United Arab Emirates - Employment to population ratio

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2017 28.91
2018 31.89
2019 25.79
2020 24.16

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 23.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 30.74 in 2016, while its lowest value was 21.07 in 1991.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 21.07
1992 21.33
1993 21.52
1994 21.38
1995 21.17
1996 21.54
1997 21.96
1998 22.41
1999 22.93
2000 23.50
2001 23.58
2002 23.79
2003 24.01
2004 24.12
2005 24.09
2006 24.19
2007 24.44
2008 24.87
2009 25.42
2010 26.22
2011 26.97
2012 27.74
2013 28.58
2014 29.46
2015 30.35
2016 30.74
2017 29.45
2018 27.38
2019 27.18
2020 23.77

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2017 59.50
2018 61.90
2019 57.03
2020 39.15

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 52.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 62.47 in 1993, while its lowest value was 52.89 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 61.69
1992 62.09
1993 62.47
1994 62.38
1995 62.27
1996 61.67
1997 61.22
1998 60.79
1999 60.48
2000 60.26
2001 60.00
2002 59.98
2003 59.89
2004 59.53
2005 58.93
2006 58.13
2007 57.61
2008 57.35
2009 57.36
2010 57.82
2011 58.30
2012 58.89
2013 59.58
2014 60.32
2015 61.04
2016 60.95
2017 59.58
2018 57.85
2019 58.21
2020 52.89

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2017 48.78
2018 50.83
2019 45.62
2020 34.27

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 41.89 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 49.47 in 2016, while its lowest value was 41.89 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 46.69
1992 46.95
1993 46.92
1994 46.30
1995 45.55
1996 45.94
1997 46.21
1998 46.28
1999 46.24
2000 46.15
2001 46.57
2002 46.72
2003 46.59
2004 46.22
2005 45.69
2006 46.54
2007 46.94
2008 47.11
2009 47.08
2010 47.07
2011 47.56
2012 47.97
2013 48.30
2014 48.55
2015 48.77
2016 49.47
2017 48.56
2018 46.88
2019 46.90
2020 41.89

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (national estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 58.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 58.29 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.73 in 1975.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1975 9.73
1980 15.31
1995 30.60
2005 35.13
2008 36.81
2009 37.52
2017 49.05
2018 49.61
2019 54.54
2020 58.29

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 42.76 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 48.25 in 2017, while its lowest value was 29.01 in 1991.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 29.01
1992 29.51
1993 30.18
1994 30.37
1995 30.54
1996 31.11
1997 31.67
1998 32.21
1999 32.76
2000 33.31
2001 33.64
2002 33.98
2003 34.29
2004 34.46
2005 34.50
2006 35.34
2007 36.16
2008 37.11
2009 38.15
2010 39.41
2011 40.82
2012 42.28
2013 43.83
2014 45.38
2015 46.88
2016 48.25
2017 48.25
2018 45.73
2019 46.04
2020 42.29
2021 42.76

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 85.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 93.01 in 1980, while its lowest value was 85.53 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1975 91.71
1980 93.01
1995 90.65
2005 90.39
2008 87.61
2009 86.76
2017 91.47
2018 91.84
2019 90.82
2020 85.53

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 85.91 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 90.67 in 2016, while its lowest value was 85.16 in 2020.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 90.26
1992 90.37
1993 90.57
1994 90.58
1995 90.55
1996 90.46
1997 90.36
1998 90.15
1999 89.99
2000 89.86
2001 89.82
2002 89.89
2003 89.86
2004 89.53
2005 88.91
2006 88.27
2007 87.61
2008 87.24
2009 87.10
2010 87.33
2011 87.84
2012 88.45
2013 89.16
2014 89.83
2015 90.37
2016 90.67
2017 90.21
2018 89.27
2019 89.35
2020 85.16
2021 85.91

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 76.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 79.20 in 2018, while its lowest value was 69.35 in 2009.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1975 71.99
1980 74.36
1995 73.84
2005 75.09
2008 69.65
2009 69.35
2017 78.79
2018 79.20
2019 78.33
2020 76.90

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in United Arab Emirates was 73.86 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 79.25 in 2016, while its lowest value was 73.18 in 1991.

Definition: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Employment is defined as persons of working age who, during a short reference period, were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period (i.e. who worked in a job for at least one hour) or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangements. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1991 73.18
1992 73.42
1993 73.74
1994 73.78
1995 73.78
1996 73.94
1997 74.12
1998 74.24
1999 74.41
2000 74.62
2001 74.66
2002 74.77
2003 74.92
2004 75.02
2005 75.08
2006 75.51
2007 75.84
2008 76.23
2009 76.55
2010 76.98
2011 77.39
2012 77.76
2013 78.14
2014 78.51
2015 78.89
2016 79.25
2017 78.78
2018 77.34
2019 77.42
2020 73.27
2021 73.86

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity