Labour force participation in Oman
The ILO estimates that 68.4% of people aged 15 and over in Oman were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2019.
Oman, 2025
68.4%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
33rd of 181
Labour force participation in Oman over time
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% of working-age 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.
| Period | Oman | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.4% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 69.8% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 70.7% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 68.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 69.4%, the figure has changed by −1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Oman has the 33rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Oman
All statistics for Oman
Women's labour force participation
30.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
66.2%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
5.9%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
39.4%
2025 · World Bank