Oman: Population by nationality (Omani/non-Omani), sex and age group (2023)

  Omanis Expatriates Total
  Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total
0-4 185,929 179,730 365,659 29,645 28,071 57,716 215,574 207,801 423,375
5-9 209,421 201,574 410,995 33,484 31,975 65,459 242,905 233,549 476,454
10-14 170,250 165,045 335,295 27,812 25,842 53,654 198,062 190,887 388,949
15-19 126,275 121,354 247,629 20,647 19,066 39,713 146,922 140,420 287,342
20-24 110,133 107,390 217,523 150,980 38,393 189,373 261,113 145,783 406,896
25-29 115,076 111,291 226,367 259,826 61,196 321,022 374,902 172,487 547,389
30-34 123,856 121,376 245,232 316,076 75,202 391,278 439,932 196,578 636,510
35-39 116,740 114,377 231,117 337,055 78,066 415,121 453,795 192,443 646,238
40-44 93,746 93,064 186,810 238,597 57,752 296,349 332,343 150,816 483,159
45-49 67,986 68,290 136,276 141,083 37,514 178,597 209,069 105,804 314,873
50-54 44,163 42,691 86,854 89,470 21,933 111,403 133,633 64,624 198,257
55-59 31,874 33,707 65,581 49,157 12,441 61,598 81,031 46,148 127,179
60-64 26,972 30,799 57,771 22,105 7,404 29,509 49,077 38,203 87,280
65-69 18,614 23,473 42,087 10,714 4,389 15,103 29,328 27,862 57,190
70-74 13,184 16,898 30,082 3,351 2,520 5,871 16,535 19,418 35,953
75-79 8,709 10,432 19,141 1481 1319 2,800 10,190 11,751 21,941
> 80 11,187 13,351 24,538 1153 926 2,079 12,340 14,277 26,617
Total 1,474,115 1,454,842 2,928,957 1,732,636 504,009 2,236,645 3,206,751 1,958,851 5,165,602

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:
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/web/
Portal of e-census 2020 and data updates for December 2021 to 2023:
https://portal.ecensus.gov.om/web/

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 

As of April 2025, census 2020 data processing tool is not functional.
Data were retrieved from Oman Statistical Yearbook 2024, Population section:
https://www.ncsi.gov.om/Pages/Publications.aspx

Date of access: 23 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