Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 94.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia is 94.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 97.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1991.
That places Saudi Arabia 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 91.8% | — |
| 1992 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.1% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.4% | 91.8% | 93.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 94.1% | 93.2% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 94.8% | 97.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.2% | 93.4% | 95.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 4 Norway 95.1% compare
- 5 Oman 95.0% compare
- 6 United Arab Emirates 94.9% compare
- 8 United States of America 93.9% compare
- 9 Russian Federation 93.7% compare
- 10 Macau, China 93.2% compare
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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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Saudi Arabia was 94.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1991.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.