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Oman - Youth Unemployment 2017

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

11.06% −3.14pp from 2016 Global rank: 77th

Oman's youth unemployment was 11.06% in 2017, decreased +3.14pp from 14.20% in 2016. This was the 77th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2017
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Cambodia	0.38%	-66.4%
2nd	Qatar	0.51%	4.8%
3rd	Niger	0.73%	2.5%
4th	Solomon Islands	1.29%	-0.5%
5th	Chad	1.49%	2.1%
6th	Burundi	2.23%	-9.4%
7th	Mali	2.23%	4.7%
8th	Liberia	2.30%	-0.2%
9th	Benin	2.98%	-7.9%
10th	Tanzania	3.04%	-6.3%
11th	Myanmar	3.59%	40.6%
12th	Kazakhstan	3.79%	-0.4%
13th	Guinea-Bissau	3.84%	-0.8%
14th	Madagascar	3.88%	8.2%
15th	Moldova	3.93%	30.0%
16th	Papua New Guinea	4.21%	0.5%
17th	Cuba	4.29%	-13.6%
18th	Thailand	4.37%	17.7%
19th	Japan	4.61%	-9.9%
20th	Guatemala	4.94%	-11.5%
21st	Uganda	5.05%	14.5%
22nd	Sierra Leone	5.09%	-24.1%
23rd	Macao SAR, China	5.10%	2.4%
24th	Côte d'Ivoire	5.26%	157.7%
25th	Bahrain	5.59%	1.2%
26th	Lao PDR	5.78%	19.5%
27th	Senegal	5.84%	-8.4%
28th	Nicaragua	6.25%	-14.8%
29th	Tonga	6.32%	5.1%
30th	Ghana	6.38%	-39.9%
31st	Cameroon	6.41%	1.7%
32nd	Guinea	6.44%	1.4%
33rd	Pakistan	6.52%	26.2%
34th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	6.65%	-1.7%
35th	Germany	6.77%	-4.4%
36th	Mexico	6.85%	-10.1%
37th	Malawi	6.87%	0.7%
38th	Viet Nam	7.12%	5.3%
39th	Israel	7.15%	-16.0%
40th	Philippines	7.38%	-3.3%
41st	United Arab Emirates	7.47%	46.3%
42nd	Burkina Faso	7.53%	2.0%
43rd	Iceland	7.54%	19.4%
44th	Mozambique	7.80%	5.4%
45th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.92%	-2.1%
46th	Czechia	7.94%	-24.3%
47th	Switzerland	8.06%	-6.1%
48th	Peru	8.32%	0.6%
49th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.33%	0.7%
50th	São Tomé and Principe	8.39%	-20.9%
51st	Gambia, The	8.42%	-14.3%
52nd	Ecuador	8.47%	-18.2%
53rd	Zambia	8.51%	-19.0%
54th	Hong Kong SAR, China	8.53%	-12.3%
55th	Turkmenistan	8.56%	-2.6%
56th	Netherlands	8.72%	-18.1%
57th	Trinidad and Tobago	9.03%	3.5%
58th	Kenya	9.10%	24.1%
59th	United States	9.24%	-11.4%
60th	Togo	9.28%	36.2%
61st	Kyrgyz Republic	9.30%	4.2%
62nd	Singapore	9.34%	7.1%
63rd	Belarus	9.35%	-12.9%
64th	Comoros	9.36%	-1.5%
65th	Nigeria	9.71%	6.7%
66th	Central African Republic	9.73%	-0.2%
67th	El Salvador	9.75%	2.6%
68th	Korea	9.78%	-3.6%
69th	Zimbabwe	9.83%	9.9%
70th	Austria	9.97%	-12.7%
71st	Eritrea	9.99%	-0.1%
72nd	Norway	10.28%	-7.0%
73rd	China	10.43%	-1.4%
74th	Malta	10.59%	-1.2%
75th	Hungary	10.70%	-17.2%
76th	Honduras	10.75%	-14.6%
77th	Oman	11.06%	-22.1%
78th	Canada	11.24%	-10.8%
79th	Slovenia	11.24%	-26.3%
80th	Malaysia	11.28%	4.1%
81st	Timor-Leste	11.49%	-12.0%
82nd	Vanuatu	11.61%	2.6%
83rd	Bangladesh	12.10%	10.5%
84th	Estonia	12.18%	-13.8%
85th	Denmark	12.38%	2.0%
86th	Azerbaijan	12.39%	-4.1%
87th	United Kingdom	12.52%	-5.2%
88th	Australia	12.59%	-0.4%
89th	Uzbekistan	12.89%	12.4%
90th	Bulgaria	12.93%	-24.9%
91st	New Zealand	12.97%	-3.8%
92nd	Guam	13.00%	0.9%
93rd	Lithuania	13.27%	-8.2%
94th	Bhutan	13.36%	15.0%
95th	Dominican Republic	13.44%	-19.7%
96th	Tajikistan	13.96%	0.7%
97th	Paraguay	14.28%	23.9%
98th	Ireland	14.40%	-14.3%
99th	Indonesia	14.55%	-9.0%
100th	Maldives	14.59%	-3.6%
101st	Poland	14.76%	-16.1%
102nd	Panama	14.82%	20.5%
103rd	Fiji	15.12%	0.8%
