Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 57.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 57.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 57.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.0%, in 1991.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd of 47 groups on this measure, 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.0% | — |
| 1992 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 50.9% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 56.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 57.2% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.6% | 47.0% | 50.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 51.2% | 49.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 51.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 53.4% | 57.2% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 14.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.0% (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)
- 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, total (% of total population ages) 50.2% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 57.2% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.0% in 1991.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 23rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.