Oman population set to touch 5 million.

The Sultanate of Oman's population is set to touch 5 million, with the expatriate accounting for nearly 42 percent, according to the latest population clock of the National Centre for Statistics and Information.

As of Tuesday (February 21, 2023), the total population of the Sultanate of Oman reached 4,981,372 with the number of Omanis reaching 2,876,682, thus constituting 57.75 percent.

In a sign of Oman's economy opening up for overseas workers, the number of expatriates grew steadily over the past year to reach 2,104,690, thus making up 42.25 percent of the total population. Over the past year, the population of expatriates shot up from...