Oman Youth Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Oman youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 7.12%, a 2.05% decline from 2021.
  • Oman youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 9.17%, a 4.38% decline from 2020.
  • Oman youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 13.55%, a 4.54% increase from 2019.
  • Oman youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.02%, a 1.21% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.69%
New Caledonia 32.33%
Greece 31.15%
Spain 29.80%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.54%
Barbados 26.10%
Uruguay 25.28%
Bahamas 25.14%
Italy 23.72%
Sweden 21.68%
Slovak Republic 19.71%
Portugal 19.00%
Argentina 18.98%
Cyprus 18.65%
Estonia 18.40%
Chile 18.30%
Croatia 18.06%
Luxembourg 17.63%
France 17.47%
Brunei 16.72%
Belgium 16.44%
Saudi Arabia 16.00%
Kuwait 15.50%
Latvia 15.27%
Finland 14.14%
Puerto Rico 13.74%
Channel Islands 13.35%
Guam 13.22%
Lithuania 11.93%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.82%
Hong Kong 11.03%
Poland 10.65%
Denmark 10.54%
United Kingdom 10.51%
Hungary 10.49%
Austria 10.35%
Slovenia 10.14%
Ireland 10.02%
Norway 9.96%
UAE 9.90%
New Zealand 9.33%
Iceland 8.46%
Malta 8.40%
Singapore 8.38%
Australia 8.23%
Netherlands 7.90%
Switzerland 7.50%
Macao 7.22%
Oman 7.12%
Czech Republic 6.75%
Israel 6.73%
South Korea 6.65%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.89%
Japan 4.42%
Qatar 0.61%
Andorra 0.00%
Cayman Islands 0.00%
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00%
Aruba 0.00%
Curacao 0.00%
Seychelles 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
Antigua and Barbuda 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
British Virgin Islands 0.00%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Bermuda 0.00%
Faroe Islands 0.00%
Monaco 0.00%
Oman Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 7.12% -2.05%
2021 9.17% -4.38%
2020 13.55% 4.54%
2019 9.02% 1.21%
2018 7.80% -3.30%
2017 11.10% -3.24%
2016 14.34% -0.88%
2015 15.22% -0.13%
2014 15.35% 0.23%
2013 15.12% 0.25%
2012 14.87% 0.36%
2011 14.50% 0.66%
2010 13.84% 0.24%
2009 13.60% -0.13%
2008 13.73% -0.09%
2007 13.83% -0.08%
2006 13.91% -0.65%
2005 14.56% -0.33%
2004 14.89% 0.38%
2003 14.51% 0.97%
2002 13.53% 0.16%
2001 13.38% -0.12%
2000 13.50% -0.02%
1999 13.52% 0.08%
1998 13.44% 0.04%
1997 13.40% -0.36%
1996 13.76% 0.02%
1995 13.73% 0.13%
1994 13.60% 0.24%
1993 13.36% -0.19%
1992 13.55% 0.60%
1991 12.96% 12.96%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%