Unemployment rate women in Oman
Oman: Unemployment rate women was 11.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate women in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 11.14 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Oman peaked at 13.23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.88, in 2021.
That places Oman 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 8.03 | — |
| 1992 | 8.22 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 8.06 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.14 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 8.24 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 8.32 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.21 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 8.37 | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 8.45 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.42 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 8.21 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 8.23 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 8.54 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.65 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 8.51 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.25 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 8.14 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.92 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.34 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 8.91 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 9.99 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 10.79 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 11.32 | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 11.91 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 12.66 | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 13.23 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 10.49 | -20.8% |
| 2018 | 7.77 | -25.9% |
| 2019 | 8.46 | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 10.91 | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 5.88 | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 11.48 | +95.4% |
| 2023 | 11.3 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 11.43 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 11.14 | -2.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 11.14 is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.34, 2.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Oman's 11.14 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.31, 73% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate women 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 | +95.4% | 5.88 | 11.48 |
| 2021 | -46.1% | 10.91 | 5.88 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.23 | 8.03 | 8.45 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.32 | 7.92 | 8.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.55 | 7.77 | 13.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.35 | 5.88 | 11.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 40 Cape Verde 11.39 compare
- 41 Greece 11.33 compare
- 42 Albania 11.18 compare
- 44 North Macedonia 11.12 compare
- 45 Suriname 10.84 compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 10.73 compare
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 women in Oman?
- Unemployment rate women in Oman was 11.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 13.23 in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.88 in 2021.
- How does Oman rank for unemployment rate women?
- Oman ranks 43rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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