Saudi Arabia - Female Labor Participation 2014

Female labor force participation rate · World Bank
20.28% +0.46pp from 2013 Global rank: 177th

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation was 20.28% in 2014, increased +0.46pp from 19.82% in 2013. This was the 177th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2014
Female Labor Participation by Country - 2014
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Madagascar 83.41% -0.2%
2nd Solomon Islands 82.53% 0.1%
3rd Burundi 80.46% 0.3%
4th Tanzania 80.09% -1.2%
5th Mozambique 79.11% -1.2%
6th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 77.56% 0.0%
7th Nigeria 75.66% -0.1%
8th Uganda 75.64% -7.7%
9th Cambodia 74.39% 0.0%
10th Angola 74.17% -0.3%
11th Burkina Faso 73.79% -0.3%
12th Eritrea 73.48% -0.1%
13th Viet Nam 73.06% 0.2%
14th South Sudan 72.00% -0.3%
15th Liberia 71.91% 0.0%
16th Iceland 71.89% 1.2%
17th Benin 71.41% 0.9%
18th Kenya 71.30% 0.1%
19th Bahamas, The 70.09% 0.3%
20th Peru 69.30% -1.3%
21st Moldova 69.21% 5.5%
22nd Cameroon 67.01% -1.3%
23rd Congo, Republic of 66.62% -0.2%
24th Macao SAR, China 66.33% 0.5%
25th Ghana 66.10% -1.5%
26th Kazakhstan 65.71% -0.3%
27th Central African Republic 65.39% -0.2%
28th Malawi 63.92% -2.5%
29th St. Lucia 63.39% 0.2%
30th Barbados 63.23% -1.2%
31st Norway 63.18% -0.7%
32nd New Zealand 62.83% 1.5%
33rd China 62.83% -0.3%
34th Niger 62.07% -3.4%
35th Congo, Democratic Republic of 62.05% -0.3%
36th Switzerland 61.99% 1.3%
37th Haiti 61.60% 0.4%
38th Thailand 61.45% -0.5%
39th Timor-Leste 61.37% -0.2%
40th Canada 61.20% -1.0%
41st Zimbabwe 60.36% 0.0%
42nd Côte d'Ivoire 60.29% -1.7%
43rd Sweden 60.28% 0.3%
44th Netherlands 60.27% -1.3%
45th Azerbaijan 60.24% 1.5%
46th Israel 60.15% 1.6%
47th Mali 60.14% 0.0%
48th Singapore 59.81% 2.1%
49th Cyprus 58.94% 2.7%
50th New Caledonia 58.87% -0.3%
51st Georgia 58.81% -0.3%
52nd Australia 58.70% -0.1%
53rd Belarus 58.57% 0.3%
54th Brunei Darussalam 57.36% 0.1%
55th Namibia 57.20% -2.3%
56th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 57.17% -0.2%
57th Denmark 57.10% -1.0%
58th Uruguay 56.90% 2.8%
59th United Kingdom 56.52% 0.5%
60th Lao PDR 56.31% -0.2%
61st Sierra Leone 56.31% -1.7%
62nd Guam 56.30% 0.1%
63rd United States 56.20% -0.3%
64th Vanuatu 56.17% -0.8%
65th Guinea-Bissau 56.04% 0.1%
66th Lesotho 55.91% -2.4%
67th Botswana 55.89% 0.8%
68th Russian Federation 55.86% -0.2%
69th Togo 55.61% 0.0%
70th Finland 55.30% -0.5%
71st Colombia 55.00% -0.5%
72nd Ireland 54.88% -0.6%
73rd Austria 54.76% 0.1%
74th Qatar 54.57% 2.4%
75th Estonia 54.54% -1.4%
76th Jamaica 54.47% 1.0%
77th Germany 54.47% 0.5%
78th Rwanda 54.43% 0.1%
79th Paraguay 54.39% -5.7%
80th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 54.30% 0.6%
81st Hong Kong SAR, China 53.94% 0.1%
82nd Bhutan 53.93% -7.3%
83rd Lithuania 53.87% 1.8%
84th Armenia 53.84% -0.1%
85th Portugal 53.78% -0.7%
86th Mongolia 53.53% -0.2%
87th Equatorial Guinea 53.40% 0.4%
88th Trinidad and Tobago 53.39% 0.8%
89th Latvia 53.30% -0.9%
90th Virgin Islands (US) 53.28% -1.2%
91st Brazil 52.71% -0.2%
92nd Spain 52.63% -0.4%
93rd Slovenia 52.53% 1.2%
94th Luxembourg 52.21% 1.5%
95th Slovak Republic 52.01% 2.0%
96th Korea 51.84% 2.0%
97th Cabo Verde 51.74% 0.2%
98th Zambia 51.69% 0.2%
99th Costa Rica 51.34% 0.2%
100th Chad 51.14% -1.3%
101st Channel Islands 51.11% -2.3%
102nd France 51.01% -0.6%
