Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3% | — |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -19.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -22.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -48.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +41.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -35.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +141.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -22.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.2%, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +141.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5946 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6842 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia?
- Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) in Saudi Arabia was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for contributing family workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 175th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.