Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 3.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 3.2% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2025.
Saudi Arabia ranks 141st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 4.3% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 7.7% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.988 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6025 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9644 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5548 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 138.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saudi Arabia?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Saudi Arabia was 3.2% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2025.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 141st out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.