104th	Kuwait	15.26%	0.7%
105th	Equatorial Guinea	15.39%	0.1%
106th	Luxembourg	15.47%	-29.6%
107th	Belize	15.69%	-5.2%
108th	Channel Islands	15.81%	-10.3%
109th	Russian Federation	16.33%	-2.2%
110th	Rwanda	16.73%	0.8%
111th	Latvia	16.97%	-1.7%
112th	Afghanistan	17.31%	15.9%
113th	Sri Lanka	17.39%	-13.3%
114th	Mongolia	17.44%	-13.4%
115th	Chile	17.73%	12.2%
116th	Sweden	17.87%	-5.4%
117th	Colombia	18.47%	1.1%
118th	Romania	18.73%	-10.9%
119th	Slovak Republic	18.96%	-14.9%
120th	Ukraine	18.96%	-18.0%
121st	Belgium	19.24%	-4.3%
122nd	Samoa	19.38%	4.2%
123rd	Nepal	19.57%	0.1%
124th	South Sudan	19.85%	0.0%
125th	Finland	20.04%	-0.1%
126th	European Union	20.09%	-10.3%
127th	Türkiye	20.47%	5.7%
128th	Costa Rica	20.74%	-4.2%
129th	Mauritania	20.97%	5.8%
130th	Bahamas, The	21.55%	-16.6%
131st	Jamaica	21.69%	-12.1%
132nd	Lebanon	22.04%	3.1%
133rd	Morocco	22.17%	-0.4%
134th	Sudan	22.20%	-6.0%
135th	France	22.57%	-9.5%
136th	Argentina	22.84%	4.8%
137th	Portugal	23.80%	-14.4%
138th	Puerto Rico (US)	24.05%	-8.2%
139th	Mauritius	24.23%	5.4%
140th	Lesotho	24.48%	1.8%
141st	Suriname	24.91%	-0.2%
142nd	Guyana	24.96%	1.5%
143rd	Cyprus	25.01%	-13.5%
144th	Uruguay	25.25%	4.6%
145th	Iraq	25.28%	12.6%
146th	India	25.59%	1.4%
147th	Virgin Islands (US)	26.04%	-2.6%
148th	Barbados	26.21%	0.1%
149th	Croatia	27.43%	-11.4%
150th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	28.21%	-3.0%
151st	Brazil	28.59%	7.5%
152nd	Georgia	28.69%	-18.1%
153rd	Brunei Darussalam	29.26%	5.9%
154th	Algeria	30.30%	15.5%
155th	Albania	31.18%	-13.2%
156th	Saudi Arabia	31.50%	29.8%
157th	Montenegro	31.85%	-11.7%
158th	Cabo Verde	31.89%	5.6%
159th	Serbia	31.91%	-8.7%
160th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	32.64%	-3.0%
161st	Syrian Arab Republic	32.89%	-2.2%
162nd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.20%	-0.8%
163rd	Angola	33.73%	-2.2%
164th	Yemen, Republic of	33.90%	1.2%
165th	Italy	34.73%	-8.0%
166th	Haiti	34.75%	0.6%
167th	Botswana	34.87%	0.1%
168th	Tunisia	35.32%	0.6%
169th	Jordan	35.44%	-0.5%
170th	French Polynesia	35.87%	0.2%
171st	New Caledonia	36.41%	-1.7%
172nd	Gabon	36.53%	0.9%
173rd	Armenia	37.73%	5.8%
174th	Spain	38.59%	-13.2%
175th	Namibia	41.47%	-6.2%
176th	West Bank and Gaza	41.87%	8.7%
177th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.39%	0.7%
178th	Congo, Republic of	42.48%	1.9%
179th	Greece	43.39%	-8.1%
180th	St. Lucia	45.00%	-1.9%
181st	North Macedonia	46.76%	-3.5%
182nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	47.93%	-14.8%
183rd	Eswatini	48.37%	3.0%
184th	Libya	50.47%	-1.8%
185th	South Africa	53.40%	-0.1%
186th	Djibouti	73.95%	1.3%

FAQ

What was Oman's youth unemployment in 2017?▾

Oman's youth unemployment in 2017 was 11.06%. This ranked 77th globally.

How did Oman's youth unemployment change in 2017?▾

Oman's youth unemployment decreased by 22.1% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2017?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2017 at 73.95%.

What is the youth unemployment of Oman in 2017?▾

The youth unemployment of Oman in 2017 was 11.06%. This ranked 77th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Oman's youth unemployment?▾

Oman's youth unemployment went from 14.20% in 2016 to 11.06% in 2017, a 22.1% decrease.

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