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Saudi Arabia - Female Labor Participation 1991

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
14.91% −0.12pp from 1990 Global rank: 180th

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation was 14.91% in 1991, decreased +0.12pp from 15.02% in 1990. This was the 180th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1991▾
Female Labor Participation by Country - 1991
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Burundi 89.95% -0.6%
2nd Mozambique 86.81% 0.0%
3rd Tanzania 84.08% 0.0%
4th Madagascar 83.85% 0.0%
5th Solomon Islands 81.86% -0.2%
6th Burkina Faso 79.37% 0.0%
7th Malawi 78.29% -0.1%
8th Cameroon 77.58% 0.0%
9th Cambodia 77.39% -0.1%
10th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 76.82% 0.2%
11th Angola 75.56% -0.1%
12th Nigeria 75.41% 1.0%
13th Viet Nam 74.62% -0.2%
14th Eritrea 74.38% -0.1%
15th Vanuatu 73.99% 0.0%
16th China 72.60% -0.7%
17th Congo, Democratic Republic of 71.82% 0.0%
18th Georgia 71.50% 1.7%
19th Liberia 71.48% 0.0%
20th South Sudan 71.16% 0.0%
21st Uganda 70.80% 0.0%
22nd Ghana 70.07% 0.0%
23rd Kenya 69.80% 0.1%
24th Niger 69.23% 0.0%
25th Lesotho 66.66% 0.0%
26th Timor-Leste 66.53% -0.5%
27th Iceland 66.22% 0.0%
28th Central African Republic 65.87% -0.2%
29th Congo, Republic of 65.82% 0.1%
30th Thailand 65.52% -0.1%
31st Kazakhstan 65.14% 0.6%
32nd Sierra Leone 65.05% -0.1%
33rd Bahamas, The 64.79% 0.7%
34th Chad 64.62% 0.0%
35th Azerbaijan 64.49% 0.4%
36th Guinea 63.46% 0.0%
37th Jamaica 63.44% -0.7%
38th Virgin Islands (US) 63.08% 6.1%
39th Sweden 62.14% -1.1%
40th Denmark 61.44% 0.6%
41st Barbados 60.93% 0.0%
42nd Mali 60.48% -0.1%
43rd Lao PDR 60.23% -0.1%
44th Myanmar 59.77% 0.2%
45th Slovak Republic 59.68% 0.9%
46th Guam 59.56% 0.1%
47th Zimbabwe 59.30% 0.3%
48th Russian Federation 59.30% -1.1%
49th New Caledonia 59.28% 0.4%
50th Lithuania 59.11% -1.5%
51st Albania 59.05% 10.4%
52nd Estonia 58.23% -2.4%
53rd Canada 57.83% -0.1%
54th Armenia 57.54% -0.1%
55th Finland 57.39% -2.1%
56th Benin 57.10% 0.0%
57th Haiti 56.75% 0.1%
58th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 56.35% 0.9%
59th United States 55.88% -0.2%
60th Netherlands 55.61% 0.8%
61st Guinea-Bissau 55.28% 0.1%
62nd Moldova 55.22% 0.8%
63rd Bhutan 54.86% 0.3%
64th Togo 54.31% 0.1%
65th New Zealand 53.67% 0.6%
66th Poland 53.62% 0.2%
67th Ukraine 53.50% -0.1%
68th Latvia 53.41% -0.7%
69th Norway 53.29% 1.0%
70th Colombia 53.07% -0.6%
71st Belarus 52.89% -0.4%
72nd Equatorial Guinea 52.45% 0.1%
73rd Czechia 52.29% -0.9%
74th Australia 52.04% -0.5%
75th Mongolia 51.97% 1.0%
76th United Kingdom 51.84% -0.3%
77th Switzerland 51.82% 0.4%
78th Rwanda 51.80% 0.1%
79th Slovenia 51.75% -0.5%
80th Paraguay 51.20% -0.2%
81st Zambia 51.03% 0.1%
82nd Qatar 51.01% 1.2%
83rd Japan 50.63% 1.1%
84th Portugal 50.13% 4.3%
85th Kyrgyz Republic 49.56% 3.5%
86th Indonesia 49.54% -1.9%
87th Serbia 49.46% 0.3%
88th French Polynesia 48.72% 0.6%
89th Botswana 48.71% 0.1%
90th St. Lucia 48.34% 0.3%
91st Namibia 48.23% 0.0%
92nd Hong Kong SAR, China 47.95% 1.9%
93rd Germany 47.91% 6.1%
94th Papua New Guinea 47.90% -0.5%
95th Côte d'Ivoire 47.84% 0.2%
96th Philippines 47.43% 0.2%
97th Ecuador 47.26% 0.7%
98th Korea 47.22% 0.0%
99th Israel 46.69% 0.9%
100th Croatia 46.62% -1.5%
101st France 46.46% 0.1%
102nd Brunei Darussalam 46.43% -1.1%
103rd Macao SAR, China 46.14% 1.1%
104th North Macedonia 45.67% 0.4%
