Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) fell 0.795% to 60.5% in Saudi Arabia in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Saudi Arabia reached an all time high of 61.0% in 2020 and an all time low of 47.8% in 2002. When compared to Saudi Arabia's main peers, Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) in Iraq amounted to 41.5%, 38.1% in Jordan, 76.4% in United Arab Emirates and 36.8% in Yemen in 2021.
Saudi Arabia has been ranked 85th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+), 48 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Participation Rate, Total (As % of Total Population Ages 15+) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahrain | % | 71.6% | 71.7% | 71.8% | 72.0% | 72.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Djibouti | % | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.2% | 32.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Eritrea | % | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 79.9% | 79.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 41.3% | 42.6% | 43.7% | 44.0% | 43.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 43.0% | 43.2% | 41.9% | 42.1% | 42.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Israel | % | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.0% | 63.9% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Jordan | % | 40.0% | 40.1% | 40.2% | 39.2% | 39.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait | % | 73.3% | 73.8% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Oman | % | 69.7% | 70.8% | 71.0% | 71.1% | 71.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | % | 88.3% | 88.2% | 88.1% | 88.2% | 88.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia | % | 54.0% | 55.0% | 54.9% | 55.9% | 58.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Syria | % | 43.9% | 44.0% | 44.0% | 44.1% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | % | 80.3% | 80.6% | 80.8% | 79.2% | 79.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemen | % | 36.6% | 36.8% | 36.9% | 37.0% | 37.1% |
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