Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) was 82.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia stood at 82.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 82.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2002.
That places Saudi Arabia 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 74.0% | — |
| 1999 | 70.8% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 71.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 70.5% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 76.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.4% | 70.8% | 74.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 70.5% | 72.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 75.0% | 78.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 76.4% | 82.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 83.2% compare
- 13 Faroe Islands 83.1% compare
- 14 Guatemala 82.9% compare
- 16 Uganda 82.0% compare
- 17 Cayman Islands 81.8% compare
- 18 Nigeria 80.5% compare
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 employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Saudi Arabia was 82.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2002.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.