Unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman
Oman: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 1.88 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman is 1.88, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman peaked at 3.86 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.876, in 2018.
Oman ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.36 | — |
| 1992 | 3.48 | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 3.35 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 3.41 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 3.49 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.55 | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 3.48 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.61 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 3.67 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 3.66 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.52 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 3.54 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.78 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 3.86 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 3.76 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3.57 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 3.05 | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 2.86 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 2.84 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.65 | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.38 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 2.16 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.74 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.31 | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.876 | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 1 | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 1.53 | +52.9% |
| 2021 | 1.15 | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 1.78 | +54.5% |
| 2023 | 1.73 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.75 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 1.88 | +7.1% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 1.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.94, 38% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 1.88 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8.53, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females 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 | +54.5% | 1.15 | 1.78 |
| 2020 | +52.9% | 1 | 1.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 | 3.35 | 3.67 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 3.05 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.98 | 0.876 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.64 | 1.15 | 1.88 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
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 of males vs females in Oman?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Oman was 1.88 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 2004.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.876 in 2018.
- How does Oman rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Oman ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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