UAE Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2022 was 47.75%, a 1.48% increase from 2021.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2021 was 46.27%, a 5.95% increase from 2020.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2020 was 40.32%, a 11.64% decline from 2019.
  • UAE labor force participation rate for 2019 was 51.96%, a 5.4% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 78.63%
Netherlands 72.22%
Australia 70.90%
New Zealand 66.18%
Switzerland 65.41%
Qatar 65.04%
Canada 64.39%
Norway 63.85%
Denmark 61.49%
Austria 57.04%
Sweden 56.75%
Malta 56.59%
Ireland 54.81%
Finland 53.68%
Germany 53.47%
United Kingdom 51.59%
United States 50.55%
Bahamas 50.08%
Japan 49.19%
Channel Islands 49.02%
UAE 47.75%
Estonia 46.11%
Panama 45.41%
Guam 44.99%
Uruguay 44.93%
Israel 44.61%
Macao 43.05%
Barbados 42.99%
Cyprus 41.49%
Bahrain 41.35%
France 40.39%
Brunei 39.74%
French Polynesia 38.61%
Oman 37.93%
Singapore 37.08%
Trinidad and Tobago 37.04%
Lithuania 36.99%
Argentina 36.81%
Slovenia 36.16%
New Caledonia 36.12%
Croatia 35.79%
Latvia 35.66%
Hong Kong 35.07%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.27%
Spain 33.13%
Luxembourg 32.37%
Poland 31.42%
Belgium 30.83%
Hungary 30.37%
Portugal 30.33%
Chile 29.16%
South Korea 29.00%
Czech Republic 28.11%
Slovak Republic 27.38%
Italy 26.11%
Kuwait 25.64%
Puerto Rico 23.40%
Greece 22.67%
Saudi Arabia 20.70%
UAE Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 47.75% 1.48%
2021 46.27% 5.95%
2020 40.32% -11.64%
2019 51.96% -5.40%
2018 57.36% 2.32%
2017 55.03% 0.72%
2016 54.31% 0.22%
2015 54.09% 0.22%
2014 53.87% 0.15%
2013 53.72% 0.03%
2012 53.69% -0.12%
2011 53.81% -0.25%
2010 54.06% -0.13%
2009 54.19% 0.20%
2008 53.99% 0.61%
2007 53.37% 1.16%
2006 52.21% 1.24%
2005 50.97% 0.32%
2004 50.65% -0.32%
2003 50.97% -0.22%
2002 51.20% -0.12%
2001 51.31% 0.02%
2000 51.30% 0.17%
1999 51.12% 0.39%
1998 50.73% 0.67%
1997 50.07% 1.02%
1996 49.05% 0.38%
1995 48.67% -0.94%
1994 49.61% -0.83%
1993 50.43% -0.11%
1992 50.55% -0.05%
1991 50.60% 0.43%
1990 50.17% 0.43%