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Saudi Arabia - Labor Force Participation 2001

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
48.37% −0.63pp from 2000 Global rank: 165th

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation was 48.37% in 2001, decreased +0.63pp from 49.00% in 2000. This was the 165th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2001▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2001
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.44% 0.0%
2nd Madagascar 86.36% 0.1%
3rd Mozambique 85.36% 0.4%
4th Solomon Islands 84.47% 0.6%
5th Nigeria 83.18% -0.2%
6th Qatar 82.84% 0.2%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.16% -0.1%
8th Cameroon 81.91% -0.1%
9th Burundi 81.86% -1.0%
10th Burkina Faso 81.86% -0.3%
11th Malawi 80.83% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.62% -0.2%
13th Cambodia 80.43% 0.0%
14th Niger 79.06% 0.1%
15th Iceland 77.78% -0.1%
16th Angola 77.34% 0.0%
17th Liberia 77.08% 0.0%
18th Vanuatu 76.96% 0.2%
19th Viet Nam 74.91% 2.1%
20th United Arab Emirates 74.65% 0.2%
21st Azerbaijan 74.60% -2.9%
22nd Bahamas, The 74.38% 0.0%
23rd South Sudan 74.37% 0.0%
24th Uganda 74.30% 0.0%
25th China 73.88% -0.4%
26th Thailand 73.55% 0.1%
27th Georgia 73.31% -1.0%
28th Kenya 72.63% 0.2%
29th Central African Republic 72.62% 0.0%
30th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.54% 0.0%
31st Ghana 72.42% -0.1%
32nd Lesotho 71.89% -0.7%
33rd Benin 71.79% -0.1%
34th Kazakhstan 70.43% -0.8%
35th Mali 70.26% 0.0%
36th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.98% -0.2%
37th Bhutan 69.73% -0.2%
38th Barbados 69.47% 0.2%
39th Timor-Leste 69.22% -0.7%
40th Paraguay 68.90% -0.4%
41st Peru 68.79% 4.6%
42nd Chad 68.61% -0.7%
43rd Brunei Darussalam 68.51% 0.2%
44th Congo, Republic of 68.11% -0.2%
45th Netherlands 67.95% 0.2%
46th Switzerland 67.77% 0.7%
47th Colombia 67.64% 0.0%
48th Myanmar 67.17% -0.2%
49th Indonesia 67.13% -0.9%
50th Norway 67.10% 0.5%
51st Guatemala 66.89% 0.0%
52nd Kyrgyz Republic 66.29% -1.1%
53rd Jamaica 66.11% -0.8%
54th Kuwait 66.09% 0.2%
55th Brazil 66.03% 0.3%
56th United States 65.86% -0.4%
57th Côte d'Ivoire 65.63% 0.2%
58th Guam 65.60% -3.2%
59th Zimbabwe 65.52% -0.1%
60th Bahrain 65.52% 0.0%
61st Singapore 65.46% 0.1%
62nd Denmark 65.42% -0.5%
63rd Canada 65.41% 0.2%
64th New Zealand 65.34% 0.9%
65th New Caledonia 65.25% -0.2%
66th Macao SAR, China 64.91% -0.9%
67th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 64.83% 0.2%
68th Sierra Leone 64.63% 0.0%
69th Ireland 64.46% 0.2%
70th Guinea 64.35% 0.2%
71st St. Lucia 64.15% 0.2%
72nd Ecuador 64.08% 1.0%
73rd Honduras 63.84% -0.8%
74th Guinea-Bissau 63.77% -0.1%
75th Australia 63.44% 0.3%
76th Panama 63.32% 0.5%
77th Trinidad and Tobago 63.07% 0.0%
78th Haiti 62.98% 0.3%
79th Sweden 62.69% 1.1%
80th Virgin Islands (US) 62.27% 4.0%
81st Japan 61.99% -0.7%
82nd Finland 61.92% 0.8%
83rd Cyprus 61.91% 2.6%
84th Armenia 61.90% -0.4%
85th Rwanda 61.78% -0.5%
86th Lao PDR 61.70% -0.1%
87th Argentina 61.65% -1.1%
88th Uruguay 61.56% 2.3%
89th Portugal 61.45% 1.1%
90th Israel 61.33% 0.0%
91st Philippines 61.24% 0.0%
92nd Equatorial Guinea 61.22% -0.8%
93rd Korea 61.11% 0.6%
94th Hong Kong SAR, China 60.97% 0.4%
95th United Kingdom 60.97% -0.6%
96th El Salvador 60.95% -1.0%
97th Nicaragua 60.53% 0.6%
98th Costa Rica 60.23% 2.3%
99th Slovak Republic 60.20% 0.9%
100th Albania 60.13% -1.7%
101st Czechia 60.01% -0.7%
102nd Russian Federation 59.95% -2.2%
103rd India 59.92% -0.3%
