12.4M social insurance beneficiaries in Q4 2024

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) said that the active participants under the social insurance systems in Saudi Arabia, across public and private sectors, reached approximately 12.44 million by the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.

The number of Saudis actively participating in social insurance during this period stood at around 2.89 million workers, representing 23% of the total registered.

Meanwhile, the number of foreign workers was approximately 9.54 million, accounting for 77% of the total registered participants.

Social insurance subscribers working in the private sector reached 11.84 million by the end of Q4 2024, representing 95% of the total subscribers, GASTAT data showed.

Regional distribution shows that Riyadh accounted for the largest number of insured workers with nearly 5.91 million, followed by the Eastern Province and Makkah with 2.34 million and 2.15 million, respectively.

The authority said that the number of individuals who suspended their participation in social insurance reached approximately 187,200 during the fourth quarter of 2024.

Among those who suspended participation, Saudi nationals accounted for 52% of the total, or 97,300 participants, while foreigners accounted for 89,900, representing 48% of the total.