75,432 Omanis with disabilities recorded in 2025

MUSCAT: The total number of Omani persons with disabilities reached 75,432 in 2025, accounting for 2.5 per cent of the total Omani population, an increase of about 9 per cent compared to 2024, according to data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Males constituted 60 per cent of the total, numbering 44,916, compared to 30,516 females, who made up 40 per cent.
The data showed that 59 per cent of Omanis with disabilities are under the age of 40, while Al Batinah North Governorate recorded the highest number, with 16,199 in 2025.
Some 56 per cent of total disability cases among Omanis resulted from non-congenital causes, numbering 42,210 cases, while 15 per cent of disabilities occurred during birth, 20 per cent were due to diseases, and 7 per cent resulted from accidents. Physical disabilities accounted for nearly 28 per cent of total cases.
On educational indicators, the proportion of Omanis with disabilities aged 10 and older whose educational level was below the General Education Diploma reached 42 per cent in 2025. The number of Omanis with disabilities enrolled in school education aged 6 and older reached 483 during the 2025/2026 academic year, including 276 males and 207 females.
The proportion of married Omanis with disabilities aged 15 and older reached about 35 per cent in 2025, totalling 26,511, including 17,842 males and 8,669 females.
In the labour market, the economic participation rate of Omanis with disabilities aged 15 and older reached about 38 per cent in 2025, while the number of employed individuals among them grew by 10 per cent compared to the previous year, reaching 18,437, of whom 47 per cent work in the private sector. The largest share of employed individuals was concentrated in the agriculture, animal husbandry, poultry farming and fishing occupational group, at 18 per cent.
The number of Omanis with disabilities owning one or more plots of land increased by 9.3 per cent in 2025 compared to the previous year, and the number of owners of one or more residential units rose by 10 per cent. Those owning one or more vehicles reached 18,499, an increase of 9.5 per cent compared to 2024.
In social protection, the number of Omani beneficiaries of the disability benefit reached 51,252 in 2025, with males accounting for 61 per cent, while the total amounts disbursed to benefit recipients reached approximately RO 74 million.
The number of beneficiaries of prosthetic devices and support services reached 10,074 in 2025, with parking permits for persons with disabilities accounting for nearly 22 per cent of the total services recorded under this indicator.
The number of individuals enrolled in government and private rehabilitation centres at the ministry’s expense reached 9,226 in 2025, while the total number of these centres stood at 128. — ONA