(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) A United Nations report released this month says that more than 18,000 Omanis are currently living abroad. According to the ‘Trends in International Migration: The 2013 Revision' report, released by Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, the total number of Omani migrants living abroad was18,813 in 2013, 18,297 in 2010, 14,716 in 2000 and 13,327 in 1990.
Of the 18,813, 13,490 Omanis are living in less developed regions (all regions of Africa, Asia (except Japan), Latin America and the Caribbean plus Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia) and 5,323 in more developed regions (Europe, northern America, Australia/New Zealand and Japan)
The 2013 figure also includes 8,396 Omani women migrants. In 2010, the number of Omani women migrants was 8,231, rising from 6,785 in 2000 and 6,113 in 1990.
The top three region-wise break-up is that 10,243 are residing in Western Asia, followed by North Africa 2,734 and North America 2,505, the report states.
As far as the top-three countries are concerned, 9,371 are living in Palestine, followed by 1,661 in Libya and 1,318 in Australia.
This report gives an estimate of the international migrant population for 230 countries. The number of migrants worldwide had reached 232mn in 2013, up from 175mn in 2000 and 154mn in 1990, the report said. ‘More people than ever are living abroad,' the report stated.
The report also said, ''The world's largest corridor of international movements was between the US and Mexico, with the former hosting 13mn Mexicans.''
The number of international migrants worldwide, however, only accounted for three per cent of the world's total population.
According to the report, Europe and Asia hosted the largest number of international migrants - 72mn in Europe and 71mn in Asia, together accounting for nearly two-thirds of all migrants worldwide.
The migrant population was highly concentrated in ten nations, with the US topping the list with 46mn, followed by Russia at 11mn, Germany at 10mn and Saudi Arabia at 9mn.
Migration between countries in the South was most common around 1990, but since 2000, migration from South to North had become as common as South-to-South flows, with the former seeing 82.3mn people in 2013 as compared to 81.9mn in 2000.
‘About three-quarters of the total migrant population was in the age group of 20 to 64 years - significantly higher than 58 per cent for the general population. Women accounted for 52 per cent of migrants in the global North and 43 per cent in the South.'
Refugees accounted for a relatively small share of migration, at 15.7mn, or seven per cent of all migrants in 20
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