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. β² Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 1990β2025
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 188 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.
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 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 39,735 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0036 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 188 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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How this figure is calculated
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 Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- 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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About this data
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.