Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

2015 - 2025 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

  • Saudi Arabia Employed Persons was reported at 18,179,370.000 Person in Jun 2025
  • It recorded an increase from the previous number of 18,089,403.000 Person for Mar 2025
  • Saudi Arabia Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 13,635,612.000 Person from Mar 2015 to Jun 2025, with 42 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18,179,370.000 Person in Jun 2025 and a record low of 11,060,210.000 Person in Mar 2015
  • Saudi Arabia Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Quarterly

CEIC extends history for quarterly Employed Persons. General Authority for Statistics provides Employed Persons. Employed Persons prior to Q3 2016 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

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Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

What was Saudi Arabia's Employed Persons in Jun 2025?

Saudi Arabia Employed Persons was reported at 18,179,370.000 Person in Jun 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 18,089,403.000 Mar 2025 11,060,210.000 Mar 2015 18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 Person quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2025

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,170,184.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Jun 2025
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (Person) 1,058,000.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Australia (Person) 14,683,174.025 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Oct 2025
Austria (Person) 3,971,500.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Oct 2025
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,096,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 69,090,000.000 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,130,900.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 853,172.000 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Sep 2025
Botswana (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Brazil (Person) 102,555,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Oct 2025
Brunei (Person) 222,700.000 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person) 2,956,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (Person) 9,297,000.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (Person) 21,081,900.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Oct 2025
Chile (Person) 9,386,410.346 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
China (Person) 734,390,000.000 2024 yearly 1949 - 2024
Colombia (Person) 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Croatia (Person) 1,754,861.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Oct 2025
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,535,847.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,262,151.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (Person) 8,449,249.598 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Egypt (Person) 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2025
Estonia (Person) 709,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
European Union (Person) 209,078,200.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Finland (Person) 2,612,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Oct 2025
France (Person) 30,754,700.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Georgia (Person) 814,694.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (Person) 45,939,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2025
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,347,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,672,700.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Oct 2025
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 233,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
India (Person) 562,364,490.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,825,500.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Israel (Person) 4,424,575.297 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Italy (Person) 24,207,991.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Japan (Person) 68,460,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Oct 2025
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,288,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Kenya (Person) 20,778,600.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Kosovo (Person) 422,192.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 645,139.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 893,100.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 525,382.352 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 376,800.000 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 701,369.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Malaysia (Person) 17,026,300.000 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Sep 2025
Malta (Person) 381,226.000 Jun 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (Person) 550,100.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (Person) 59,533,449.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Sep 2025
Moldova (Person) 856,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (Person) 1,393,669.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (Person) 271,428.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 206,729.000 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,855,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (Person) 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,915,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Oct 2025
Oman (Person) 2,667,529.000 2024 yearly 1986 - 2024
Pakistan (Person) 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 quarterly Sep 2012 - Jun 2021
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,105,000.000 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 2,974,314.326 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Jun 2025
Peru (Person) 5,719,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (Person) 48,581,333.333 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Sep 2025
Poland (Person) 17,361,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Sep 2025
Portugal (Person) 5,279,400.000 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Oct 2025
Qatar (Person) 2,179,447.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (Person) 8,358,300.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Russia (Person) 74,800,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Jun 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,365,000.000 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Aug 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,095,900.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 17,054,823.145 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Spain (Person) 22,387,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1976 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 8,172,638.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,213,900.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (Person) 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan (Person) 11,633,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Oct 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 2,545,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Thailand (Person) 39,641,501.735 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Tunisia (Person) 3,606,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2011 - Sep 2025

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Saudi Arabia Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -30,833.284 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 324,244.9 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (SAR bn) 1,570.660 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (SAR bn) 2,434.591 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (SAR bn) 1,369.127 2030 yearly 1991 - 2030
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 5.415 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 72,543.2 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 27,037.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 14.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Sep 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 1,915,621.520 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 671,571.662 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 35,252.915 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 20,106.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 2.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Sep 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,819,315.215 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,075,289.073 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 916.927 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,803.140 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,882.531 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,661.327 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: India (SAR mn) 9,117.572 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 9,808.619 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 4,116.367 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value (SAR mn) 94,298.971 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2015 - Dec 2024
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 12,252.148 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2017 - Dec 2024
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 58,495.428 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 121,831.325 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 162,549.731 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: North America: USA (SAR mn) 70,584.316 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: Japan (SAR mn) 30,693.439 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Imports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 22,618.912 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 135.681 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 87.505 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2,674.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -14,396.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,085.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -47.154 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 780,877.427 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 7,640.716 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 1,509.358 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 16,573.959 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment (USD mn) -17,689.915 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 26,126.658 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 17,690.709 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 21,333.957 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 11,646.630 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,139.594 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -16,358.424 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -13,383.060 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,890.738 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 54,477.369 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 73,942.498 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 8,751.144 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 490.518 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 4,746.140 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 19,465.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) 3,644.042 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -10,805.656 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,011.717 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
International Investment Position (IIP) (SAR mn) 2,869,572.875 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 10.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 441,573.553 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 751,073.852 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 417,090.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 34.661 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.945 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 772,745.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 279,406.0 Feb 2018 monthly Oct 1983 - Feb 2018
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 21.6 Dec 2017 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2017
Credit to Households (USD bn) 390.797 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 934.426 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 873,364.195 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 13.58 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.59 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,816,526.945 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 411,626.250 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 2,966,139.988 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,679,825.606 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 553,046.279 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,628,755.763 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,159,721.488 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,732,425.928 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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