Saudi Arabia vs Upper middle income: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 93.2% against 62.0% in Upper middle income, a difference of 31.2%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.8% | 45.6% | 52.2% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 51.7% | 46.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 58.5% | 39.6% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 61.1% | 32.3% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Saudi Arabia or Upper middle income?
- Saudi Arabia, at 93.2% against 62.0% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 31.2%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Upper middle income rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 19th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.