Saudi Arabia's unemployment fell from 5.8 % in 1996 to 3.0 % in 2025.
Saudi Arabia · Employment & wages
Unemployment, participation, employment, youth, wages and hours.
19 indicators · 12 with data
Unemployment
Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment fell from 28.7 % in 1996 to 10.0 % in 2025.
Participation
Saudi Arabia's participation rose from 49.7 % in 1996 to 65.1 % in 2025.
Labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+)
% of female population ages 15+
160th of 182 · 7th in MENA+
Saudi Arabia's labour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) rose from 16.1 % in 1996 to 33.6 % in 2025.
Employment
Saudi Arabia's employment to population ratio (ages 15+) rose from 46.8 % in 1996 to 63.1 % in 2025.
Saudi Arabia's labour force, total rose from 4.07M in 1996 to 18.4M in 2025.
Saudi Arabia's self-employed (% of total employment) fell from 7.4 % in 1996 to 5.5 % in 2025.
Saudi Arabia's vulnerable employment (% of total employment) fell from 5.5 % in 1996 to 1.7 % in 2025.
Structure
Saudi Arabia's employment in agriculture (% of total employment) fell from 7.1 % in 1996 to 2.5 % in 2025.
Saudi Arabia's employment in industry (% of total employment) fell from 25.9 % in 1996 to 23.1 % in 2025.
Saudi Arabia's employment in services (% of total employment) rose from 67.0 % in 1996 to 74.4 % in 2025.
Productivity
Saudi Arabia's gdp per person employed (constant 2021 ppp $) fell from intl $215k in 1996 to intl $131k in 2025.
›No data available (7)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Saudi Arabia.
- Long-term unemployment (% of unemployed)No data
- Employment rate (ages 15–64)No data
- Part-time employment (% of employment)No data
- Average wageNo data
- Hours workedNo data
- Minimum wage relative to median wageNo data
- ProductivityNo data