Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0184 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0184 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0192 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0117 units per person, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0117 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.012 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0127 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.013 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0143 units per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0155 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0165 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0166 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.016 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0161 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0166 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0155 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0178 units per person | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0192 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0188 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 0.0184 units per person | -2.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0184 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0184 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0132 units per person, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0123 units per person | 0.0117 units per person | 0.013 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0159 units per person | 0.0143 units per person | 0.0166 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.018 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0192 units per person | 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia was 0.0184 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0117 units per person in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 49th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.