Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national was 34.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia is 34.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 100.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 34.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 29.0% | — |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -46.0% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 34.7% | +8.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 34.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.5%, 86% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 34.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 32.8%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) … national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -46.0% | 29.0% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.9% | 19.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 23.6% | 34.7% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 4,348 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 31,198 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 71,007 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) in Saudi Arabia was 34.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.1%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.