Labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.6604 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 0.6604 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.6624 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5236 units per person, in 1990.
That places United Arab Emirates 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5236 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.5312 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.5389 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5481 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5559 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.564 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5689 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5707 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5755 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5821 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5898 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5988 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6081 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6169 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.625 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.633 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6394 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6418 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6407 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6368 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6371 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6394 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.641 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6432 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6459 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6487 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6526 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6556 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6589 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6624 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6572 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6433 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6452 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6556 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6584 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6604 units per person | +0.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6604 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5147 units per person, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.6604 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3287 units per person, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5559 units per person | 0.5236 units per person | 0.5821 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.623 units per person | 0.5898 units per person | 0.6418 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6485 units per person | 0.6371 units per person | 0.6624 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6533 units per person | 0.6433 units per person | 0.6604 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106,178 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 305 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 119,159 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 125,307 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 894,302 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 586,477 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0534 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.6604 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6624 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5236 units per person in 1990.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.