Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman
Oman: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman stood at 70.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman peaked at 72.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.7%, in 2002.
Oman ranks 89th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.2% | — |
| 1991 | 59.1% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.6% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 58.7% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 60.4% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 67.8% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.5% | 58.2% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 57.7% | 60.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 61.5% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.8% | 70.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Oman was 70.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 72.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.7% in 2002.
- How does Oman rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Oman ranks 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.