Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

2015 - 2025 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

  • Saudi Arabia Employed Persons was reported at 18,544,265.000 Person in Sep 2025
  • It recorded an increase from the previous number of 18,179,370.000 Person for Jun 2025
  • Saudi Arabia Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 13,630,454.000 Person from Mar 2015 to Sep 2025, with 43 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 18,544,265.000 Person in Sep 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.

View Saudi Arabia's Employed Persons from Mar 2015 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Saudi Arabia Employed Persons

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

Saudi Arabia Employed Persons was reported at 18,544,265.000 Person in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 18,179,370.000 Jun 2025 11,060,210.000 Mar 2015 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 Person quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 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) 942,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
Australia (Person) 14,684,083.228 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1978 - Dec 2025
Austria (Person) 3,936,700.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Dec 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) 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 854,483.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Nov 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) 21,143,700.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1976 - Dec 2025
Chile (Person) 9,401,582.274 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Nov 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) 1,735,230.000 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,535,829.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,260,103.000 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) 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Finland (Person) 2,590,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 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) 45,952,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,406,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,667,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1981 - Dec 2025
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 223,400.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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) 4,479,701.927 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Italy (Person) 24,187,884.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Japan (Person) 68,510,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1953 - Nov 2025
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 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) 6,444,878.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 897,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 526,924.056 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (Person) 378,900.000 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1996 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (Person) 705,165.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (Person) 17,092,500.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Nov 2025
Malta (Person) 386,209.000 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Aug 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) 272,163.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 222,985.000 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,842,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 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) 2,909,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Dec 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) 5,880,600.000 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Dec 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) 5,306,100.000 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1998 - Nov 2025
Qatar (Person) 2,179,447.000 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Romania (Person) 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (Person) 74,700,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,366,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Oct 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,096,100.000 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) 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,251,900.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (Person) 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Sep 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan, China (Person) 11,637,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1993 - Dec 2025
Tajikistan (Person) 2,545,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Thailand (Person) 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (Person) 3,605,600.000 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) -65,333.333 2025 yearly 1969 - 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 388,533.3 2025 yearly 2004 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Sep 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) 27,730.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2015 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 11.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Oct 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) 21,354.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 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) 1,388.260 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 1,864.438 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 3,914.908 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 5,292.617 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Oct 2025
Exports: ow USA (SAR mn) 5,205.974 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: ow China (SAR mn) 14,680.904 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: South Korea (SAR mn) 7,377.008 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: India (SAR mn) 10,256.258 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2017 - Oct 2025
Exports: Value: Crude Petroleum (SAR mn) 513,181.000 2017 yearly 1953 - 2017
Exports: Value: Petroleum Products (SAR mn) 125,222.000 2017 yearly 1970 - 2017
Exports: Value: Non Oil (SAR mn) 19,555.77 Apr 2018 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Oil (SAR mn) 68,943.34 Apr 2018 monthly May 2016 - Apr 2018
Exports: Value: Asia: China Mainland (SAR mn) 199,331.298 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: India (SAR mn) 113,354.282 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Exports: Value: Asia: South Korea (SAR mn) 107,208.022 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
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: European Union: Germany (SAR mn) 34,218.595 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
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 104.491 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 115.814 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 13,943.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -8,229.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 6,650.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 8.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 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: Other Investment (USD mn) -1,338.733 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn) 19,016.574 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 26,828.884 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Financial Account (FA) (USD mn) -9,022.772 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn) 13,943.836 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 32,221.652 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -7,812.310 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Reserve Assets (USD mn) -7,165.291 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 81,067.198 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn) -611.435 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn) 727.298 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 9,602.234 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 15,516.988 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 7,948.969 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: FA: Direct Investment (USD mn) 7,293.562 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 1,653.265 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -723.849 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) -16,704.664 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) 23,556.064 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -16,734.152 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
BoP: USD: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 57,511.133 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
IIP: Liabilities (SAR mn) 2,492,541.825 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
IIP: Assets (SAR mn) 5,362,114.700 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 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 442,049.761 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 754,231.002 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 6.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 438,523.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 33.447 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 432.945 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1957 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 773,107.645 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,076,781.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 13.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 393.394 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 962.826 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 875,250.668 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.93 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 64.59 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Base Money (SAR mn) 431,487.039 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Monetary Survey: Liabilities: Money & Quasi Money (SAR mn) 3,138,677.731 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2: M1 (SAR mn) 1,657,686.603 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Money Supply: M3: M2 (SAR mn) 2,828,366.259 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets (SAR mn) 1,739,556.646 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency and Deposits Abroad (SAR mn) 636,178.630 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Official Reserve Assets: Gold (SAR mn) 1,623.503 Feb 2019 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2019
Banks Deposits (SAR mn) 2,899,153.669 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Banks Deposits: Demand: Business and Individuals (SAR mn) 1,146,232.878 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
Bank Loans: Consumer (SAR mn) 470,985.975 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2024

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