Fertility and female labor force participation in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Fertility and female labor force participation was 35.24 in 2025. β² Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Saudi Arabia, 1992β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 35.24 for fertility and female labor force participation in 2025. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility and female labor force participation in Saudi Arabia peaked at 35.24 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.49, in 1992.
Saudi Arabia ranks 171st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.67 | 14.49 | 16.84 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.98 | 15.51 | 18.57 | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.2 | 19.76 | 24.56 | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.64 | 29.51 | 35.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 168 Fiji, Republic of 37.84 compare
- 169 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 37.34 compare
- 170 TΓΌrkiye 36.2 compare
- 172 Tuvalu 35.22 compare
- 173 Nauru, Republic of 34.36 compare
- 174 India 34.01 compare
More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.31 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5985 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 40,709 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 39,809 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, per capita 0.0001 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility and female labor force participation in Saudi Arabia?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Saudi Arabia was 35.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.49 in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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