Dubai: The number of Indian expats in Oman has fallen to 499,431 The government’s omanization process and the effect of the coronavirus pandemic that led to the departure of large numbers of Indians to their home countries.
According to the National Center for Statistics and Information, the Sultanate’s network of Indian expats fell by 20% at the end of this year’s third quarter, to the same era last year.
The Indian network grew from 542,091 in July to 517,702 in August as a result of government measures to reduce the expatriate population and allow more Oman to enter the labour market; however, the Indian network remains the Sultanate’s largest expat network.
Foreigners make up more than 40% of Oman’s population of 4. 6 million. They have played a major role in the progression of the country for several decades. Almost 25 million foreign painters, most of them from South Asia, live and paint in the CCG region.
During the same time under review, Bangladeshis also fell 13. 9% to 450,471, while Pakistanis fell 15. 7% to 176,550 and the number of Filipinos fell by 8. 2% to 45,038. At the same time, Oman’s Egyptian population fell by 8. 2% to 31,511 and Ugandans almost in part to 14,099.
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