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Youth unemployment — Oman

Youth unemployment in Oman in 2025 — 13.89%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.11 pp.

2025 13.89% +0.36 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 182
Period maximum 15.66%2012
Period minimum 7.85%2018

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Oman, 1991–2025681012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.78%1992: 13.39%1993: 13.14%1994: 13.37%1995: 13.48%1996: 13.56%1997: 13.21%1998: 13.55%1999: 13.71%2000: 13.73%2001: 13.34%2002: 13.53%2003: 14.57%2004: 14.94%2005: 14.59%2006: 13.99%2007: 13.91%2008: 13.74%2009: 13.54%2010: 13.87%2011: 15.21%2012: 15.66%2013: 15.45%2014: 15.33%2015: 15.15%2016: 14.2%2017: 11.06%2018: 7.85%2019: 9.02%2020: 13.52%2021: 9.1%2022: 14.56%2023: 13.59%2024: 13.52%2025: 13.89%
Change over the period: +1.11 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Oman 13.89%
World 13.41%
Middle East & North Africa 18.65%
Western Asia computed 18.31%
High-income countries computed 11.17%
Youth unemployment — Oman, by year Oman All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 13.89 +0.36 pp
2024 13.52 −0.07 pp
2023 13.59 −0.97 pp
2022 14.56 +5.47 pp
2021 9.1 −4.43 pp
2020 13.52 +4.51 pp
2019 9.02 +1.16 pp
2018 7.85 −3.21 pp
2017 11.06 −3.14 pp
2016 14.2 −0.95 pp
2015 15.15 −0.18 pp
2014 15.33 −0.13 pp
2013 15.45 −0.2 pp
2012 15.66 +0.45 pp
2011 15.21 +1.34 pp
2010 13.87 +0.33 pp
2009 13.54 −0.2 pp
2008 13.74 −0.17 pp
2007 13.91 −0.08 pp
2006 13.99 −0.6 pp
2005 14.59 −0.35 pp
2004 14.94 +0.37 pp
2003 14.57 +1.05 pp
2002 13.53 +0.19 pp
2001 13.34 −0.39 pp
2000 13.73 +0.02 pp
1999 13.71 +0.16 pp
1998 13.55 +0.34 pp
1997 13.21 −0.35 pp
1996 13.56 +0.08 pp
1995 13.48 +0.11 pp
1994 13.37 +0.23 pp
1993 13.14 −0.24 pp
1992 13.39 +0.61 pp
1991 12.78 —

Western Asia, 2025

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

QA Qatar 0.56 BH Bahrain 5.42 IL Israel 6.03 AE United Arab Emirates 6.45 SA Saudi Arabia 10.01 CY Cyprus 12.71 AZ Azerbaijan 13.09 OM Oman 13.89 KW Kuwait 15.06 TR Türkiye 16.04 AM Armenia 26.24 GE Georgia 30.26 IQ Iraq 32.01 YE Yemen 32.6 SY Syria 33.1 JO Jordan 38.88
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About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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

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