· AstroLabs Team · Market Entry
Saudization in 2026: What Changed
Saudization requirements shift with your activity, your headcount and the occupations your people hold. Here is what that means in practice.
A Saudization rate is not simply the share of Saudi employees. How it is calculated depends on the Nitaqat programme, your economic activity, the size of the establishment and which occupations are targeted.
Falling short can affect an establishment's access to certain government services and employment-related processes, which is usually where companies notice it first.