Unemployment rate,Percent in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Unemployment rate,Percent was 3.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
3.5%
Change on year
down 12.2%
World rank
56th
of 71 countries
All-time high
7.6%
in 2020
All-time low
3.5%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Unemployment rate,Percent in Saudi Arabia, 1999–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate,percent in Saudi Arabia is 3.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate,percent in Saudi Arabia peaked at 7.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2024.
Saudi Arabia ranks 56th of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 4.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 3.5% | 7.6% | 5 |
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More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate,percent in Saudi Arabia?
- Unemployment rate,percent in Saudi Arabia was 3.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate,percent recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for unemployment rate,percent?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 56th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate,percent rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate,Percent,,,. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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