Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons was 705,363 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia is 705,363, measured in 2027. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia peaked at 705,363 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 240,509, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 36th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 240,509 | — |
| 2006 | 256,744 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 275,773 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 296,758 | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 314,444 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 342,913 | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 372,847 | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 405,144 | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 435,557 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 461,922 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 492,217 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 513,301 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 496,834 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 487,346 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 499,470 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 488,542 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 547,581 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 583,138 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 646,058 | +10.8% |
| 2024 | 663,760 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 679,493 | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 692,889 | +2.0% |
| 2027 | 705,363 | +1.8% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 705,363 is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,042, 6.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 705,363 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 162,006, 4.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 276,846 | 240,509 | 314,444 | 5 |
| 2010s | 450,755 | 342,913 | 513,301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 625,853 | 488,542 | 705,363 | 8 |
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 in Saudi Arabia?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons in Saudi Arabia was 705,363 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 705,363 in 2027.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,509 in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings.This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to total weekly hours actually worked of employed persons in their main job. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.