expatriates Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
 0-4 200,547 193,196 393,743 23,100 21,869 44,969 223,647 215,065 438,712
 5-9 198,948 191,507 390,455 26,797 25,304 52,101 225,745 216,811 442,556
 10-14 151,164 146,456 297,620 22,327 20,976 43,303 173,491 167,432 340,923
 15-19 115,743 112,089 227,832 16,569 15,171 31,740 132,312 127,260 259,572
 20-24 110,010 106,638 216,648 69,914 17,364 87,278 179,924 124,002 303,926
 25-29 122,117 118,319 240,436 222,714 42,773 265,487 344,831 161,092 505,923
 30-34 121,672 119,008 240,680 288,798 62,400 351,198 410,470 181,408 591,878
 35-39 110,982 108,922 219,904 256,492 58,520 315,012 367,474 167,442 534,916
 40-44 84,653 84,946 169,599 169,839 43,751 213,590 254,492 128,697 383,189
 45-49 57,853 56,432 114,285 110,697 29,496 140,193 168,550 85,928 254,478
 50-54 38,105 38,162 76,267 72,621 16,655 89,276 110,726 54,817 165,543
 55-59 30,373 31,870 62,243 39,033 9,357 48,390 69,406 41,227 110,633
 60-64 23,865 28,167 52,032 18,757 5,082 23,839 42,622 33,249 75,871
 65-69 16,225 20,658 36,883 7,075 2,935 10,010 23,300 23,593 46,893
 70-74 12,016 14,252 26,268 2,134 1,551 3,685 14,150 15,803 29,953
 75-79 8,362 9,702 18,064 965 835 1,800 9,327 10,537 19,864
> 80 9,873 11,285 21,158 814 644 1,458 10,687 11,929 22,616
Total 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: 31/12.

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 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:

Structure of population files in publication “Electronic Census System for the E-Census for Population, Residences & Establishments 2020”, pp. 15-17

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

 

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 relative/ friend visit visa.

 

  1. Institution which provides data

 

National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

 

  1. Data availability

 

Uploaded from NCSI Oman Data portal (annual data):

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

2021 data last available data from this source, as of date of access.

 

Data also available on e-census portal:

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

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