Public sector employees by nationality (Saudi/ non-Saudi), sex and professional position, December 2013

		Saudis			non-Saudis			Total
	males	females	total	males	females	total	males	females	total
General positions	314,059	74,904	388,963	956	98	1,054	315,015	75,002	390,017
Teaching staff	224,955	276,793	501,748	3,051	424	3,475	228,006	277,217	505,223
Health positions	62,161	39,693	101,854	20,811	33,848	54,659	82,972	73,541	156,513
University teaching staff	17,561	15,817	33,378	10,087	3,875	13,962	27,648	19,692	47,340
Judges	1,551	0	1,551	0	0	0	1,551	0	1,551
Investigation and prosecution staff	1,977	0	1,977	0	0	0	1,977	0	1,977
Diplomatic positions	912	38	950	0	0	0	912	38	950
Technical and vocational training corporations	7,068	609	7,677	680	44	724	7,748	653	8,401
Corporations	39,523	489	40,012	18	0	18	39,541	489	40,030
Office attendants	40,792	14,265	55,057	93	4	97	40,885	14,269	55,154
Grand Total	710,559	422,608	1,133,167	35,696	38,293	73,989	746,255	460,901	1,207,156

Source: Ministry of Civil Service

1. Institution which provides data

Ministry of Civil Service, Saudi Arabia

2. Data availability

Data of employment by sector and nationality are not published in CDSI Labour Force Surveys volumes.

Ministry of Civil Service publishes a selection of data in Statistical Yearbooks.

The present data is taken from issue n°2 of the monthly “Ministry of Civil Service Statistical Report”, available at:

Date of access: January 2014