Saudi Arabia raises retirement age to 65 years

The Kingdom of Saudi Araba (KSA) has approved a new Social Insurance Law that sets the retirement age to 65 years.

In a post on X, the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) said that the new law was approved by the Saudi Council of



Ministers, headed by Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud.

GOSI clarified that the amended law applies exclusively to new employees in public and private sectors without prior contribution periods in current civil pension or social insurance laws.