The number of pensioners registered with public sector pension funds in the Sultanate in October 2019 reached 201,826.
According to the latest data released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total number of pensioners in October 2019 included 118,955 males and 82,871 females. According to category of wages subject to contribution, the highest number of pensioners was in the wage category from OMR 1,000 to less than OMR 2,000, reaching 59,873 pensioners. This was followed by the category from OMR 700 to less than OMR 800, reaching 35,763. The number of pensioners with wages from OMR 800 to less than 900 was 31,758 and those with wages from OMR 600 and less than OMR 700 was 20,356. There were 20,146 pensioners with wages ranging from OMR 325 to less than OMR 400, and 16,628 pensioners with wages from OMR 500 to less than 600. The lowest number of pensioners was in the wage category from OMR 2,000 and above, reaching 4,920.
According to the report, 12.5% of Omanis working in the public sector are subject to a wage category ranging from 325 to less than 500 riyals per month.The proportion of female Omanis working in the public sector at the end of September 2019 reached 41.1%.By age category, pensioners between 35 and 39 years topped the list, reaching 53,478, followed by those between 30 and 34 years, reaching 47,240 pensioners. This was followed by those between 40 and 44 years and those between 25 and 29, reaching 38,147 and 20,449, respectively. Those between 15 and 19 years were the lowest, with the number reaching just 19.
The Sultanate has various pension funds in the public sector, including funds at the Civil Service, Diwan of Royal Court and Central Bank of Oman.