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Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Oman

Employment-to-population ratio in Oman in 2025 — 66.15%. Ranked 33 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 11.26 pp.

2025 66.15% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 33of 182
Period maximum 69.25%2018
Period minimum 53.48%2001

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Oman, 1991–2025505560657019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.9%1992: 55.61%1993: 56.42%1994: 56.46%1995: 55.82%1996: 55.28%1997: 54.74%1998: 54.38%1999: 54.1%2000: 53.69%2001: 53.48%2002: 53.5%2003: 53.51%2004: 53.6%2005: 53.78%2006: 54.16%2007: 54.66%2008: 55.38%2009: 56.26%2010: 57.31%2011: 60.28%2012: 63.63%2013: 65.39%2014: 66.28%2015: 67.08%2016: 67.99%2017: 68.92%2018: 69.25%2019: 68.35%2020: 64.02%2021: 64.53%2022: 66%2023: 66.16%2024: 66.1%2025: 66.15%
Change over the period: +11.26 pp Annual average: 0.33 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Oman

Oman 66.15%
World 58.06%
Middle East & North Africa 43.7%
Western Asia computed 47.01%
High-income countries computed 58.43%
Employment-to-population ratio — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 66.15 +0.05 pp
2024 66.1 −0.06 pp
2023 66.16 +0.16 pp
2022 66 +1.47 pp
2021 64.53 +0.52 pp
2020 64.02 −4.33 pp
2019 68.35 −0.9 pp
2018 69.25 +0.32 pp
2017 68.92 +0.93 pp
2016 67.99 +0.91 pp
2015 67.08 +0.8 pp
2014 66.28 +0.89 pp
2013 65.39 +1.76 pp
2012 63.63 +3.35 pp
2011 60.28 +2.97 pp
2010 57.31 +1.06 pp
2009 56.26 +0.88 pp
2008 55.38 +0.71 pp
2007 54.66 +0.5 pp
2006 54.16 +0.39 pp
2005 53.78 +0.17 pp
2004 53.6 +0.09 pp
2003 53.51 +0.01 pp
2002 53.5 +0.01 pp
2001 53.48 −0.2 pp
2000 53.69 −0.41 pp
1999 54.1 −0.28 pp
1998 54.38 −0.36 pp
1997 54.74 −0.54 pp
1996 55.28 −0.54 pp
1995 55.82 −0.64 pp
1994 56.46 +0.04 pp
1993 56.42 +0.81 pp
1992 55.61 +0.71 pp
1991 54.9 —

Western Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

QA Qatar 86.9 AE United Arab Emirates 76.89 KW Kuwait 71.77 BH Bahrain 69.65 OM Oman 66.15 CY Cyprus 63.66 IL Israel 63.2 SA Saudi Arabia 63.12 AZ Azerbaijan 59.83 GE Georgia 56.53 AM Armenia 51.74 TR Türkiye 49.75 IQ Iraq 35.1 JO Jordan 33.43 SY Syria 31.89 YE Yemen 27.37
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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