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Saudi Arabia - Labor Force Participation Rate 65.1

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 187 economies tracked

Latest value

65.1 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 187 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1990

1.27×

Ranking Race — Labor Force Participation Rate

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#16919901995200020052010201520202025#149#582023 overtook Guinea-Bissau2024 overtook Cameroon
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Saudi Arabia climbed from #149 to #58 (overtook Guinea-Bissau). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Saudi Arabia ↓

Key Events — Saudi Arabia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2016
Vision 2030 launched curated

Diversification plan begins amid low oil prices.

2017
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2020
Oil price war and pandemic curated

Prices turn negative briefly before a managed recovery.

2023
Overtook Guinea-Bissau in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Cameroon in global rank auto

Labor Force Participation Rate, 1990-2025

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 15+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202547.8953.7159.5265.34
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