Unemployment rate for young people in Oman
Oman: Unemployment rate for young people was 13.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate for young people in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 13.88 for unemployment rate for young people in 2025.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate for young people in Oman peaked at 15.65 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.85, in 2018.
Oman ranks 86th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate for young people in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.78 | — |
| 1992 | 13.39 | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 13.14 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 13.37 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 13.48 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.56 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 13.21 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 13.55 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 13.71 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 13.73 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.34 | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 13.53 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 14.57 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14.94 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.59 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 13.99 | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 13.91 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.74 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 13.54 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.87 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 15.21 | +9.6% |
| 2012 | 15.65 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.45 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 15.33 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.15 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 14.2 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 11.06 | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 7.85 | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 9.02 | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 13.52 | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 9.1 | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 14.56 | +60.1% |
| 2023 | 13.59 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 13.52 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 13.88 | +2.7% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 13.88 is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.81, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 13.88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.88, 63% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate for young people in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +60.1% | 9.1 | 14.56 |
| 2020 | +50.0% | 9.02 | 13.52 |
| 2021 | -32.7% | 13.52 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | -29.0% | 11.06 | 7.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.36 | 12.78 | 13.71 | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.99 | 13.34 | 14.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.28 | 7.85 | 15.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.03 | 9.1 | 14.56 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Oman
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6675 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5966 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7628 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6784 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,410 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 346.71 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,193 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 6,902 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 12,095 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate for young people in Oman?
- Unemployment rate for young people in Oman was 13.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 15.65 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate for young people recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.85 in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for unemployment rate for young people?
- Oman ranks 86th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate for young people rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate for young people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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