Employment-to-population ratio in Oman

The ILO estimates that 66.2% of people aged 15 and over in Oman were employed in 2025.

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) % of population aged 15 and over Data: 1991 to 2025 Source: ILOSTAT

Oman, 2025 66.2% % of population aged 15 and over

Change from 2024 +0.1percentage points 2024: 66.1%

World, 2025 57.9% Official aggregate

Position in 2025 33rd of 181 See the full ranking

Employment-to-population ratio in Oman over time

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% of population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) (% of population aged 15 and over), 2003 to 2027 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period	Oman	World
2025	66.2%	57.9%
2024	66.1%	58.0%
2023	66.2%	58.1%
2022	66.0%	57.5%
2021	64.5%	56.7%
2020	64.0%	55.7%
2019	68.4%	57.6%
2018	69.2%	57.7%
2017	68.9%	57.7%
2016	68.0%	57.8%

Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 66.1% in 2024.
Since 2015, when it was 67.1%, the figure has changed by −0.9 percentage points.
Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Oman has the 33rd highest value.
The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.9%.

More for Oman

All statistics for Oman

Labour force participation 68.4% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 13.9% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 30.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 5.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 39.4% 2025 · World Bank

Source and dates

Original producer: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates
Distributed by: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT
Dataset or series code: ILO,DF_EMP_2WAP_SEX_AGE_RT,1.0 · dataset details · view at source
Selection: .A..SEX_T.AGE_YTHADULT_YGE15
Observation period: 1991 to 2025 for Oman
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0
Attribution: Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates), original data: International Labour Organization, ILO Modelled Estimates

How Oman compares in 2025 Neighbouring positions among 181 countries with a value for 2025.

30 Macao SAR, China 66.3%
31 Ethiopia 66.2%
32 Thailand 66.2%
33 Oman 66.2%
34 Timor-Leste 65.9%
35 Indonesia 65.8%
36 Côte d'Ivoire 65.5%

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What this measures

Employed people aged 15 and over as a share of the population of that age, from the ILO modelled estimates. The age range differs from the EU 20 to 64 employment rate. Values for the current and following years are ILO projections.

Population covered: Population aged 15 and over

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