Oman 2010

Source: Calculated from ESCWA, 2017a, based on data provided by the NSO from the Oman census 2010, unless otherwise indicated

Population

Total female population: 966,746 (49.39%)

Total male population: 990,590 (50.61%)

Total population: 1,957,336

Total female persons with disabilities: 13,540 (46.75%)

Total male persons with disabilities: 15,423 (53.25%)

Total persons with disabilities: 28,963

Note: Data are for nationals only.

Disability prevalence (%)

	Total	Rural	Urban
Total	1.48%	1.59%	1.43%
Female	1.40%	1.47%	1.37%
Male	1.56%	1.70%	1.50%

Age-specific disability prevalence (%)

Disability prevalence (%)

		Rural	Urban	Total
Total	Female	0.4%	1.0%	1.4%
Total	Male	0.5%	1.1%	1.6%
0-4	Female	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
0-4	Male	0.1%	0.2%	0.3%
5-14	Female	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
5-14	Male	0.3%	0.5%	0.8%
15-24	Female	0.3%	0.5%	0.8%
15-24	Male	0.3%	0.7%	1.0%
25-44	Female	0.2%	0.5%	0.7%
25-44	Male	0.3%	0.8%	1.1%
45-64	Female	0.8%	2.0%	2.7%
45-64	Male	0.9%	2.1%	3.0%
65+	Female	5.3%	11.6%	16.9%
65+	Male	5.0%	9.8%	14.8%

Age distribution (%)

		0-4	5-14	15-24	25-44	45-64	65+
Persons without disabilities	Female	13.5%	21.8%	24.6%	27.7%	9.5%	2.9%
Persons without disabilities	Male	13.8%	22.2%	25.2%	27.1%	8.7%	3.1%
Persons with disabilities	Female	2.8%	8.9%	13.2%	14.6%	18.7%	41.8%
Persons with disabilities	Male	2.8%	10.7%	16.2%	19.9%	16.7%	33.7%

Type of disability/difficulty (%)

		Seeing	Hearing	Mobility	Cognition	Self-care	Communication
Female	Rural	25.3%	8.8%	32.6%	8.0%	19.4%	5.9%
Female	Urban	24.8%	7.4%	36.2%	7.6%	18.6%	5.4%
Male	Rural	23.8%	8.1%	32.5%	11.0%	17.7%	7.0%
Male	Urban	24.0%	6.7%	34.1%	10.7%	17.9%	6.5%

By marital status by age group

Marital status, female (%)

		Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced
15-39	Without disabilities	52.5%	45.3%	0.5%	1.6%
15-39	With disabilities	84.7%	12.6%	0.8%	1.9%
40-64	Without disabilities	1.8%	76.5%	16.3%	5.5%
40-64	With disabilities	8.2%	50.7%	31.9%	9.2%
65+	Without disabilities	0.7%	34.0%	58.2%	7.0%
65+	With disabilities	1.9%	20.3%	70.0%	7.8%

Marital status, male (%)

		Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced
15-39	Without disabilities	64.3%	35.1%	0.0%	0.5%
15-39	With disabilities	82.6%	16.1%	0.1%	1.2%
40-64	Without disabilities	2.9%	93.8%	1.0%	2.2%
40-64	With disabilities	14.8%	76.2%	3.2%	5.8%
65+	Without disabilities	1.9%	86.3%	8.2%	3.5%
65+	With disabilities	4.8%	74.4%	15.6%	5.2%

Cause of disability (%)

		Congenital	Illness	Car accident	Work accident	Ageing	Other
Rural	Female	32.2%	23.2%	2.3%	0.5%	39.2%	2.7%
Rural	Male	36.2%	25.2%	5.7%	2.2%	27.5%	3.2%
Urban	Female	29.3%	27.3%	2.4%	0.5%	38.2%	2.4%
Urban	Male	34.7%	27.3%	7.8%	2.3%	25.3%	2.7%

