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Labour force participation rate in Saudi Arabia

Latest: 65.1%
Previous: 65.2%
Change: -0.10 (-0.2%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Labour force participation rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Labour force participation rate in Saudi Arabia
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	—
Dec 31, 1983	—
Dec 31, 1984	—
Dec 31, 1985	—
Dec 31, 1986	—
Dec 31, 1987	—
Dec 31, 1988	—
Dec 31, 1989	—
Dec 31, 1990	51.4%
Dec 31, 1991	51.3%
Dec 31, 1992	51.3%
Dec 31, 1993	51.0%
Dec 31, 1994	50.6%
Dec 31, 1995	50.1%
Dec 31, 1996	49.7%
Dec 31, 1997	49.2%
Dec 31, 1998	48.7%
Dec 31, 1999	48.2%
Dec 31, 2000	49.0%
Dec 31, 2001	48.4%
Dec 31, 2002	48.0%
Dec 31, 2003	47.9%
Dec 31, 2004	47.9%
Dec 31, 2005	48.1%
Dec 31, 2006	48.3%
Dec 31, 2007	48.6%
Dec 31, 2008	49.1%
Dec 31, 2009	49.6%
Dec 31, 2010	51.4%
Dec 31, 2011	53.4%
Dec 31, 2012	55.4%
Dec 31, 2013	57.2%
Dec 31, 2014	58.4%
Dec 31, 2015	59.7%
Dec 31, 2016	60.7%
Dec 31, 2017	59.0%
Dec 31, 2018	59.4%
Dec 31, 2019	61.2%
Dec 31, 2020	62.4%
Dec 31, 2021	63.5%
Dec 31, 2022	63.8%
Dec 31, 2023	65.3%
Dec 31, 2024	65.2%
Dec 31, 2025	65.1%

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