Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in was 69.84 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Saudi Arabia is 69.84 %, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Saudi Arabia peaked at 83.69 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 67.66 %, in 2021.
That places Saudi Arabia 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Total employment in in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.29 % | — |
| 2001 | 82.73 % | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 82.58 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 82.25 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.69 % | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 81.5 % | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 79.94 % | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 78.35 % | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 77.85 % | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 75.44 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 74.49 % | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 74.28 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.97 % | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.28 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 75.21 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 77.76 % | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 76.17 % | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 70.23 % | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 68.32 % | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 67.66 % | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 69.05 % | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 69.84 % | +1.1% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 69.84 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.6 %, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 69.84 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71.5 %, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.76 % | 77.4 % | 83.69 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.66 % | 70.23 % | 77.76 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.72 % | 67.66 % | 69.84 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 11 Kuwait 71.89 % compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.4 % compare
- 12 Egypt 71.5 % compare
- 12 United Republic of Tanzania -1.3 % compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea -2.64 % compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 71.47 % compare
- 14 Viet Nam -5.73 % compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 69.52 % compare
- 16 Belize 69.51 % compare
- 16 Melanesia -6.84 % compare
- 17 Bahrain 69.31 % compare
- 17 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -8.93 % 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: total employment in in Saudi Arabia?
- Gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in in Saudi Arabia was 69.84 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.69 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.66 % in 2021.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 14th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap in share of employment in industry: total employment in rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Total employment in agrifood systems — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. 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.