Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.3005 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia is 0.3005 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3005 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1119 units per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Saudi Arabia 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0.1194 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1283 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.138 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1734 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1885 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2026 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2149 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.229 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2388 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2311 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2267 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2323 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2273 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2547 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2713 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3005 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3005 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3005 units per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.11 units per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1288 units per square kilometre | 0.1119 units per square kilometre | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2097 units per square kilometre | 0.1595 units per square kilometre | 0.2388 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2634 units per square kilometre | 0.2273 units per square kilometre | 0.3005 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 153 Papua New Guinea 0.3131 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Uruguay 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare
- 155 Yemen 0.3007 units per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mali 0.2966 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Congo 0.2842 units per square kilometre compare
- 159 Belize 0.279 units per square kilometre 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 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 0.3005 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.3005 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1119 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.