Citizenship		Saudis			Non-Saudis			TOTAL
years	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
1999	2,247,720	347,370	2,595,090	2,552,901	444,863	2,997,764	4,800,621	792,233	5,592,854
2000	2,352,092	351,279	2,703,371	2,591,426	418,548	3,009,974	4,943,518	769,827	5,713,345
2001	2,413,780	363,193	2,776,973	2,613,943	417,699	3,031,642	5,027,723	780,892	5,808,615
2002	2,480,225	364,366	2,844,591	2,635,599	432,817	3,068,416	5,115,824	797,183	5,913,007
2006	2,937,295	494,279	3,431,574	3,524,194	567,218	4,091,412	6,461,489	1,061,497	7,522,986
2007  R1	3,082,301	502,456	3,584,757	3,581,716	599,868	4,181,584	6,664,017	1,102,324	7,766,341
2007  R2	3,096,972	503,879	3,600,851	3,598,598	545,002	4,143,600	6,695,570	1,048,881	7,744,451
2008  R1	3,185,417	493,183	3,678,600	3,651,823	626,409	4,278,232	6,837,240	1,119,592	7,956,832
2008  R2	3,274,356	482,313	3,756,669	3,677,482	583,149	4,260,631	6,951,838	1,065,462	8,017,300
2009	3,332,628	505,340	3,837,968	3,736,810	573,214	4,310,024	7,069,438	1,078,554	8,147,992
2011	3,538,669	604,402	4,143,071	5,094,771	697,692	5,792,463	8,633,440	1,302,094	9,935,534
2012 R1	3,632,143	619,580	4,251,723	5,186,605	698,065	5,884,670	8,818,748	1,317,645	10,136,393
2012 R2	3,750,781	646,590	4,397,371	5,310,039	682,914	5,992,953	9,060,820	1,329,504	10,390,324
2013 R1	3,951,255	679,862	4,631,117	5,362,127	641,489	6,003,616	9,313,382	1,321,351	10,634,733

R= Round

source: Labour Force Surveys (1999 to 2002; 2006 to 2009; 2011 to 2013 R1)

 

 

ANNEXED NOTE

 

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

 

	sampling	sample size
	frame	(households)	reference period
1999	Population Census1992	15,000	April 16th-May 16th, 1999
2000		15,000	April  2000
2001		15,000	March 2001
2002		15,000	April 2002
2006	Population Census2004	23,000	May  2006
2007  R1		23,000	February 19th-March 20th, 2007
2007  R2		23,000	August 15th-September 13th, 2007
2008  R1		23,000	February 2008
2008  R2		23,000	August 2008
2009		23,000	July 24th-August 22nd, 2009
2011	Population Census2010	29,000	October 2011
2012  R1		29,000	January 25th-February 17th, 2012
2012  R2
2013  R1		33,500	January 13th-February 5th, 2013

 

Population of reference: all individuals (nationals and non-nationals) residing in the Kingdom during the period of reference.

The ultimate sampling unit is the household.

 

(a) Household and household members: A person or group of persons, related or not related, who share housing and food.

Servants, drivers and similar categories are considered to be part of the household if they live in the same housing unit.

 

(b) Employed person: A person aged 15 years and above who worked during the reference week for at least one hour for pay or profit, or who had a job but were temporarily absent from work.

Employment refers to people who during the reference period:

– worked for one hour or more for wage or salary, in cash or in kind

– worked for one hour or more for profit or family gain, in cash or in kind

– worked for at least 15 hours without pay on a family business or farm

– did volunteer work

Reference period for employment: The seven days preceding the interview date.

 

 

2. Institution which provides data

 

Central Department of Statistics and Information (CDSI), Ministry and Economy and Planning

 

3. Data availability

 

Surveys conducted since 1999 are available on the website of the CDSI, in published form in PDF format. A selection of tables is also available in PDF or Excel format.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814

https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814

The technical notes and tables of contents are in Arabic and the tables are in both languages.

Date of access: May 2013.

Since 2007, Statistical Yearbooks have introduced a section on “Labour Statistics”, which presents a selection of tables from Manpower Surveys.

https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/46

Date of access: May 2013.

 

 

 

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