In the Arab States, female domestic workers constitued 32.4 percent of the total employment in 2019. The global average of domestic employment for women that year was 4.5 percent.
Share of domestic workers in total employment worldwide in 2019, by gender and region
The source defines domestic work as: "work performed in or for a household or households, within an employment relationship and on an occupational basis."
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