Share of women in ministerial positions in Oman
Oman: Share of women in ministerial positions was 15 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women in ministerial positions in Oman, 2005–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Oman recorded 15 for share of women in ministerial positions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 123.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women in ministerial positions in Oman peaked at 15 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.3, in 2016.
Oman ranks 127th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of women in ministerial positions in Oman, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 | — |
| 2008 | 9.1 | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 9.4 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.9 | -26.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 6.7 | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 11.11 | +65.8% |
| 2020 | 12 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 | +0.0% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.84, 49% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Oman's 15 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.19, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of women in ministerial positions in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +65.8% | 6.7 | 11.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.55 | 9.1 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.69 | 6.3 | 11.11 | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.25 | 12 | 15 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Oman
More gender data for Oman
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,409 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.1678 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,704 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,704 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 43,819 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 45,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,673 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,215 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women in ministerial positions in Oman?
- Share of women in ministerial positions in Oman was 15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of women in ministerial positions recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3 in 2016.
- How does Oman rank for share of women in ministerial positions?
- Oman ranks 127th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women in ministerial positions rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oman data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women in ministerial positions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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