Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Oman

Vulnerable employment in Oman in 2025 — 3.81%. Ranked 8 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.57 pp.

2025 3.81% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 8of 182
Period maximum 12.38%1991
Period minimum 3.07%2011

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Oman, 1991–202505101519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.38%1992: 12.24%1993: 12.15%1994: 11.95%1995: 11.72%1996: 11.49%1997: 11.23%1998: 11.17%1999: 10.87%2000: 10.64%2001: 9.92%2002: 9.2%2003: 8.53%2004: 7.82%2005: 6.96%2006: 6.23%2007: 5.55%2008: 4.62%2009: 3.96%2010: 3.16%2011: 3.07%2012: 3.12%2013: 3.25%2014: 3.39%2015: 3.63%2016: 3.75%2017: 3.75%2018: 3.66%2019: 3.73%2020: 4.1%2021: 3.99%2022: 3.75%2023: 3.8%2024: 3.8%2025: 3.81%
Change over the period: −8.57 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Oman 3.81%
World 42.38%
Western Asia computed 20.54%
High-income countries computed 7.92%
Vulnerable employment — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 3.81 +0.01 pp
2024 3.8 +0 pp
2023 3.8 +0.05 pp
2022 3.75 −0.24 pp
2021 3.99 −0.11 pp
2020 4.1 +0.37 pp
2019 3.73 +0.07 pp
2018 3.66 −0.09 pp
2017 3.75 +0 pp
2016 3.75 +0.12 pp
2015 3.63 +0.24 pp
2014 3.39 +0.14 pp
2013 3.25 +0.13 pp
2012 3.12 +0.05 pp
2011 3.07 −0.09 pp
2010 3.16 −0.8 pp
2009 3.96 −0.66 pp
2008 4.62 −0.93 pp
2007 5.55 −0.68 pp
2006 6.23 −0.73 pp
2005 6.96 −0.86 pp
2004 7.82 −0.71 pp
2003 8.53 −0.67 pp
2002 9.2 −0.72 pp
2001 9.92 −0.71 pp
2000 10.64 −0.23 pp
1999 10.87 −0.31 pp
1998 11.17 −0.06 pp
1997 11.23 −0.25 pp
1996 11.49 −0.23 pp
1995 11.72 −0.23 pp
1994 11.95 −0.2 pp
1993 12.15 −0.1 pp
1992 12.24 −0.13 pp
1991 12.38

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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