Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate stands at 3.04% as of 2025-12-31, down from 3.52% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate was 3.04%, down from 3.52% in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate was 3.52%, down from 4.01% in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate was 4.01%, down from 5.59% in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate was 5.59%, down from 6.62% in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate was 6.62%, down from 7.66% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.04% | -0.48% |
| 2024 | 3.52% | -0.49% |
| 2023 | 4.01% | -1.58% |
| 2022 | 5.59% | -1.03% |
| 2021 | 6.62% | -1.04% |
| 2020 | 7.66% | +2.02% |
| 2019 | 5.64% | -0.393% |
| 2018 | 6.03% | +0.139% |
| 2017 | 5.89% | +0.29% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.277% |
| 2014 | 5.88% | +0.277% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | -0.022% |
| 2012 | 5.62% | -0.148% |
| 2011 | 5.77% | +0.22% |
| 2010 | 5.55% | +0.173% |
| 2009 | 5.38% | +0.292% |
| 2008 | 5.09% | -0.649% |
| 2007 | 5.73% | -0.52% |
| 2006 | 6.25% | +0.203% |
| 2005 | 6.05% | +0.229% |
| 2004 | 5.82% | +0.259% |
| 2003 | 5.56% | +0.298% |
| 2002 | 5.27% | +0.647% |
| 2001 | 4.62% | +0.048% |
| 2000 | 4.57% | +0.224% |
| 1999 | 4.35% | -0.406% |
| 1998 | 4.75% | -0.531% |
| 1997 | 5.28% | -0.521% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | -0.561% |
| 1995 | 6.37% | -0.368% |
| 1994 | 6.73% | -0.269% |
| 1993 | 7% | -0.198% |
| 1992 | 7.2% | -0.116% |
| 1991 | 7.32% | — |
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Saudi Arabia's unemployment rate is 3.04% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 3.52% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 7.66% (2020); the lowest is 3.04% (2025), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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