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Saudi Arabia - Labor Force Participation 2002

Labor force participation rate · World Bank
47.98% −0.39pp from 2001 Global rank: 168th

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation was 47.98% in 2002, decreased +0.39pp from 48.37% in 2001. This was the 168th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2002▾
Labor Force Participation by Country - 2002
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tanzania 86.84% 0.5%
2nd Madagascar 86.48% 0.1%
3rd Mozambique 85.70% 0.4%
4th Solomon Islands 84.74% 0.3%
5th Qatar 82.94% 0.1%
6th Nigeria 82.94% -0.3%
7th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 82.14% 0.0%
8th Cameroon 81.86% -0.1%
9th Burkina Faso 81.64% -0.3%
10th Burundi 81.04% -1.0%
11th Malawi 80.82% 0.0%
12th Eritrea 80.44% -0.2%
13th Cambodia 80.42% 0.0%
14th Niger 79.12% 0.1%
15th Angola 77.32% 0.0%
16th Vanuatu 77.13% 0.2%
17th Liberia 77.07% 0.0%
18th Iceland 76.72% -1.4%
19th United Arab Emirates 74.99% 0.5%
20th South Sudan 74.42% 0.1%
21st Viet Nam 74.42% -0.7%
22nd Bahamas, The 74.37% 0.0%
23rd Uganda 74.24% -0.1%
24th China 73.56% -0.4%
25th Thailand 73.27% -0.4%
26th Kenya 72.75% 0.2%
27th Georgia 72.63% -0.9%
28th Central African Republic 72.60% 0.0%
29th Congo, Democratic Republic of 72.55% 0.0%
30th Azerbaijan 72.48% -2.8%
31st Ghana 72.36% -0.1%
32nd Benin 71.75% -0.1%
33rd Lesotho 71.37% -0.7%
34th Mali 70.23% 0.0%
35th Kazakhstan 70.11% -0.4%
36th Peru 69.91% 1.6%
37th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69.81% -0.2%
38th Timor-Leste 69.66% 0.6%
39th Bhutan 69.61% -0.2%
40th Barbados 69.50% 0.0%
41st Paraguay 68.75% -0.2%
42nd Brunei Darussalam 68.36% -0.2%
43rd Chad 68.13% -0.7%
44th Congo, Republic of 68.10% 0.0%
45th Netherlands 67.87% -0.1%
46th Switzerland 67.75% 0.0%
47th Norway 67.30% 0.3%
48th Myanmar 66.99% -0.3%
49th Brazil 66.98% 1.4%
50th Guatemala 66.95% 0.1%
51st Colombia 66.60% -1.5%
52nd Kuwait 66.50% 0.6%
53rd Kyrgyz Republic 66.45% 0.2%
54th Canada 66.39% 1.5%
55th New Zealand 66.04% 1.1%
56th Denmark 65.98% 0.9%
57th Indonesia 65.98% -1.7%
58th Côte d'Ivoire 65.78% 0.2%
59th Jamaica 65.76% -0.5%
60th United States 65.59% -0.4%
61st Zimbabwe 65.49% 0.0%
62nd Bahrain 65.24% -0.4%
63rd New Caledonia 65.13% -0.2%
64th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 65.08% 0.4%
65th Ecuador 64.71% 1.0%
66th Sierra Leone 64.64% 0.0%
67th Singapore 64.62% -1.3%
68th St. Lucia 64.45% 0.5%
69th Ireland 64.43% -0.1%
70th Guinea 64.42% 0.1%
71st Macao SAR, China 64.13% -1.2%
72nd Guinea-Bissau 63.72% -0.1%
73rd Panama 63.64% 0.5%
74th Australia 63.51% 0.1%
75th Honduras 63.31% -0.8%
76th Haiti 63.20% 0.3%
77th Trinidad and Tobago 63.05% 0.0%
78th Sweden 62.65% -0.1%
79th Guam 62.40% -4.9%
80th Finland 62.14% 0.4%
81st Portugal 62.02% 0.9%
82nd Cyprus 61.83% -0.1%
83rd Korea 61.62% 0.8%
84th Lao PDR 61.61% -0.1%
85th Armenia 61.55% -0.6%
86th Rwanda 61.53% -0.4%
87th United Kingdom 61.25% 0.5%
88th Hong Kong SAR, China 61.25% 0.5%
89th Virgin Islands (US) 61.24% -1.6%
90th Japan 61.23% -1.2%
91st Philippines 61.21% -0.1%
92nd Nicaragua 60.88% 0.6%
93rd Equatorial Guinea 60.65% -0.9%
94th Israel 60.56% -1.3%
95th El Salvador 60.35% -1.0%
96th Russian Federation 60.30% 0.6%
97th Argentina 60.15% -2.4%
98th Belarus 60.12% 0.6%
99th Belize 60.02% 0.4%
100th Uruguay 59.97% -2.6%
101st Slovak Republic 59.93% -0.5%
102nd Malaysia 59.85% 0.2%
103rd Czechia 59.81% -0.3%
