Indonesians in Saudi Arabia

Indonesians in Saudi Arabia consist largely of female domestic workers, with a minority of other types of labour migrants. As of 2004, an estimated 550,000 Indonesians were believed to be working in Saudi Arabia, comparable to the numbers of migrants from Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Egypt, but smaller than the groups from Bangladesh, India, Philippines and Pakistan, which number between 1 and 1.5 million people each.

Indonesians in Saudi Arabia

Indonesians in Saudi Arabia consist largely of female domestic workers, with a minority of other types of labour migrants. As of 2004, an estimated 550,000 Indonesians were believed to be working in Saudi Arabia, comparable to the numbers of migrants from Sri Lanka, Sudan, and Egypt, but smaller than the groups from Bangladesh, India, Philippines and Pakistan, which number between 1 and 1.5 million people each.