Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Oman
Oman: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 3.3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Oman, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Oman is 3.3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Oman peaked at 22.92 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.68, in 2017.
That places Oman 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.92 | — |
| 2008 | 4.14 | -81.9% |
| 2016 | 3.27 | -21.1% |
| 2017 | 1.68 | -48.7% |
| 2018 | 1.8 | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 2.77 | +53.6% |
| 2020 | 2.94 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9 | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 3.3 | +73.7% |
| 2023 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.53 | 4.14 | 22.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.38 | 1.68 | 3.27 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2.93 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8969 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3507 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 429.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 221 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Oman?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Oman was 3.3 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 22.92 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 in 2017.
- How does Oman rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Oman ranks 57th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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