Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman
Oman: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 95.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Oman recorded 95.0% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman peaked at 95.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 1991.
That places Oman 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 85.5% | — |
| 1992 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 85.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 86.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 87.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 89.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 89.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 91.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 93.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.1% | 85.5% | 87.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 87.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.4% | 95.1% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.9% | 95.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 2 Bahrain 97.6% compare
- 3 Kuwait 96.8% compare
- 4 Norway 95.1% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 94.9% compare
- 7 Saudi Arabia 94.5% compare
- 8 United States of America 93.9% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 346.71 1000 No (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Oman was 95.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 1991.
- How does Oman rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Oman ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.