Saudi Arabia's Divorce Rate: What 12.6% and 65% in the First Year Actually Measure
Saudi Arabia's divorce rate is quoted as 12.6%, as 38% and as 4.3%, and all three are defensible because they measure different things. GASTAT's own publications document a period ratio, a population rate and a prevalence share. The widely circulated 12.6% figure reconciles with none of them.
Saudi Arabia's Executions Reached a Record in 2025 While Vision 2030 Sold Reform
Saudi Arabia executed at least 356 people in 2025 — a record on the counts kept by Reprieve, ESOHR, Amnesty International and AFP — and at least 116 to 27 July 2026. An audit of the annual series, the counts that diverge, the offence and nationality breakdown, and the legal frame.
Female Labour Force Participation — Progress Tracker
Saudi female labour force participation stood at 33.9% in Q1 2026, above the original 30% Vision 2030 target and below the revised 40% endpoint.
Human Rights Reform: Social Transformation and International Perception
Saudi Arabia's social reform trajectory, international human rights scrutiny, and the intersection with Vision 2030 investor appeal.
Saudi Arabia's Entertainment Revolution
Saudi Arabia's transformation into a regional entertainment hub — cinema, concerts, sports, and the economics of social liberalisation.
Vision 2030 Successes
Detailed examination of Vision 2030's key achievements, including female workforce integration, tourism growth, fiscal reform, digital government, entertainment sector creation, and capital market development.
Women in the Saudi Workforce: Progress and Barriers
Women's workforce participation in Saudi Arabia — from 17% to 36%, genuine progress and the structural barriers that remain.