Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 4.85 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia is 4.85 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 9.7 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -3.05 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.33 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 5.43 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 5.02 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.85 % change on previous year | -3.05 % change on previous year | 9.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.11 % change on previous year | -0.3408 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 2 Belize 5.86 % change on previous year compare
- 3 South Sudan 5.78 % change on previous year compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 5.11 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Oman 4.72 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 4.64 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Niger 4.24 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Saudi Arabia was 4.85 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.05 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.