This statistic illustrates the number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, broken down by country. As of 2016, Saudi Arabia had about 760,000 female domestic workers, compared to 67,000 in Bahrain.
Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country
(in 1,000)
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, MENA
Survey time period
2016
Supplementary notes
* Data only available as estimates for the emirates Dubai (based on numbers of 2000 to 2011) and Abu Dhabi based on numbers from (2008 to 2011).
** Kuwait data from 2017.
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Abu Dhabi Dialogue. (May 8, 2018). Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country (in 1,000) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. "Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country (in 1,000)." Chart. May 8, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. (2018). Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country (in 1,000). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue. "Number of Female Domestic Workers in The Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by Country (in 1,000)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 May 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/
Abu Dhabi Dialogue, Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country (in 1,000) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/ (last visited November 26, 2024)
Number of female domestic workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council in 2016, by country (in 1,000) [Graph], Abu Dhabi Dialogue, May 8, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864836/gcc-number-of-female-domestic-workers-by-country/