Indonesians in Saudi Arabia consist largely of female domestic workers, with a minority of other types of labour migrants.

Many Indonesians are also employees to the world's biggest oil company Saudi Aramco with their families locating in the Dhahran area.

[citation needed] Most Indonesians in Saudi Arabia reside in Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, and all around Dammam area.

Ironically, Indonesian domestic workers typically find themselves unable to perform hajj or umrah during their stay in Saudi Arabia.

[9] Recruiters seeking to hire Indonesian women to work in Saudi Arabia typically focus their efforts on pesantren (Islamic boarding schools) in rural areas.