[oman-l] Demography

[Joachim Duester]

> I'm a geographer looking into the possibility of doing some demographic
> research in Oman, a country I have not worked in before (up to now my
> work has been on Syria).  I'm particularly interested in Oman's
> population/family planning policies and in internal spatial differences
> in demographic characteristics. 

Demographic data relative to Oman is available from the statistical 
office which is now part of Oman's new Ministry of National Economy. 
The website is http://www.modevelop.com . For many years, it was 
part of the Development Council Technical Secretariat which then 
became the Ministry of Development until the government re-shuffle 
in December 1997. This statistical agency has probably also a very 
good overview about who is currently doing research into Oman's 
demography. 

Another good source could be the UNDP office in Oman.

A short article on Oman's demographic issues has been published at 
http://www.earthtimes.org/sept/populationreportfromsept27_97.htm 
and might be of interest. 

As a background to family planning issues, I also recommend Christine 
Eickelman's article "Fertility and social change in Oman: women's 
perspectives", in: Middle East Journal, Vol. 47, No. 4 (Autumn 1993), 
pp. 657-666 (check also her other publications on Oman).

Joachim Duester
Oman Studies Centre
http://www.oman.org

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