In 2023, the youth unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia increased by 0.3 percentage points (+1.88 percent) since 2022. In total, the youth unemployment rate amounted to 16.25 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the economically active population aged 15 to 24 currently without work but in search of employment. The youth unemployment rate does not include economically inactive persons such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. "Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. (2024). Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank. "Share of Unemployed Youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/
World Bank, Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Share of unemployed youth in Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/688659/saudi-arabia-share-of-unemployed-youth/