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Oman — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Oman, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
68.38%
Labor Force Participation Rate · % of population ages 15+ · +21.6% since 1990
Labor participation for Oman was 68.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 70.71% in 2017. The lowest was 55.88% in 2001 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.56% per year.
Oman ranks 34 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 18%. The median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 44.99%, so Oman sits above it. It peaked in 2017 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
68.38%
First (1990)
56.24%
Change
+21.6%
Highest
70.71%
in 2017
Lowest
55.88%
in 2001
Average
61.75%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.56%
Years of data
36
Recent years
| Year | % of population ages 15+ |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 68.38% |
| 2024 | 68.29% |
| 2023 | 68.33% |
| 2022 | 68.25% |
| 2021 | 65.78% |
| 2020 | 65.96% |
| 2019 | 69.78% |
| 2018 | 70.52% |
| 2017 | 70.71% |
| 2016 | 70.29% |
| 2015 | 69.44% |
| 2014 | 68.65% |
Reading this correctly. Proportion of the population aged 15 and above that is economically active: supplying labor for the production of goods and services. Figures are in % of population ages 15+. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.