Saudi Arabia Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Saudi Arabia youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 16.25%, a 0.25% increase from 2022.
  • Saudi Arabia youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 16.00%, a 3.78% decline from 2021.
  • Saudi Arabia youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 19.78%, a 7.73% decline from 2020.
  • Saudi Arabia youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 27.51%, a 2.7% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Saudi Arabia Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 16.25% 0.25%
2022 16.00% -3.78%
2021 19.78% -7.73%
2020 27.51% 2.70%
2019 24.82% -4.68%
2018 29.50% -1.77%
2017 31.26% 6.77%
2016 24.50% -4.48%
2015 28.98% -1.35%
2014 30.33% 0.72%
2013 29.61% 1.62%
2012 27.99% -1.37%
2011 29.36% -0.10%
2010 29.45% -0.50%
2009 29.95% 0.51%
2008 29.44% -0.72%
2007 30.16% -4.87%
2006 35.03% 0.39%
2005 34.64% 1.57%
2004 33.08% 2.60%
2003 30.48% 2.81%
2002 27.66% 3.61%
2001 24.06% 1.52%
2000 22.53% 1.30%
1999 21.24% -1.02%
1998 22.26% -1.61%
1997 23.87% -1.58%
1996 25.45% -1.97%
1995 27.42% -1.79%
1994 29.21% -1.20%
1993 30.40% -0.12%
1992 30.52% 0.44%
1991 30.09% 0.44%