Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate stands at 10.01% as of 2025-12-31, down from 11.5% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate was 10.01%, down from 11.5% in 2024.
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate was 11.5%, down from 13.47% in 2023.
In 2023, Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate was 13.47%, down from 15.96% in 2022.
In 2022, Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate was 15.96%, down from 19.77% in 2021.
In 2021, Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate was 19.77%, down from 29.63% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.01% | -1.49% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -1.97% |
| 2023 | 13.47% | -2.49% |
| 2022 | 15.96% | -3.81% |
| 2021 | 19.77% | -9.86% |
| 2020 | 29.63% | +4.15% |
| 2019 | 25.48% | -4.74% |
| 2018 | 30.21% | -1.29% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +7.23% |
| 2016 | 24.28% | -3.88% |
| 2015 | 28.16% | -0.447% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +1.66% |
| 2013 | 26.95% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 24.84% | -0.267% |
| 2011 | 25.11% | +0.372% |
| 2010 | 24.74% | -0.005% |
| 2009 | 24.74% | +1.49% |
| 2008 | 23.25% | -0.557% |
| 2007 | 23.81% | -2.65% |
| 2006 | 26.46% | +0.662% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +0.715% |
| 2004 | 25.08% | +0.642% |
| 2003 | 24.44% | +0.549% |
| 2002 | 23.89% | +1.45% |
| 2001 | 22.44% | -0.411% |
| 2000 | 22.85% | +0.063% |
| 1999 | 22.78% | -1.73% |
| 1998 | 24.52% | -2.16% |
| 1997 | 26.68% | -2.01% |
| 1996 | 28.69% | -2.05% |
| 1995 | 30.74% | -1.14% |
| 1994 | 31.88% | -0.614% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | -0.21% |
| 1992 | 32.71% | -0.328% |
| 1991 | 33.03% | — |
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Saudi Arabia's youth unemployment rate is 10.01% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 11.5% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 33.03% (1991); the lowest is 10.01% (2025), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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