Working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Working age foreign citizens was 14,324 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14,324
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
1st
of 35 countries
All-time high
14,324
in 2024
All-time low
11,012
in 2021
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia, 2020–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia is 14,324, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.2% on the previous year and up 18.9% over five years.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12,052 | — |
| 2021 | 11,012 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 12,028 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 13,113 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 14,324 | +9.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 14,324 is above the median for high income countries, which is 573.27, 25.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More gender data for Saudi Arabia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 8,519 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7629 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 28,924 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 28,924 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 275,243 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 288,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 275,525 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 288,548 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 263,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia?
- Working age foreign citizens in Saudi Arabia was 14,324 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest working age foreign citizens recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,324 in 2024.
- What is the lowest working age foreign citizens recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,012 in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for working age foreign citizens?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Working age foreign citizens. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.