Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in was 93.54 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Saudi Arabia stood at 93.54 %.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 97.83 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90.88 %, in 2020.
That places Saudi Arabia 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.82 % | — |
| 2001 | 97.81 % | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.83 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.58 % | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.45 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.35 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.37 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.46 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.29 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 97.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.06 % | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.09 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.02 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.74 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.34 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.79 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.08 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 90.88 % | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 93.76 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 94.78 % | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.54 % | -1.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 93.54 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.82 %, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 93.54 % is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 77.76 %, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.57 % | 97.31 % | 97.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5 % | 94.08 % | 97.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.24 % | 90.88 % | 94.78 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 3 Bahrain 98.03 % compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 71.01 % compare
- 4 Kuwait 96.16 % compare
- 4 Micronesia 66.19 % compare
- 5 Cabo Verde 53.07 % compare
- 5 Jordan 95.73 % compare
- 5 Polynesia 56.51 % compare
- 7 Oman 92.63 % compare
- 7 Caribbean 50.41 % compare
- 8 Algeria 87.9 % compare
- 8 Türkiye 17.72 % compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 7.73 % compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 85.44 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in in Saudi Arabia was 93.54 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.83 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.88 % in 2020.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 6th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: employment in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.