Labor force, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.4972 units per person in 2025. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia is 0.4972 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4972 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2928 units per person, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2945 units per person | 0.2928 units per person | 0.2955 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3218 units per person | 0.3014 units per person | 0.3545 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4271 units per person | 0.3722 units per person | 0.4557 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4851 units per person | 0.465 units per person | 0.4972 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.4972 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4972 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2928 units per person in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.