Labor force, female in Oman
Oman: Labor force, female was 14.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, female in Oman, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Oman stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Oman peaked at 17.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
That places Oman 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Oman, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.6% | — |
| 1991 | 14.9% | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 14.4% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 15.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 16.2% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.3% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 13.2% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.8% | 13.9% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.9% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 180 Syrian Arab Republic 17.4% compare
- 181 Algeria 17.0% compare
- 182 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.9% compare
- 184 Iraq 13.3% compare
- 185 Yemen 7.0% compare
- 186 Afghanistan 6.8% compare
More education data for Oman
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34,743 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Oman?
- Labor force, female in Oman was 14.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 17.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Oman rank for labor force, female?
- Oman ranks 183rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.