Labour Force (Total) fell 0.193% to 2.26 mil in Oman in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Oman reached an all time high of 2.52 mil in 2018 and an all time low of 0.558 mil in 1990. When compared to Oman's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Iran amounted to 27.7 mil, 16.1 mil in Saudi Arabia, 6.07 mil in United Arab Emirates and 7.30 mil in Yemen in 2021.
Oman has been ranked 122nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | mil | 0.776 | 0.806 | 0.837 | 0.858 | 0.863 | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | mil | 0.216 | 0.221 | 0.226 | 0.231 | 0.235 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | mil | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.58 | 1.61 | 1.65 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 9.71 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | mil | 2.46 | 2.61 | 2.70 | 2.71 | 2.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | mil | 2.27 | 2.42 | 2.50 | 2.52 | 2.49 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | mil | 1.83 | 1.98 | 2.06 | 2.10 | 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | mil | 12.8 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 15.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | mil | 6.14 | 6.21 | 6.27 | 6.19 | 6.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | mil | 6.08 | 6.30 | 6.53 | 6.75 | 6.97 |
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