Work & Labour in Saudi Arabia

85 indicators covering work & labour for Saudi Arabia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 16.6% 2025 up 96.4% 163rd
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.9% 2025 up 69.1% 96th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% 2025 up 9.0% 59th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 83.3% 2025 up 5.4% 16th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.3% 2025 up 47.3% 171st
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 31.5% 2025 up 69.2% 130th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 34.9% 2025 up 55.4% 163rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% 2025 up 5.1% 29th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.5% 2025 up 8.9% 112th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.6% 2025 up 55.2% 161st
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 94.5% 2025 down 2.3% 7th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 71.2% 2025 up 7.1% 19th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 93.2% 2025 down 5.5% 17th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 94.7% 2025 down 1.8% 6th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 89.5% 2025 down 8.0% 36th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 0.4% 2025 up 218.3% 151st
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 0.1% 2025 down 10.3% 174th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 0.1% 2025 up 37.8% 165th
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.1% 2025 up 394.3% 94th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 25.8% 2025 down 10.8% 93rd
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 23.1% 2025 down 12.5% 57th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 74.4% 2025 up 7.1% 38th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 5.5% 2025 up 68.3% 180th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 5.3% 2025 up 50.8% 181st
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 6.8% 2025 up 397.9% 170th
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.9% 2025 up 317.7% 69th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 4.1% 2025 up 311.8% 96th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.7% 2025 up 1,154.4% 56th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 19.7% 2025 down 66.7% 64th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 7.0% 2025 down 66.7% 140th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 10.0% 2025 down 64.4% 116th
GDP per person employed 130,783 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 down 5.5% 16th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.2% 2025 down 42.2% 141st
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.1% 2025 down 13.2% 155th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 8.6% 2025 down 60.0% 56th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 35.2% 2025 up 64.7% 171st
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.0% 2025 up 8.3% 17th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.4% 2025 up 24.8% 54th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 18.3% 2025 up 111.2% 154th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.4% 2025 up 80.0% 81st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 41.9% 2025 up 52.1% 179th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.7% 2025 up 100.1% 113th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 11.3% 2025 down 62.9% 96th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 9.1% 2025 down 57.3% 102nd
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 18.9% 2025 down 67.4% 58th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 20.8% 2025 down 27.2% 99th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.4% 2025 down 6.3% 110th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 16.2% 2025 down 17.5% 107th
Productivity: output per hour worked 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 down 41.5% 23rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 1.1% 2025 down 54.5% 184th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 13.3% 2025 up 285.5% 161st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 40.8% 2025 up 98.8% 79th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 28.3% 2025 up 111.9% 117th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 1.7% 2025 down 29.8% 183rd
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 4.1% 2025 up 258.3% 175th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 63.1% 2025 up 11.9% 49th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 82.1% 2025 up 6.8% 15th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 30.3% 2025 up 87.9% 161st
Unemployment with basic education 1.0% 2024 down 48.0% 124th
Unemployment with basic education, male 0.7% 2024 down 61.0% 125th