Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Oman's unemployment rate stands at 3.25% as of 2025-12-31, up from 3.2% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Oman's unemployment rate was 3.25%, up from 3.2% in 2024.
In 2024, Oman's unemployment rate was 3.2%, up from 3.18% in 2023.
In 2023, Oman's unemployment rate was 3.18%, down from 3.3% in 2022.
In 2022, Oman's unemployment rate was 3.3%, up from 1.9% in 2021.
In 2021, Oman's unemployment rate was 1.9%, down from 2.94% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.25% | +0.048% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | +0.027% |
| 2023 | 3.18% | -0.124% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -1.04% |
| 2020 | 2.94% | +0.895% |
| 2019 | 2.05% | +0.245% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -0.723% |
| 2017 | 2.52% | -0.743% |
| 2016 | 3.27% | -0.137% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | -0.05% |
| 2014 | 3.45% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 3.55% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.75% | -0.197% |
| 2011 | 3.95% | +0.039% |
| 2010 | 3.91% | -0.066% |
| 2009 | 3.98% | -0.165% |
| 2008 | 4.14% | -0.167% |
| 2007 | 4.31% | -0.078% |
| 2006 | 4.39% | -0.202% |
| 2005 | 4.59% | -0.104% |
| 2004 | 4.69% | +0.094% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +0.264% |
| 2002 | 4.34% | +0.037% |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -0.135% |
| 2000 | 4.43% | +0% |
| 1999 | 4.43% | +0.087% |
| 1998 | 4.35% | +0.15% |
| 1997 | 4.2% | -0.058% |
| 1996 | 4.25% | +0.087% |
| 1995 | 4.17% | +0.094% |
| 1994 | 4.07% | +0.064% |
| 1993 | 4.01% | -0.151% |
| 1992 | 4.16% | +0.104% |
| 1991 | 4.06% | — |
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Oman's unemployment rate is 3.25% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.2% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 4.69% (2004); the lowest is 1.8% (2018), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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