Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 48.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 48.8% for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 48.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1991.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 41.9% | — |
| 1992 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 43.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.6% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 46.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 47.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 47.9% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.1% | 41.9% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 45.8% | 43.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 44.6% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.5% | 45.3% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 48.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1991.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.