Saudi Arabia: Population aged 15 and above by nationality (Saudi/non-Saudi), activity status and administrative region (governorate) of residence (May 2015)

Activity status		In the labour force			Out of the labour force			Total
	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total
Riyadh	1,289,317	1,905,968	3,195,285	1,887,081	582,404	2,469,485	3,176,398	2,488,372	5,664,770
Makkah	1,322,733	1,775,216	3,097,949	1,828,886	864,070	2,692,956	3,151,619	2,639,286	5,790,905
Madinah	325,239	337,875	663,114	565,458	164,144	729,602	890,697	502,019	1,392,716
Qassim	270,248	275,787	546,035	408,068	36,878	444,946	678,316	312,665	990,981
Easte. Prov.	884,487	1,010,287	1,894,774	1,274,562	263,065	1,537,627	2,159,049	1,273,352	3,432,401
Asir	423,686	314,285	737,971	734,280	36,255	770,535	1,157,966	350,540	1,508,506
Tabuk	208,718	126,686	335,404	236,521	14,065	250,586	445,239	140,751	585,990
Hail	144,217	107,789	252,006	222,632	13,697	236,329	366,849	121,486	488,335
North.Bord.	83,399	53,375	136,774	104,121	5,975	110,096	187,520	59,350	246,870
Jazan	321,455	179,385	500,840	496,017	60,507	556,524	817,472	239,892	1,057,364
Najran	98,744	83,641	182,385	181,674	20,125	201,799	280,418	103,766	384,184
AL – Baha	113,428	60,792	174,220	151,269	8,607	159,876	264,697	69,399	334,096
AL – Jouf	105,892	89,560	195,452	141,452	10,009	151,461	247,344	99,569	346,913
Total	5,591,563	6,320,646	11,912,209	8,232,021	2,079,801	10,311,822	13,823,584	8,400,447	22,224,031

source: Labour Force Survey 2015 (Round 1).
ANNEXED NOTE

1. Technical Notes and Definitions

Sampling frame of LFS 2015 Round 1: Population Census 2010.
Sample size: 33500 households
Reference period: May 2015
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) Person in the labour force: a person aged 15 years and over, employed or unemployed.

(b) Person out of the labour force: A person aged 15 years and over who is not included in the labour force, among which: the persons staying home for domestics activities, the students, the retired, the self sufficients,
the ones unable to enrol in labour, who are not working and do not look for employment for any other reason.

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 (http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/), in PDF format. Tables are also sometimes available in Excel format.
https://www.stats.gov.sa/en/814 (website English version)
https://www.stats.gov.sa/ar/814
The technical notes and tables of contents are displayed in the PDF version, in Arabic only. The tables are in both languages.
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: October 2015.