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| The legal basis for taking the General Census (Population, Housing & Establishments) is by Royal Decree No. (84/2007) and the Royal Decree No. (110/2008).
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Egypt Arab Republic was the first Arab country to conduct a Population Census in 1882.
The Sultanate of Oman conducted its first Population, Housing and Establishment Census in 1993.
The largest Wilayat in the Sultanate according to the 2003 Census ِwas A’Seeb and the population size was (223,449).
The Arabic type housing unit was the most common type in the Sultanate according to the 2003 census.
Population density for the Sultanate of Oman was 7.6 persons per square kilometer according to the 2003 census.
According to the 2003 census, the region with the most population size in the Sultanate was Al Batinah area with a population size of (653,505) persons.
The sex ratio according to the 2003 census was 102 Omani males for each 100 Omani females.
The average Omani household size was eight persons.
According to 2003 census the total number of housing units is (430,996)
The total population size of the Sultanate of Oman according to the 2003 census is (2,331,391) persons.
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