Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 30.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 30.8% for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 155.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 91st out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 22.1% | — |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -28.1% |
| 2000 | 13.7% | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 12.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 11.5% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +21.3% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 28.4% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 30.8% | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.0% | 15.9% | 22.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.0% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 16.7% | 30.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia was 30.8% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 91st out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.1%. 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, ages 15-24, total (%) (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.