Oman: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 0.19 percentage points from 9.89% in 2019. Since 2000 it is down 30.29 percentage points from 39.99% in 2000. The World Bank has no value for 15 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

From 2016 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 2% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Oman had the 9th highest value of the 22 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Oman in the 2024 ranking

• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 6th of 22: 14.27%
• Montenegro — 7th of 22: 12.32%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 8th of 22: 11.9%
• Albania — 10th of 22: 9.09%
• Bahamas, The — 11th of 22: 8.43%
• Mauritius — 12th of 22: 8.13%

What this measures

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 10 values

Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 20.71% (2017)
• Bahrain — 3.53% (2015)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 11.9% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 14.27% (2024)
• Israel — 2.9% (2025)
• Jordan — 25.01% (2024)
• Kuwait — 5.83% (2016)
• Malta — 3.02% (2025)
• Morocco

More social protection & labor data for Oman

• Net migration — 113,734 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 13.94% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 59.06% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 40.61% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 31.58% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 89.79% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.44% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Oman's unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate)?

9.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 30.29 percentage points from 39.99% in 2000. The highest value was 39.99% in 2000 and the lowest 5.6% in 2021.

How does Oman rank?

9th highest of 22 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.FE.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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