Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman
Oman: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 39.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman, 2000–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman stood at 39.9%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and up 94.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman peaked at 39.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Oman 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +93.7% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.5% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +45.2% |
| 2017 | 36.0% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 37.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 12.7% | 24.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 20.5% | 37.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 35.0% | 39.9% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Oman was 39.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Oman rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Oman ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.