Employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 1.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 1.2% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 2.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2021.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.0% | — |
| 1992 | 2.1% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +18.3% |
| 1996 | 2.2% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 2.0% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +31.1% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -15.8% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 21.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 29.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 1.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2021.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).