Labour force participation in Saudi Arabia
The ILO estimates that 65.1% of people aged 15 and over in Saudi Arabia were in the labour force in 2025.
Saudi Arabia, 2025
65.1%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of G20 countries, 2025
61.7%
Position in 2025
58th of 181
Labour force participation in Saudi Arabia over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Saudi Arabia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.1% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 65.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 59.4% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 65.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 59.7%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Saudi Arabia has the 58th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Saudi Arabia
All statistics for Saudi Arabia
Women's labour force participation
33.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
63.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
3.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
10.0%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment in agriculture
2.5%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in industry
23.1%
2025 · World Bank