Saudi Arabia
65.1% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 65.2%*
- 2023: 65.3%*
- 2022: 63.8%*
- 2021: 63.5%*
Indicators
Labour force participation (total)
% · annual
Share of the population aged 15+ that is economically active (employed or seeking work).
Methodology: World Bank WDI series SL.TLF.CACT.ZS (ILO modelled estimate). High Gulf rates reflect working-age expatriate populations.
United Arab Emirates
78.6% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 78.5%*
- 2023: 78.4%*
- 2022: 77.2%*
- 2021: 77.1%*
Qatar
87% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 87.2%*
- 2023: 87.6%*
- 2022: 87.6%*
- 2021: 86.4%*
Kuwait
73.4% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 73.6%*
- 2023: 74%*
- 2022: 74.4%*
- 2021: 70.6%*
Bahrain
70.4% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 70.6%*
- 2023: 70.7%*
- 2022: 70.3%*
- 2021: 68.9%*
Oman
68.4% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 68.3%*
- 2023: 68.3%*
- 2022: 68.3%*
- 2021: 65.8%*
Iraq
41.5% (2025)
World Bank, World Development Indicators·2025(estimate)·13 Jul 2026
- 2024: 41.6%*
- 2023: 41.6%*
- 2022: 41.5%*
- 2021: 39.7%*
Sources
- World Bank, World Development Indicators · data.worldbank.org