104th Belarus 59.79% 0.8%
105th Belize 59.78% 0.4%
106th Malaysia 59.72% 0.3%
107th Mongolia 59.59% 0.1%
108th Zambia 59.50% -0.1%
109th Channel Islands 59.38% 0.1%
110th Mexico 58.94% -1.1%
111th Botswana 58.82% 0.4%
112th Lithuania 58.78% -2.3%
113th Fiji 58.67% -0.3%
114th Togo 58.42% -0.1%
115th Tonga 58.37% -0.3%
116th French Polynesia 58.23% -0.6%
117th Bangladesh 58.21% 0.1%
118th Estonia 57.99% -1.6%
119th Cabo Verde 57.99% -0.5%
120th Moldova 57.95% -3.3%
121st Germany 57.90% -0.2%
122nd Austria 57.89% -0.9%
123rd Slovenia 57.79% 0.4%
124th Mauritius 57.57% -2.2%
125th Dominican Republic 57.28% -2.1%
126th South Africa 57.01% -0.4%
127th Ukraine 56.98% -0.4%
128th Uzbekistan 56.76% -0.4%
129th Guyana 56.74% -0.8%
130th Latvia 56.41% 0.5%
131st Poland 56.24% 1.4%
132nd Samoa 56.05% -0.5%
133rd Oman 55.89% -0.5%
134th Sri Lanka 55.34% -0.4%
135th Serbia 55.28% -0.8%
136th European Union 55.22% -0.1%
137th France 55.12% -0.3%
138th Chile 55.01% -1.6%
139th Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
140th Maldives 54.50% -0.5%
141st Namibia 54.42% 0.5%
142nd Cuba 53.79% 0.1%
143rd Luxembourg 53.17% -0.5%
144th Eswatini 53.03% -0.4%
145th Turkmenistan 53.00% -0.6%
146th North Macedonia 52.91% 0.3%
147th Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.62% -0.4%
148th Croatia 52.23% -0.8%
149th Spain 52.09% -1.5%
150th Hungary 51.48% 0.6%
151st Bulgaria 51.47% 3.0%
152nd Morocco 51.27% -0.1%
153rd Romania 50.89% -0.3%
154th Belgium 50.79% -2.8%
155th Greece 50.72% -1.4%
156th Sudan 50.56% -0.6%
157th Pakistan 50.43% 0.0%
158th Senegal 50.28% -0.1%
159th Malta 50.22% 1.1%
160th Syrian Arab Republic 49.96% -1.8%
161st Türkiye 49.82% -0.3%
162nd Montenegro 49.20% -0.2%
163rd Papua New Guinea 48.57% 0.2%
164th Gambia, The 48.42% 0.0%
165th Saudi Arabia 48.37% -1.3%
166th Gabon 48.08% -0.1%
167th Italy 47.88% 0.1%
168th Suriname 47.73% 1.2%
169th Tunisia 47.56% -0.8%
170th Afghanistan 46.53% -0.1%
171st Libya 46.45% -0.3%
172nd Puerto Rico (US) 46.07% 0.3%
173rd Mauritania 45.80% -0.4%
174th Egypt, Arab Republic of 44.93% -2.8%
175th Yemen, Republic of 44.44% -1.7%
176th Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.33% 0.4%
177th Lebanon 44.17% -0.1%
178th Algeria 44.08% -0.4%
179th Iraq 42.04% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.65% -0.2%
181st Nepal 41.35% 0.0%
182nd Jordan 38.80% -1.5%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 36.63% -9.0%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.11% 0.1%
185th Djibouti 33.90% -0.3%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.11% -0.3%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's labor force participation in 2001?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation in 2001 was 48.37%. This ranked 165th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's labor force participation change in 2001?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation decreased by 1.3% in 2001 compared to 2000.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2001?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2001 at 86.44%.

What is the labor force participation of Saudi Arabia in 2001?▾

The labor force participation of Saudi Arabia in 2001 was 48.37%. This ranked 165th globally.

How does 2001 compare to 2000 for Saudi Arabia's labor force participation?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation went from 49.00% in 2000 to 48.37% in 2001, a 1.3% decrease.

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