{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-employment-rate/","title":"Saudi Arabia Employment Rate (2025)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Employment Rate: 63.1 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025, +0.2pp YoY. World Bank (SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS), 1991–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2025"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"1991/2025","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia Employment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.EMP.TOTL.SP.ZS?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1991–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"35"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2025)","value":"63.1","unit":"% of total population ages 15+","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"35","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Employment Rate"}],"observation_count":35,"observations":[{"period":"1991","value":47.511},{"period":"1992","value":47.649},{"period":"1993","value":47.402},{"period":"1994","value":47.155},{"period":"1995","value":46.937},{"period":"1996","value":46.776},{"period":"1997","value":46.58},{"period":"1998","value":46.375},{"period":"1999","value":46.125},{"period":"2000","value":46.756},{"period":"2001","value":46.137},{"period":"2002","value":45.45},{"period":"2003","value":45.227},{"period":"2004","value":45.123},{"period":"2005","value":45.151},{"period":"2006","value":45.323},{"period":"2007","value":45.859},{"period":"2008","value":46.636},{"period":"2009","value":46.916},{"period":"2010","value":48.572},{"period":"2011","value":50.291},{"period":"2012","value":52.28},{"period":"2013","value":53.951},{"period":"2014","value":54.976},{"period":"2015","value":56.403},{"period":"2016","value":57.286},{"period":"2017","value":55.515},{"period":"2018","value":55.835},{"period":"2019","value":57.753},{"period":"2020","value":57.633},{"period":"2021","value":59.306},{"period":"2022","value":60.235},{"period":"2023","value":62.718},{"period":"2024","value":62.907},{"period":"2025","value":63.12}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of total population ages 15+"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"63.1","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"62.9","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"60.2","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"59.3","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"57.6","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"57.8","yoyChange":"+2pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"55.8","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"55.5","yoyChange":"-1.8pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"57.3","yoyChange":"+0.9pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"56.4","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"52.3","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"50.3","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.6","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"46.9","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"46.6","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"45.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"45.3","yoyChange":"+0.2pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the employment-to-population ratio in Saudi Arabia (share of 15+ population employed) from 1990 to present. Compare to ILO global benchmarks. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1991–2025 (35 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 63.1 % of total population ages 15+ in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 45.1 in 2004. The latest reading of 63.1 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2pp."}]}