Annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual working hours per worker was 2,125 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia stood at 2,125 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2,125 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,910 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,994 hours per worker | 1,998 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,001 hours per worker | 1,990 hours per worker | 2,021 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,041 hours per worker | 1,910 hours per worker | 2,125 hours per worker | 4 |
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More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 83.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 34.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual working hours per worker in Saudi Arabia was 2,125 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,125 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,910 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 44th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.