105th Hungary 45.65% -1.0%
106th Channel Islands 45.55% 0.5%
107th European Union 45.24% 1.4%
108th Gambia, The 45.20% -0.2%
109th Singapore 45.18% 2.5%
110th South Africa 44.79% 0.2%
111th Bulgaria 44.73% -0.4%
112th Argentina 44.64% 3.5%
113th Turkmenistan 44.49% 2.0%
114th Brazil 44.49% 0.2%
115th Guatemala 44.43% 0.3%
116th Tajikistan 44.30% 0.0%
117th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 44.24% 0.5%
118th Honduras 44.08% -1.0%
119th Montenegro 43.81% -0.1%
120th Peru 43.70% -0.1%
121st Trinidad and Tobago 43.68% 0.7%
122nd Austria 43.65% 1.3%
123rd Cyprus 43.44% 1.8%
124th Uruguay 43.44% 2.0%
125th Eswatini 43.39% 0.3%
126th Samoa 43.10% 0.1%
127th Ireland 42.45% 1.8%
128th Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.19% 1.2%
129th Romania 41.56% 0.4%
130th Cabo Verde 41.20% 0.6%
131st Kuwait 41.20% -0.5%
132nd El Salvador 41.02% 0.1%
133rd Sri Lanka 41.00% -9.2%
134th Fiji 39.73% 0.1%
135th Uzbekistan 38.98% 1.9%
136th Tonga 38.49% 6.1%
137th Mauritius 38.12% 0.3%
138th Guyana 38.06% 1.4%
139th Belgium 37.91% 4.0%
140th Panama 37.69% 16.3%
141st Gabon 37.39% -0.1%
142nd Luxembourg 35.98% 5.0%
143rd Malaysia 35.94% 0.3%
144th Italy 35.48% 1.5%
145th Cuba 35.43% -2.5%
146th Dominican Republic 35.41% 0.1%
147th Mexico 34.22% 0.7%
148th Türkiye 33.99% 0.2%
149th Spain 33.44% 0.3%
150th Belize 33.33% 2.0%
151st Greece 33.33% -6.2%
152nd Costa Rica 33.33% 1.4%
153rd Nicaragua 32.94% -0.3%
154th Suriname 32.65% 0.7%
155th Comoros 32.18% 0.1%
156th Senegal 32.14% 0.3%
157th Chile 31.87% 2.9%
158th Puerto Rico (US) 31.17% 1.8%
159th India 30.36% 0.3%
160th United Arab Emirates 30.07% 2.6%
161st Bahrain 29.12% -1.9%
162nd Malta 27.01% 0.7%
163rd Libya 26.81% 1.1%
164th Mauritania 25.53% 1.2%
165th Bangladesh 24.56% 1.5%
166th Sudan 24.41% 3.5%
167th Morocco 23.23% 1.8%
168th Oman 23.01% 0.6%
169th Tunisia 22.37% 0.6%
170th Egypt, Arab Republic of 22.16% -0.1%
171st São Tomé and Principe 21.71% -0.1%
172nd Maldives 21.34% 7.3%
173rd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 21.23% 0.2%
174th Nepal 20.69% 0.3%
175th Syrian Arab Republic 19.06% 1.4%
176th Lebanon 18.05% 0.4%
177th Yemen, Republic of 16.22% 0.8%
178th Afghanistan 15.70% -0.3%
179th Djibouti 15.42% 0.3%
180th Saudi Arabia 14.91% -0.8%
181st Pakistan 13.77% 23.0%
182nd Algeria 11.67% -0.3%
183rd West Bank and Gaza 11.36% 0.4%
184th Jordan 11.14% -0.5%
185th Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.77% 2.1%
186th Iraq 8.55% 0.5%
Source: World Bank (SL.TLF.CACT.FE.ZS)

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's female labor participation in 1991?▾

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation in 1991 was 14.91%. This ranked 180th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's female labor participation change in 1991?▾

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation decreased by 0.8% in 1991 compared to 1990.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 1991?▾

Burundi had the highest female labor participation in 1991 at 89.95%.

What is the female labor participation of Saudi Arabia in 1991?▾

The female labor participation of Saudi Arabia in 1991 was 14.91%. This ranked 180th globally.

How does 1991 compare to 1990 for Saudi Arabia's female labor participation?▾

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation went from 15.02% in 1990 to 14.91% in 1991, a 0.8% decrease.

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