By literacy status age: 15+ years

Literacy status (%) Age: 15+ years

			Literate	Illiterate
Rural	Persons without disabilities	Female	75.6%	24.4%
	Persons without disabilities	Male	88.0%	12.0%
	Persons with disabilities	Female	15.9%	84.1%
	Persons with disabilities	Male	34.7%	65.3%
Urban	Persons without disabilities	Female	84.3%	15.7%
	Persons without disabilities	Male	93.8%	6.2%
	Persons with disabilities	Female	21.6%	78.4%
	Persons with disabilities	Male	44.3%	55.7%

By school attendance

School attendance (%)

			Rural	Urban	Total
5-9	Persons without disabilities	Female	26.0%	61.5%	87.5%
	Persons without disabilities	Male	26.1%	61.5%	87.6%
	Persons with disabilities	Female	13.2%	25.0%	38.2%
	Persons with disabilities	Male	11.6%	24.7%	36.3%
10-14	Persons without disabilities	Female	31.7%	66.0%	97.7%
	Persons without disabilities	Male	31.7%	66.2%	98.0%
	Persons with disabilities	Female	13.6%	28.3%	41.9%
	Persons with disabilities	Male	12.8%	31.0%	43.8%
15-19	Persons without disabilities	Female	23.8%	53.4%	77.3%
	Persons without disabilities	Male	24.5%	54.5%	79.0%
	Persons with disabilities	Female	9.3%	17.3%	26.6%
	Persons with disabilities	Male	9.6%	21.0%	30.6%

By educational attainment age: 10+ years

Educational attainment (%) Age 10+ years

			ISCED level 1	ISCED level 2	ISCED level 3	ISCED level 4	ISCED level 5	ISCED level 6	No schooling
Female	Without disabilities	Rural	24.0%	13.4%	25.9%	3.0%	4.2%	0.1%	29.5%
	Without disabilities	Urban	21.3%	13.9%	30.6%	5.9%	7.6%	0.5%	20.2%
	With disabilities	Rural	4.8%	2.9%	3.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.0%	88.4%
	With disabilities	Urban	5.6%	3.6%	4.4%	0.7%	0.5%	0.1%	85.2%
Male	Without disabilities	Rural	26.0%	16.9%	30.0%	3.4%	4.2%	0.4%	19.0%
	Without disabilities	Urban	23.1%	17.4%	33.5%	5.8%	6.9%	1.4%	12.0%
	With disabilities	Rural	8.1%	5.1%	5.7%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%	80.1%
	With disabilities	Urban	10.0%	7.7%	8.5%	1.3%	1.1%	0.2%	71.2%

Note: Data source includes a more detailed breakdown for “no schooling” (by illiterate and can read/write) and ISCED levels 1 (by primary and basic education/first loop), 2 (by preparatory and basic education/second loop), 3 (by secondary and general certificate diploma) and 6 (by master’s degree and PhD).

By economic activity age: 15–64 years

Economic activity (%) Age: 15-64

			Employed	Unemployed	Economically inactive
Rural	Female	Persons without disabilities	9.7%	10.0%	80.3%
	Female	Persons with disabilities	2.4%	2.1%	95.4%
	Male	Persons without disabilities	55.1%	14.5%	30.5%
	Male	Persons with disabilities	13.8%	7.6%	78.7%
Urban	Female	Persons without disabilities	19.2%	10.5%	70.3%
	Female	Persons with disabilities	4.0%	2.5%	93.6%
	Male	Persons without disabilities	58.6%	13.6%	27.8%
	Male	Persons with disabilities	17.4%	7.6%	74.9%

By sector of employment

Sector of employment (%)

			Agriculture	Industry	Construction	Services
Rural	Without disabilities	Female	2.3%	13.1%	0.6%	84.0%
	Without disabilities	Male	4.9%	11.5%	5.0%	78.5%
	With disabilities	Female	0.0%	23.9%	0.0%	76.1%
	With disabilities	Male	8.3%	12.5%	7.3%	71.9%
Urban	Without disabilities	Female	0.3%	7.6%	1.6%	90.5%
	Without disabilities	Male	2.4%	12.0%	5.3%	80.3%
	With disabilities	Female	0.0%	13.8%	1.6%	84.6%
	With disabilities	Male	5.2%	11.3%	6.0%	77.5%