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Saudi Arabia's tourism workforce rose to 966,500 in Q4 2024, marking a 4% year-on-year increase. Saudis make up 25% of the sector. Despite a slight drop in tourism's share of total employment, the rise in licensed hotels and hospitality facilities is driving demand for talent.
Saudi Arabia's tourism sector employed 966500 workers in the fourth quarter of 2024, a 4% increase from Q4 2023, according to new data from the General Authority for Statistics. The industry now comprises 5.5% of the nation's total workforce and 8-2% of private-sector employment.
Saudi nationals accounted for 25% of the tourism workforce, while 75% were non-Saudis. Gender disparity remains high, with male employees making up 86.7% and female workers just 13.3% of total employment in the sector.
The workforce growth comes despite a slight decline in tourism's share of total employment compared to Q4 2023. GASTAT attributes this to the broader expansion of other economic sectors. Hotel room occupancy dropped to 56% in Q4 2024, down 4.3 percentage points from the previous year, driven by a rise in licensed hotels, now at 2163. Conversely, serviced apartments and other facilities recorded a slight occupancy increase of 55.9%. Across all categories, the number of hospitality facilities rose to 4400 by the end of the quarter.
While average hotel room rates dipped 2.1% year on year to SR 440, prices for serviced apartments jumped 25.1% to SR 220, mirroring shifting demand patterns.
The recent figures signal growing job opportunities in hospitality, particularly for nationals and women, as Saudi Arabia advances its tourism diversification goals under Vision 2030.
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