MigrantoMigration trends in Oman
Middle East
Oman takes in more people than it loses: 2.1M immigrants against 17.1K emigrants. Net balance +2.1M — 39% of the country's population
5.3M
Population
2.1M
Immigrants
17.1K
Emigrants
+2.1M
Inflow
1 in 3 residents of Oman was born abroad — and 1 in 310 people born in Oman lives abroad
#33 in the world by net migration gain
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Oman
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
478.5K immigrants · 10.9K emigrants
2000
- The foreign-born population passed 500K residents
2010
- Migration accounted for 60% of the country's population growth
2015
- A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 128%
- Surge of immigrants from India — 360.4K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Bangladesh — 330.7K new arrivals
- Surge of immigrants from Pakistan — 125.8K new arrivals
Today
- Migration accounted for 62% of the country's population growth
- Since 1990: 1.6M more foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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