Saudi Arabia: Working age population (aged 15 and above) by nationality (Saudi/non-Saudi), age group and activity status (May 2015)

Age		In the labour force			Out of the labour force			Total
group	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total	Saudis	non-Saudis	Total
15-19	38,845	27,125	65,970	2,076,630	464,789	2,541,419	2,115,475	491,914	2,607,389
20-24	545,907	236,555	782,462	1,498,940	228,906	1,727,846	2,044,847	465,461	2,510,308
25-29	1,144,313	524,226	1,668,539	725,499	183,653	909,152	1,869,812	707,879	2,577,691
30-34	1,047,261	989,932	2,037,193	599,953	239,159	839,112	1,647,214	1,229,091	2,876,305
35-39	897,193	1,444,411	2,341,604	532,936	295,615	828,551	1,430,129	1,740,026	3,170,155
40-44	701,875	1,214,637	1,916,512	483,202	270,670	753,872	1,185,077	1,485,307	2,670,384
45-49	523,823	847,055	1,370,878	452,048	139,956	592,004	975,871	987,011	1,962,882
50-54	340,315	531,380	871,695	426,042	68,881	494,923	766,357	600,261	1,366,618
55-59	203,902	310,000	513,902	392,163	50,957	443,120	596,065	360,957	957,022
60-64	69,690	142,295	211,985	355,386	53,193	408,579	425,076	195,488	620,564
65+	78,439	53,030	131,469	689,222	84,022	773,244	767,661	137,052	904,713
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 domestic 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.