Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman
Oman: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 6.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman stood at 6.4%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman peaked at 11.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2011.
That places Oman 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.1% | — |
| 1992 | 8.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 8.8% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 9.4% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 10.4% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 5.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 5.9% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 6.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 6.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 6.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Oman was 6.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2011.
- How does Oman rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Oman ranks 173rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.