Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS was 3.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Saudi Arabia, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Saudi Arabia stood at 3.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.9% | — |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 5 |
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- 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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Saudi Arabia?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls in Saudi Arabia was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 54th out of 70 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th icls rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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