103rd Myanmar 50.95% -0.4%
104th Czechia 50.80% -0.2%
105th Panama 50.66% 0.9%
106th Ukraine 50.65% -0.6%
107th Indonesia 50.64% -0.1%
108th Malaysia 50.48% 3.5%
109th Chile 50.29% 1.3%
110th European Union 50.23% 0.3%
111th Kuwait 49.54% 0.5%
112th Poland 49.53% 0.6%
113th Japan 49.18% 0.9%
114th Philippines 49.12% 1.6%
115th French Polynesia 48.98% -0.1%
116th Hungary 48.88% 2.4%
117th Papua New Guinea 48.58% -0.1%
118th Guinea 48.41% -2.5%
119th Bulgaria 48.39% -0.3%
120th Belgium 48.13% 0.7%
121st Nicaragua 47.94% 1.9%
122nd Ecuador 47.69% -0.9%
123rd Kyrgyz Republic 47.60% 3.8%
124th Argentina 47.42% -0.5%
125th Belize 47.39% 1.9%
126th United Arab Emirates 47.13% 2.3%
127th Eswatini 46.67% 0.3%
128th South Africa 46.49% 0.5%
129th Croatia 46.25% 4.0%
130th El Salvador 46.06% -2.8%
131st Honduras 46.01% 6.0%
132nd Dominican Republic 45.37% 0.6%
133rd Mauritius 45.22% 0.6%
134th Montenegro 45.01% 5.0%
135th Gambia, The 44.40% -0.8%
136th Albania 43.96% 0.4%
137th Cuba 43.80% 0.8%
138th Serbia 43.68% 1.4%
139th Suriname 43.62% 1.8%
140th Mexico 43.55% -2.1%
141st Greece 43.52% 0.8%
142nd Tonga 43.21% -0.3%
143rd Bahrain 43.10% 0.3%
144th North Macedonia 43.00% -1.3%
145th Malta 42.26% 3.8%
146th Romania 42.05% 0.8%
147th Guyana 41.66% 1.5%
148th Fiji 41.54% -3.2%
149th Samoa 41.46% 0.0%
150th Gabon 41.21% 0.7%
151st Guatemala 39.98% 0.7%
152nd Italy 39.75% 1.1%
153rd Turkmenistan 39.68% -1.2%
154th Uzbekistan 39.28% 0.2%
155th Bosnia and Herzegovina 38.99% -0.8%
156th Maldives 38.16% 1.1%
157th Libya 34.14% 0.2%
158th Senegal 33.97% 0.2%
159th Bangladesh 33.57% -0.1%
160th Sri Lanka 33.21% -1.9%
161st Comoros 32.73% 0.1%
162nd Puerto Rico (US) 31.87% -1.9%
163rd Türkiye 30.17% -1.5%
164th Oman 28.94% 2.4%
165th Mauritania 26.91% -0.8%
166th India 26.61% -0.2%
167th Nepal 26.58% 1.6%
168th Tunisia 25.73% 1.1%
169th Lebanon 25.40% 2.7%
170th Tajikistan 24.80% -3.5%
171st Morocco 24.78% 0.2%
172nd Sudan 24.52% -4.8%
173rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 23.17% 0.7%
174th Pakistan 22.99% 0.9%
175th São Tomé and Principe 22.73% 0.0%
176th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 20.92% 0.1%
177th Saudi Arabia 20.28% 2.3%
178th Afghanistan 18.11% 5.7%
179th Djibouti 17.63% 0.8%
180th West Bank and Gaza 16.56% 4.6%
181st Algeria 15.26% 1.5%
182nd Iraq 13.72% 7.4%
183rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 12.99% -2.6%
184th Syrian Arab Republic 12.81% -1.7%
185th Jordan 12.28% -5.1%
186th Yemen, Republic of 6.01% -11.8%

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's female labor participation in 2014?

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation in 2014 was 20.28%. This ranked 177th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's female labor participation change in 2014?

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation increased by 2.3% in 2014 compared to 2013.

Which country had the highest female labor participation in 2014?

Madagascar had the highest female labor participation in 2014 at 83.41%.

What is the female labor participation of Saudi Arabia in 2014?

The female labor participation of Saudi Arabia in 2014 was 20.28%. This ranked 177th globally.

How does 2014 compare to 2013 for Saudi Arabia's female labor participation?

Saudi Arabia's female labor participation went from 19.82% in 2013 to 20.28% in 2014, a 2.3% increase.