Population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Population ages 15-64 was 73.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia is 73.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia peaked at 73.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1969.
Saudi Arabia ranks 9th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.4% | — |
| 1961 | 53.1% | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 52.3% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 52.1% | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 51.7% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 51.6% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 51.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 52.4% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 52.9% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 56.7% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 57.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.9% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.3% | 51.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 53.7% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.7% | 55.0% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 59.5% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.0% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7% | 72.0% | 73.3% | 6 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5853 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.048 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0497 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 19.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 244,652 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia?
- Population ages 15-64 in Saudi Arabia was 73.3% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1969.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for population ages 15-64?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 9th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.