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

Latest (2023)
0.3005 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.3005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1119 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2023

00.10.20.32005201420232005: 0.112 units per square kilometre2006: 0.119 units per square kilometre2007: 0.128 units per square kilometre2008: 0.138 units per square kilometre2009: 0.146 units per square kilometre2010: 0.16 units per square kilometre2011: 0.173 units per square kilometre2012: 0.188 units per square kilometre2013: 0.203 units per square kilometre2014: 0.215 units per square kilometre2015: 0.229 units per square kilometre2016: 0.239 units per square kilometre2017: 0.231 units per square kilometre2018: 0.227 units per square kilometre2019: 0.232 units per square kilometre2020: 0.227 units per square kilometre2021: 0.255 units per square kilometre2022: 0.271 units per square kilometre2023: 0.301 units per square kilometre

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

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 2005 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.3131 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 154 Uruguay 0.3072 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 155 Yemen 0.3007 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 157 Mali 0.2966 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 158 Congo 0.2842 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 159 Belize 0.279 units per square kilometre compare

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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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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.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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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.