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Youth unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia

Latest: 10.0%
Previous: 11.5%
Change: -1.49 (-13.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Youth unemployment rate over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Youth unemployment 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	—
Dec 31, 1991	33.0%
Dec 31, 1992	32.7%
Dec 31, 1993	32.5%
Dec 31, 1994	31.9%
Dec 31, 1995	30.7%
Dec 31, 1996	28.7%
Dec 31, 1997	26.7%
Dec 31, 1998	24.5%
Dec 31, 1999	22.8%
Dec 31, 2000	22.8%
Dec 31, 2001	22.4%
Dec 31, 2002	23.9%
Dec 31, 2003	24.4%
Dec 31, 2004	25.1%
Dec 31, 2005	25.8%
Dec 31, 2006	26.5%
Dec 31, 2007	23.8%
Dec 31, 2008	23.3%
Dec 31, 2009	24.7%
Dec 31, 2010	24.7%
Dec 31, 2011	25.1%
Dec 31, 2012	24.8%
Dec 31, 2013	26.9%
Dec 31, 2014	28.6%
Dec 31, 2015	28.2%
Dec 31, 2016	24.3%
Dec 31, 2017	31.5%
Dec 31, 2018	30.2%
Dec 31, 2019	25.5%
Dec 31, 2020	29.6%
Dec 31, 2021	19.8%
Dec 31, 2022	16.0%
Dec 31, 2023	13.5%
Dec 31, 2024	11.5%
Dec 31, 2025	10.0%

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