104th India 59.77% -0.3%
105th Costa Rica 59.76% -0.8%
106th Albania 59.61% -0.9%
107th Mongolia 59.60% 0.0%
108th Channel Islands 59.47% 0.2%
109th Zambia 59.44% -0.1%
110th Botswana 59.01% 0.3%
111th Austria 58.69% 1.4%
112th Fiji 58.51% -0.3%
113th Mexico 58.46% -0.8%
114th Togo 58.38% -0.1%
115th Slovenia 58.38% 1.0%
116th Mauritius 58.26% 1.2%
117th Bangladesh 58.21% 0.0%
118th Tonga 58.19% -0.3%
119th Lithuania 58.02% -1.3%
120th French Polynesia 57.88% -0.6%
121st Germany 57.79% -0.2%
122nd Latvia 57.76% 2.4%
123rd Cabo Verde 57.72% -0.5%
124th Dominican Republic 57.57% 0.5%
125th Moldova 57.23% -1.2%
126th Estonia 56.96% -1.8%
127th South Africa 56.75% -0.5%
128th Ukraine 56.74% -0.4%
129th Uzbekistan 56.46% -0.5%
130th Guyana 56.26% -0.9%
131st Oman 55.92% 0.1%
132nd Samoa 55.86% -0.3%
133rd France 55.40% 0.5%
134th European Union 55.40% 0.3%
135th Poland 55.38% -1.5%
136th Sri Lanka 55.12% -0.4%
137th Tajikistan 55.01% 0.0%
138th Serbia 54.86% -0.8%
139th Namibia 54.70% 0.5%
140th Chile 54.51% -0.9%
141st Luxembourg 54.24% 2.0%
142nd Maldives 54.20% -0.5%
143rd Cuba 53.79% 0.0%
144th Spain 53.66% 3.0%
145th Turkmenistan 53.26% 0.5%
146th North Macedonia 53.03% 0.2%
147th Eswatini 52.86% -0.3%
148th Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.44% -0.3%
149th Hungary 51.77% 0.6%
150th Croatia 51.76% -0.9%
151st Belgium 51.10% 0.6%
152nd Greece 51.01% 0.6%
153rd Bulgaria 50.96% -1.0%
154th Romania 50.72% -0.3%
155th Morocco 50.69% -1.1%
156th Pakistan 50.45% 0.0%
157th Sudan 50.27% -0.6%
158th Senegal 50.20% -0.2%
159th Malta 50.04% -0.4%
160th Türkiye 49.58% -0.5%
161st Syrian Arab Republic 49.02% -1.9%
162nd Montenegro 48.99% -0.4%
163rd Papua New Guinea 48.65% 0.2%
164th Gambia, The 48.34% -0.2%
165th Suriname 48.29% 1.2%
166th Italy 48.24% 0.8%
167th Gabon 48.08% 0.0%
168th Saudi Arabia 47.98% -0.8%
169th Tunisia 47.16% -0.8%
170th Afghanistan 46.51% 0.0%
171st Libya 46.41% -0.1%
172nd Puerto Rico (US) 46.20% 0.3%
173rd Mauritania 45.59% -0.4%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of 44.57% 0.6%
175th Lebanon 44.14% -0.1%
176th Algeria 43.86% -0.5%
177th Yemen, Republic of 43.72% -1.6%
178th Egypt, Arab Republic of 43.19% -3.9%
179th Iraq 41.99% -0.1%
180th Comoros 41.60% -0.1%
181st Nepal 41.33% 0.0%
182nd Jordan 38.40% -1.0%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 35.91% -2.0%
184th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 34.14% 0.1%
185th Djibouti 33.79% -0.3%
186th São Tomé and Principe 24.09% -0.1%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.ZS)

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's labor force participation in 2002?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation in 2002 was 47.98%. This ranked 168th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's labor force participation change in 2002?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation decreased by 0.8% in 2002 compared to 2001.

Which country had the highest labor force participation in 2002?▾

Tanzania had the highest labor force participation in 2002 at 86.84%.

What is the labor force participation of Saudi Arabia in 2002?▾

The labor force participation of Saudi Arabia in 2002 was 47.98%. This ranked 168th globally.

How does 2002 compare to 2001 for Saudi Arabia's labor force participation?▾

Saudi Arabia's labor force participation went from 48.37% in 2001 to 47.98% in 2002, a 0.8% decrease.

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