11.7M social insurance beneficiaries in Q2 2024

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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 11.7 million by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

The number of Saudis actively participating in social insurance during this period stood at around 2.77 million workers, representing 24% of the total registered.

Meanwhile, the number of foreign workers was approximately 8.93 million, accounting for 76% of the total registered participants.

Social insurance subscribers working in the private sector reached 11.1 million, representing 95% of the total subscribers, by the end of Q2 2024, GASTAT report noted.

Regional distribution shows that Riyadh accounted for the largest number of insured workers with nearly 5.52 million, followed by the Eastern Province and Makkah with 2.21 million and 2.1 million, respectively.

The authority said that the number of individuals who suspended their participation in social insurance reached approximately 157,900 during the second quarter of 2024.

Among those who suspended participation, Saudi nationals accounted for 57% of the total, or 90,000 participants, while foreigners accounted for 68,000, representing 43% of the total.