MUSCAT: Indians are the largest group of international migrants living in Oman despite a significant drop in numbers, according to new data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information.
According to the data, there are 624,056 Indians living in Oman as of October 2019, compared to 660,376 in December last year.
Bangladesh nationals comes second with 638,059 in October this year from 658,222 in December 2018.
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The number of Pakistani expatriate workers also dropped to 209,248 in October this year from 217,602 in December 2018.
The decrease comes as Oman continues its efforts to nationalize its workforce, hiring more Omanis in both private and public sector jobs than foreign nationals.
Meanwhile, according to the NCSI data, there is a significant drop in Oman’s total expat population. Expats in Oman now make up 42.5 percent (1,987,456) of the country’s total population marking the lowest percentage since November 2018.
